Well it's taken a while, but as usual it all comes together in a rush. I finished the wiring but made a couple of mistakes so had to redo it. The rest all worked out pretty well. The name, "EC Deluxe" is a nod to the Elvis Costello Jazzmaster that this was roughly based on.
The pickups are Tonerider Rebel P90s and the wiring is the "Bill Lawrence 5-way telecaster circuit" as described on the first page, which gives me:
· Position 1: neck pickup alone
· Position 2: neck + bridge in parallel
· Position 3: bridge pickup alone
· Position 4: neck + bridge in parallel “half out of phase”
· Position 5: neck pickup alone with 10 percent less low end than position 1
The top toggle is a blower switch which gives me the bridge pickup direct to the output jack, bypassing everything else.
The only other thing out of the ordinary is the pickguard. made from 1.8mm aluminium sheet that's been brushed and sealed.
Here she is!
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