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| Author: | Jamie_M [ Sun May 16, 2010 10:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Pickup Dimensions |
I'm making routing templates for some solid bodies I intend on making in the near future and am hung up on the dimensions I need to have for the pickup cavities. Specifically, I'm looking for the size for a P90 with dog ears on a Les Paul Jr type guitar...(getting back to my punk youth, I guess!!). I've checked websites and they all seem to have the finished dimensions for their pickups, but I just don't know how much bigger to cut them. Also, what do you find is the biggest challenge building electrics? I've only done acoustics so far and thay's all I have to base my experiences on. Any help is appreciated. |
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| Author: | Mark A Thorpe [ Sun May 16, 2010 1:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pickup Dimensions |
I make the opening big enough so the pick-up can be adjusted freely. The hardest thing I find in building electrics is being unique. |
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| Author: | wm17959 [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pickup Dimensions |
Hi Jamie, Before you start building or even designing your guitar I would purchase all the hardware you're going to use. Then use some scrap wood like spruce lumber from the building supplier and test your templates on them. If the pick-up goes in exactly as you would like then you can use it on the guitar. I think the most challenging thing about electrics is getting the finish perfect. Wolf |
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| Author: | Brett L Faust [ Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pickup Dimensions |
Remember to consider finish film thickness and any shielding you want to put in. good luck. |
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