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definitely do contours first. and that chambering isnt overkill. this is what i do: as long as it doesnt end up neck heavy, and mine didnt

i could be wrong, but i dont see much feedback coming from anything without a soundhole. e-coustics feedback badly. my artcore only feeds back because the nickle pup covers arent waxed to it, so its those that feedback, not the body. you shouldnt have an issue on it

yeah it wont be any louder, at least not noticeably so. i hollowed the heck out of my last 2 builds and theyre both just as quiet as my artcore, which is just as quiet as the strat

this works!

ah i think i misunderstood. a 1/2" top minus the carve would leave a side of less than 1/2". i was imagining something thicker, with and edge of 1/2. my bad! ill have to try this carve thing one day =D

half inch seems excessive. its going to look like natural binding, and 1/2" seems a bit big! i would think 1/4" is better. but i havent done a carve top ever so what do i know =p

looks pretty sweet, looks like a paper mache template

wow that looks fantastic!

maybe its a bad idea, but couldnt you flip it over, slot it correctly, bind it so the old slots dont show

not a big deal, im working out how to make this hi-pass work, and maybe then i can have you erase the above post with the one that doesnt work. just so no one spends time trying it!

apparently we cant edit posts here, but the above hi pass doesnt work, sorry!

and an added bit of fun, a hi-pass tone knob the rolls off lows

thats awesome!

mostly because i spent quite a while doing it, so i figure more than just the person i made it for can benefit. the details: 3 P/p pots 1 DPDT HSH setup 5 way toggle I didnt designate which switches are P/p and which is dpdt, thats up to whoever. Phase reverse for middle single coil Series/parallel switch for bridge humbucker bobbins Split switch for splitting both bridge and neck humbuckers Blower switch for bridge pup Master tone Master volume Hi-pass blower pot for bridge pup - rolls highs straight to output (add in twang whenever you want!) Often with this many switches and things there are flukes here and there, or dead settings that make no sound in the wrong combination. im happy to say that the only fluke on this is when the coil split switch is set to split, but the bridge ser/par switch is set to parallel, it wont split the bridge, it will stay parallel. the normal setting should be in series, in which case it will split the bridge as desired. enjoy =)

im surprised if you go clear you cant see the CA through it! do you buy the CA glue in big tubs then? i spent 9 bucks on a little bottle of it! very thorough directions though, thank you, i will definitely change my routines!