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wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 10:04 AM
G'day Forum,
before we ask for changes on the size and shape of TL kit neck pup cavity sizes best we have a vote first on the forum.
Currently the neck pickup route is too large to fit a standard humbucker ring to cover the hole so you have 2 options - use the pickguard or fill the hole and re-route to a humbucker or single coil shape cavity.
Forumites can you please vote what you would prefer the neck pup cavity on all TL kits, 1, 2 or 3 please
1. Leave it as it is
2. Humbucker size route so a standard pup ring covers the hole and screw holes are in the timber area
3. Single coil route so single coil pup rings fit

I've put some example pics below of options 2 & 3

As Andrew O has pointed out if we went for option 3 the single coil route you can always route that out to a humbucker size but obviously not the other way around.
Of course if option 3 was the go then would have to make sure the single coil route lines up with the pickguard hole !

andrewdosborne
10-09-2015, 10:44 AM
3. Single coil route so single coil pup rings fit

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 10:51 AM
yeah I have to agree on vote 3 as well Ponch. Gives you all 3 options of pickguard with single pup, humbucker with ring and single coil with ring.
PS how good does that metallic blue with gloss look !

pablopepper
10-09-2015, 11:04 AM
Gives you all 3 options of pickguard with single pup, humbucker with ring and single coil with ring.

Wokka gets a score of 2 out of 3. LOL.

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 11:08 AM
what you saying Pabs, no pickguard period ?

pablopepper
10-09-2015, 11:11 AM
A single pickup rout only gives 2 of those options. Being a smartass. :P

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 11:15 AM
ah ok all good Pabs, well the builder can either route it to a humbucker size or get DB to do it !

dingobass
10-09-2015, 11:21 AM
Bahahaha! Nicely spotted Pabs :)

Keep it simple, stay with the single pup rout.

keloooe
10-09-2015, 11:22 AM
I'd keep the single rout

pablopepper
10-09-2015, 11:29 AM
Sorry Woks. I agree, option 3 is the way to go.

andrewdosborne
10-09-2015, 11:31 AM
yeah I have to agree on vote 3 as well Ponch. Gives you all 3 options of pickguard with single pup, humbucker with ring and single coil with ring.
PS how good does that metallic blue with gloss look !

Yep looks awesome would look unreal with a single coil pup ring

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 11:42 AM
yeah Ponch with a chrome single pup ring would look the biz.
Thanks all you jokers out there !

stan
10-09-2015, 11:47 AM
yep a single, makes it more versatile

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 11:54 AM
sounds good so far everyone voted for single pup cavity.
@ Stan you are closing in on 3000 posts, keep up the good work mate

Rabbitz
10-09-2015, 12:23 PM
What does option 1 look like?

It's been a crappy day here and I just can't understand what you are asking....

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 12:28 PM
Hey Rabbitz,
this is Andrew's TL-1 pic he recently posted. The neck pup route as they come out of the factory are too big to fit a humbucker pickup ring

DanMade
10-09-2015, 12:30 PM
I'd say just the single pup rout. It's a lot easier to remove wood than it is to fill it back in.

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 12:34 PM
Rabbitz here's an example on a mock build of a TLA-1 I built, see the chrome ring doesn't cover the cavity. I think only 2 or 3 of the 4 screws for the ring bit into timber

stan
10-09-2015, 12:43 PM
is it a bad design or build defect? if that is the case these really should go back...

stan
10-09-2015, 12:45 PM
sounds good so far everyone voted for single pup cavity.
@ Stan you are closing in on 3000 posts, keep up the good work mate

might have to do some more building so i have something to write about...

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 12:49 PM
is it a bad design or build defect? if that is the case these really should go back...

every TL kit I've seen Stan have had the same oversized neck pup cavity so I'd say it's a bad design.
I even noticed on my 4D mate Wayne is building a SG-2. Its a bolt on neck and a larger pickguard than a SG-1 or SG-1F.
That has the same oversized neck pup cavity so you have to use the pickguard

Rabbitz
10-09-2015, 12:50 PM
Will reducing the size of the routed out area make it more difficult for "less tooled up" purchasers to complete a standard build?

pablopepper
10-09-2015, 12:59 PM
If you are using a single coil in the neck it will make no difference.

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 01:00 PM
Hey Rabbitz, if the factory changed to a single pup route then it would have to be large enough to give the single pup on a pickguard a bit of movement but small enough for a single pup ring to cover the hole.
Of course it would have to work for both options without any mods to the cavity required

Gavin1393
10-09-2015, 01:17 PM
Why would anyone desecrate a Tele with a humbucker.....

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 01:22 PM
nice one Gav, I know you built 2 white tele's, is this yours or the one you gave to Ads for PBG's 2nd birthday ?

Gavin1393
10-09-2015, 01:24 PM
This is mine...gave up on the Olympic girl rubbish and painted it with a can! Has TV Jones pickups....

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 01:25 PM
cool Gav, did you cut that custom pickguard shape ? what pups you got in there ?
want to join the Thread Jacking Squad ? hahahah

Gavin1393
10-09-2015, 01:28 PM
cool Gav, did you cut that custom pickguard shape ? what pups you got in there ?
want to join the Thread Jacking Squad ? hahahah

Yeah! Cut the Pickguard shape myself. TV Jones Pups and....Oops! Sorry about the thread jack! :)

Single coil route (option 3 ) makes most sense. After all we are supposed to be builders and whats a little routing, bloody fingers, and routing bits landing on neighbors rooftops to worry about!

stan
10-09-2015, 02:04 PM
that is a sweet Tele, Gav. Those filtertrons look awesome on it

dave.king1
10-09-2015, 02:44 PM
Option 3, SC with PUP ring

Rabbitz
10-09-2015, 02:47 PM
Well if it doesn't affect noobs (like me) then I guess Option 3 is OK.

wokkaboy
10-09-2015, 02:48 PM
cheers Dave, looks very unanimous that forumites want a single coil route neck pup cavity for all TL models

stan
10-09-2015, 03:32 PM
makes the most sense

Brendan
10-09-2015, 07:42 PM
3 for me!..

keloooe
10-09-2015, 08:32 PM
routing bits landing on neighbors rooftops to worry about!

That went straight over everyone's heads, except me! AHAHAH

Ben1902
10-09-2015, 09:15 PM
Option 3 for me

Fretworn
11-09-2015, 11:33 AM
I can understand having the route like that, they assume you want the pickguard so it leaves lots of wriggle room and means they (and we) don't need to be as precise. But if you are going to have some nice figured wood why not just have the single coil route. They can obviously do it if the Pitbull picture for the TLA-1 only has the single coil route.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TLA-1-new-main-350x280.jpg

crundes
11-09-2015, 04:44 PM
option 3 for me!

BenWA
11-09-2015, 06:23 PM
yeah single coil route is the way