how to mount electronics?

[shapiro]

hi

this is a newbie question...

but how do i mount the electronics(pots+switch)? i'm making a guitar with no pickgaurd like a strat so i assume that they have to be mounted from the bottom...how do i do this? screws through the top or something? also how do i mount the humbuckers? i assume i rout on the top of the guitar but how does that work...do i rout a rectangular cavity or should the cavity have indents on the side for the screws? i am pretty lost, the book i bought was very vague.

[lovekraft]

Pots and switches generally mount through holes in the top, like a Les Paul. Humbuckers are traditionally mounted in "rings", rectangular metal or plastic pieces that mount on the guitar top with screws and hold the pickups in place while allowing height adjustment. There are some guitars that mount humbuckers directly to the body with screws into the bottom of the pickup rout.

[shapiro]

by mounting through holes in the top what do you mean? i think i understand that there are holes in the top that the pot things stick out of and you put a knob on, but how does it stay in place?

[lovekraft]

The outer shaft of the pot (the part that doesn't turn) is threaded to accept a washer and nut that holds it in place. Switches generally mount with wood scews.

[shapiro]

thanks!

[mdw3332]

shapiro, Gibson type switches mount the same way that pots do - just need a little bigger hole. Fender type switches are mounted with screws and a slot for the switch to travel in. The little slot can be a pita to do right.

Good luck.