voodooguitar Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I was wondering how jackson can route their guitars so that they dont need a pick guard to cover up the wires of the electronics. im making a guitar and its one solid piece and a bolt on neck, and im at the routing stage, and i dont want to have a pickguard....so any tips or advice would be very much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 (edited) You rout the pickup routs so that the walls are nice and close to the pickup. Than you take a really long drill bit and drill down from the neck pocket. This will make a hole connecting the pickup routs so you can pass the wires through. Than you drill a hole from the bridge pickup rout into the control cavity rout. Of course you rout your control cavity from the rear of the guitar ala PRS and gibson. If your guitar allows it it may be possiable to drill the hole from the neck pickup directly into the control cavity rout. Just go to your local Home Depot or Lowes and pick up a really long drill bit. Edited February 16, 2006 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodooguitar Posted February 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 You rout the pickup routs so that the walls are nice and close to the pickup. Than you take a really long drill bit and drill down from the neck pocket. This will make a hole connecting the pickup routs so you can pass the wires through. Than you drill a hole from the bridge pickup rout into the control cavity rout. Of course you rout your control cavity from the rear of the guitar ala PRS and gibson. If your guitar allows it it may be possiable to drill the hole from the neck pickup directly into the control cavity rout. Just go to your local Home Depot or Lowes and pick up a really long drill bit. thanks...thats what i was thinking, but i wasnt sure if there was any other ways...but that sounds good...thanks again ive got one more question....how big should the diameter of the drill bit be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Big enough to put the wires through but not too big Most of the answers to guitar building questions are common sense answers and it really doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodooguitar Posted February 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Big enough to put the wires through but not too big Most of the answers to guitar building questions are common sense answers and it really doesn't matter. haha...allright thanks for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I used a 3/8" bit last time I did it... I bought mine from Woodcraft. They're german bits about 10" long and they do a really, really good job - perfectly clean holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kith Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 if you are using a top wood and a base wood for the body, route channels in the base wood. they will be covered by the top wood later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwhiteandthemaple Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 if you are using a top wood and a base wood for the body, route channels in the base wood. they will be covered by the top wood later. What he said.. (ditto..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodooguitar Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 no im not, im using one solid peice of mohagany. Thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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