TL-1 first kit build

[Diggydude]

Today, after a quick test and drilling all the necessary holes, I started to paint the body.

Due to schoolwork and other duties, I didn’t get to do much. In fact I’ve only done the first coat of primer which I’m going to sand off to find any hollow spots.



One problem I’ve discovered is the pickguard doesn’t line up completely. If I line it up with the neck, there’s a big gap on the other side. If I line the control panel up, there’s a gap around the neck. Is this a common thing? Is it supposed to be like this? At the moment I’m going to leave it and see if it’s noticable once the body is the same colour.

Dylan

[king casey]

One problem I’ve discovered is the pickguard doesn’t line up completely. If I line it up with the neck, there’s a big gap on the other side.
Dylan

Yes. The pick-up route is a centimeter further south than a standard Fender Telecaster.
This is why the standard telecaster pick-guard has the extra gap.
On mine the fretboard was 5mm shorter at the high end which also exacerbates the issue.
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...King%27s+TL-1R

I had already drilled the string-through holes so re-locating the bridge was out of the question.
I had to cut a custom scratch plate to cover the extra territory.
Since I decided on a different finish, I also re-routed some of the control cavity further back
to compensate for it's forward position.

cheers, Mark.

[Diggydude]

Yes. The pick-up route is a centimeter further south than a standard Fender Telecaster.
This is why the standard telecaster pick-guard has the extra gap.
On mine the fretboard was 5mm shorter at the high end which also exacerbates the issue.
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...King%27s+TL-1R

I had already drilled the string-through holes so re-locating the bridge was out of the question.
I had to cut a custom scratch plate to cover the extra territory.
Since I decided on a different finish, I also re-routed some of the control cavity further back
to compensate for it's forward position.

cheers, Mark.

Ahh ok.

I reckon I’ll have to cut one but I’m not going to do that now, I’ll just arrange it the best possible and leave it. When I do this I’ll probably cut space for a humbucker because I didn’t know there a rout big enough for it so I didn’t get one to begin with.