Auscar Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 But how do they get the electronic bits into an ES335, I notice that they do not have a cutout in the back so do u feed the electrical bits in through the "F" hole? It's not a life or death matter but sometimes I hate not knowing how something is done and this particular puzzle is getting to me. Cheers Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 I've seen somebody rewire one and thats exactly what they did using forcep's to help put the pot's in place......... Not sure about the factory jobs though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 When I do it, everything goes in (and comes out) thru the bridge pkp hole. Some use fishing line, others use wire, but you attach wires to each device thru it's hole and then pull them thru like little marionette dolls. It's a pain in the rear, truth be told. And if you're building a harness from scratch, you will want to make a little fake-out from a piece of wood so you can simulate the distances between each pot to each other to get the wire lengths dead-correct first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 After rewiring and customizing my Gibson hollowbody a bunch of times I figured out I could just use my fingers through the "F" holes to lift the pots in to place. However the jack needed some help with a piece of string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Like they said. Through the holes in the guitar, whichever is most convenient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJohn Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 When placing the jack you can run a dowel through the hole,then through the jack. Put a hole in the dowel and stick a toothpick through the hole then you just draw the jack into place.Just gotta watch for the wires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavnerGuitarWorks Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I worked for Gibson for quite awhile and the way we did it in the plant was simple. We fed all the electronics through the bridge pickup hole. We used a very high tech tool made of a lenghty piece of heavy guage copper wire with a 1/4" male jack soldered to the end. Before we fed the electonics through the pickup hole, we would run the copper wire with the 1/4" jack through the jack hole on the body and out the bridge pickup hole and plug it into the output jack. We then used the copper wire contraption to help feed the electronics into the body so they didn't get all twisted up inside the body and stuff.We then used yet another custom made fork thingy made out of heavy guage copper wire (a lengthy straight piece with a U shaped piece soldered to the end) to lift and hold the electronics in their proper holes. That is the way I do it to this day. The great thing with the copper wire is it's cheap, strong enough to hold what you need it to hold, but pliable enough to easily bend to whatever shape you need it too to get it through the body. The entire time I worked there that is the only trick I ever learned. Oh yeah,... I learned how to use a CNC machine well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewVintage Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 I use a short guitar cable with one end cut off. Loading parts through bridge PU hole attach 1/4" jack to output jack and pull harness into place. Once jack is pulled through hole you can slide on washer and nut before removing plug. Forceps to pull pots and a violin post setter to support from the bottom through the f-hole. Always a pain no matter what but this is the system that works best for me. NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHawk2025 Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 one of my friends just wires it up with the back off....... then glues the back on....... i guess it's just a matter of how you want to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 one of my friends just wires it up with the back off....... then glues the back on....... i guess it's just a matter of how you want to do it That has got to be one of most difficult ways to do it! and I certainly wouldn't recommend that as a way to wire a hollow body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Where's Perry's 'BAD ADVICE' brandin' iron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Will this one do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 No darren, that will most certainly NOT do! Here you are Drak... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwatt Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 One of the best tips I ever got was to feed surgical tubing through the control holes and stretch it over the pot shaft. Then pull it into place, the nuts fit over the tubing until you screw them on. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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