Re: Building a new guitar
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:45 pm
Ok, some progress has been made! First off the battery box didn't fit in the tremolo cavity without drilling some of the wood out. I used one of the flip out battery boxes for the Peaver EMG pickup circuit, so the battery can easily be changed. As you can see the back side of the guitar is finished complete with a custom neck plate! Here's some photos of the back, excuse the glare that looks like spots in the finish:
I've also started some work on the front side. The Kahler hardtail bridge did not cover the tremolo hole like I thought it would. Thankfully they make a adapter plate that does, although you do have to modify it to make it work. The TV Jones Supertron (Chet Atkins '59 CG neck pickup) comes with 4 conductor wiring, so I'm going to use one of the stacked pots to dial one of the coils out from humbucking all the way down to a single coil. This will add even more versatility to the guitar.
I've also started some work on the front side. The Kahler hardtail bridge did not cover the tremolo hole like I thought it would. Thankfully they make a adapter plate that does, although you do have to modify it to make it work. The TV Jones Supertron (Chet Atkins '59 CG neck pickup) comes with 4 conductor wiring, so I'm going to use one of the stacked pots to dial one of the coils out from humbucking all the way down to a single coil. This will add even more versatility to the guitar.