Non PBG build burl question

[Tgraham]

Thanks again fender, Ive applied more paint, added copper strips to make sure all the paint is connected to pickguard and bridge so we will see how it works, think I lost my multimeter in my last house move, more shopping. While I’ve got it apart again I thought upgrade pickups - Wilkinson Nashville, and why not put some through body ferrules in time for the next restring. So many jobs and so much time

[fender3x]

The Wilkinsons should be great. Once you've cured the buzz, it'll be interesting to see if you like the string-through or top loading better. I was gearing up to do string-through on my Tele build when I saw this:



I have seen a couple of other vids on this was well. I can never tell the difference in sound between the two methods. I am, evidently not alone in that. There seems to be consensus, though, that there is a difference in the feel. I'll be curious which way you like it better.

[Trevor Davies]

The guitar is looking great. The gold hardware goes really well with the light burl colours.

[Tgraham]

Thanks Trevor yes I really like the gold hardware and the colour scheme, I was even tempted (but resisted)to make a few more hole in the burr so I could have more resin patches. Yeah I watched a few vids on the through body vs non - they all seemed to say more sustain and easier to bend - so we shall see. At least I will have either option when it’s done.
Doing these builds has taught me so much about guitars that I never knew, some of which is still confusing

[fender3x]

I haven't A/B'd top vs through strings with a guitar yet, but I have with a bass. Sort of. I have a '75 Fender P-bass that is top loaded. I have partscaster P-bass that is string through. Not really a fair contest since the Fender has a stock bridge and the Pcaster has high-mass, locking bridge. The latter may have a touch more sustain, but it's not very noticeable.

Years ago, I "discovered" that if I used a C-clamp to "lock" the Fender's saddles together it produced slightly better sustain. Since then I have tended to think that sustain is primarily the product of immobilizing bridge, so that the motion in the string stays in the string. I believe this is also sometimes referred to as Newton's first law of bass-string motion.

About that time, an apple fell from the tree I was sitting under, hitting me on the head, and I had the following epiphany: Sustain is really not really a problem on a bass. Mostly the trick with a bass is not to have too much sustain. At that point, I gave up my experiments and ate the apple.

It will make a much more interesting experiment on an instrument where you actually want the sustain ;-)

[Trevor Davies]

I have recently purchased a set of string through ferrules to convert one of my tele builds. I'm mostly worried about getting the holes drilled precisely enough so that they look neat.

@fender3x: Interesting story with the apple. I'm a big fan of Newton and his laws. I did not know he was a bass player