guitar_ed Posted February 13, 2003 Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Hi All, The next phase in the construction of the Blue and Orange guitars are documented and posted on the web site. I have/had a challenge with the Orange guitar and the Fishman Piezo bridge, in the string holes are in a different location than where they were drilled on the guitar my Musikraft. Argh. But managable. Photo's and what not are on my web site at http://www.stormriders.com/guitar/telecaster Have fun and see you all later. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted February 13, 2003 Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 The Blue Tele is SWEET!!! I dont understand why you had to use the clear plexiglass to mount the neck pickup. Couldnt you mount it directly to the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted February 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Hi Scott, Yes I can, and I have in the past. But I have been very unhappy with the results. I have found it very difficult to mount the PUP in anything resembling a vertical stance. They just pitch towards the neck, and I don't like that. Also, I find it easier to control PUP height with the mount, vs. using a body mount. So..... FYI: The Fralin Tele PUPs come with wood screws for mounting the neck PUP, and metal screws for mounting the bridge PUP. Later days, Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted February 13, 2003 Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 The Blue Tele is SWEET!!! I dont understand why you had to use the clear plexiglass to mount the neck pickup. Couldnt you mount it directly to the body? Same with me.... oh man... why that clear plastic???? It's such a beautiful top... I would almost cry But then again, it's your guitar. But it's nicely done though!! Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted February 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Hi Alex, Thanks for the compliment. The guitar almost looks better in the photo than real life. The reason I used clear rather than colored is to not hide any more of the body than required. My main b&%#&t about Fender is best exemplified by the Merle Haggard Tele. Beautiful wood, covered by a pick guard. Ugh. Later days, Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted February 13, 2003 Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Another possibility for mounting pickups, Some Ibanez J-Customs have rear mounted pickups. ie. the front of the guitar has the pickup holes routed like a pickguard would. They are then loaded via a rear route with cover plate. Just an Idea that would let you show even more of the beautiful top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted February 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Hi Scott, Hadn't heard of this approach. Would this cause a structural challenge? Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 13, 2003 Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Gotta love those Relic marks Thats a sweet looking axe, and an even sweeter looking cap on it! I'm kinda with the rest of the guy's though on the mount issue, I think I'd just switch over to a complete (standard sized) clear guard (homemade of course) so it can be used as a pickup mount for the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted February 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Hi, Aside from my opinion of Fender, I don't like pickguards in general. Not sure why, I just don't. I would take them off my other guitars, if wouldn't leave holes where the screws are. :o Later, Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 I don't like pickguards either, but I like the look of a pickup mounted into a pickguard. So I invented my own solution for this. I didn't want to insert the pickups from behind like danelectro does, or the Ibanez frank gambale models from '95. But in a square cavity you cannot apply a pickup, because of the wings for the hight adjustment screws on the bottom plate of the pickup. Se look at my next pic how I solved my problem.... the tricky part is getting the spring for the hight adjustment into the cavity, but I used a drop of solder to attach the spring to the pickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 WOW! Very creative solution! What kind of paint for the finish on this one?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_FR0D0 Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 how do you route that cavity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 Hi, in my case I used a neck through, but the neck wood isn't the same thickness as the body. It's a mahogany body with a one inch thick maple board glued into it. You can see a little line in the finish, that's because the woods shrink and expand different from eachother.... but as for your question, how did I rout the cavity? Well I routed it before glueing the neck. Only the two cavities for the springs. After glueing the neck into the body I routed the square. And after that I used a chisel to remove some wood so the whole pickup can be slid downwards so that the top wing on the baseplate can fit the cavity... uhm it's very difficult to explain, please look at the next pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 Your hired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1sh Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 DOn't know if your done yet, but if not, what i'm doing with my tele, to keep everything OFF of the pickguard is a trick my buddy who is a luthier told me. Then pickup mounting ring screws from gibson style rings fit into the mounting holes of the pickups without messing up the threads. (this was an important point for me, i hate when people ruin pickups by stripping/drilling the mounting holes) http://www.stewmac.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?a...atalog/sku.html thats a link to stewmac's mounting ring screws. F1sh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted February 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Hi Everybody, I just wanted to let everybody know that I have updated my postings for the Orange and Blue guitars that I am building. You can see them at http://www.stormriders.com/guitar/telecaster Have fun, and let it rip Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted March 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2003 How-DEE. Kind of like Minnie Pearl, from the Grand Ole Opry. Anyways, the blue guitar is (almost) finished, and it is playable. Need to add the knobs and the plastic tip to the switch. But it plays very nice and smooth. Later days, Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 Been busy this weekend haven't ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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