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Cut the new pickguard today, not bad.

Need to decide how to equip it. Option A is two filtertrons, while option B is a neck filtertron and a Telecaster pickup in the bridge.

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Thom · lamp Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 5791 Location: Exeter, UK

Iâ€™d go double filtertron. Looks cool.

Bacchus · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:25 pm Post subject:

Leave it exactly as it is in the top photo. Exactly.
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plopswagon · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:44 pm Post subject:

kingkiller · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:44 pm Post subject:

Iâ€™m quite partial to the filtertron-Tele combo
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Bacchus · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:54 pm Post subject:

Nope plops, that's too busy.

I like it as it is. No pickups, no bridge, no strings.
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plopswagon · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:56 pm Post subject:

Heâ€™s already left off the neck binding like some sort of barbarian.
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Bacchus · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:24 pm Post subject:

Needs to get rid of the frets too. Or, get rid of the neck, but leave only the frets and blocks.
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gusman2x · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:21 am Post subject:

Am I missing something, in as much that the mock up of option B does not actually depict a std tele bridge pickup? Either way, I'd go filtertron and hot rails. That's cool as mince.
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ekwatts · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 11:53 am Post subject:

ekwatts · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:38 pm Post subject:

Oh look, it isn't an ekwatts project thread without several months between tiny, incremental updates.

I finally cut one of the filtertron routs into the pickguard template. This is why I work with foam PVC for templates: I'm familiar with it and even though it's fairly easy to work with basic hand tools, it's also still pretty sturdy. I basically did this with a craft knife and sandpaper.

So I still need to do the neck pickup and then cut the actual routs using the template, then the bevelling. Then mount all the electronics and stuff.

So see you all in February next year.

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dots · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:57 pm Post subject:

right on time and looking good.
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ekwatts · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:36 pm Post subject:

LOOK AT HOW FAST I'M WORKING ON THIS

I'd taken a photo of the back yesterday. Obviously. This is the front. The original routs for the humbucker rings are drawn on around the filtertron routs, I stuck them in just to get a better idea of the placement of the filtertrons.

Just need to drill holes for the bridge and switch and then I can finish the actual pickguard.

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Hurb · Peanut the Kidnapper Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 6576

Looking good!

ekwatts · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:29 pm Post subject:

Well, shit.

My drill just tore everything up.

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Bacchus · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:36 pm Post subject:

Is that the top side?
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ekwatts · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:39 pm Post subject:

Yeah, but it snapped the corner of the piece, so it's unsalvageable.

I have an alternative but I've had to order a little extra plastic.

Quite honestly, I'm more annoyed at my second (excellent) template being ruined than the actual pickguard.
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Bacchus · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:35 pm Post subject:

Bugger. Can you use the template/scratchplate to make another, equally good template, then anevenother equally good spare template?
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ekwatts · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:40 am Post subject:

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