On the task list today is:
• Routing the hole for the battery compartment
• Drilling the hole for the output jack
• Modifying the PUP compartment so the PUP can be mounted in the optimum position for the MM tone. (And match the position dictated by the replacement Stingray 5 scratch plate)
As the battery compartment was a deep rout (over 25mm) and needed to be tackled in 5mm increments so not to overload the battery router, I made a little jig that was clamped to the body.
Next was drilling the hole for the output jack; this was being moved to the edge of the body as the position on the control plate where it would normally be will be occupied by the treble control of the two band EQ.
I bored a shallow 22mm diam hole (spade bit) first to allow for the convex shape of the mounting plate. Next was the 14mm hole for the body of the switched socket.
Existing PUP cavity was way too large for what was required from the factory, but still needed to be moved 12 mm toward the bridge to position so the pole pieces of the PUP are the correct distance from the saddles.(MM spec)
The combination of the pickup location shift and the routing of the battery compartment necessitated the re-routing of the PUP wire toward the location of the volume pots.
With all the woodwork complete, it’s now on to the control plate and electronics. It's starting to look like an SR5 replica now...
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