Because I had applied so many coats of paint and clear finish the string through holes in the back of the guitar had been slightly filled in and the ferrules would not fit. I was reluctant to try and drill out the holes in case it chipped my VERY precious paint job. So I heated up my soldering iron put the ferrule over the bunged up hole, and pressed the ferrule gently into place. I could almost feel the paint melt as the ferrule gently slid into the hole. Thanks Mr Google!
Whew, dodged a bullet there
Ferrules all in place.
Next the wiring. I had bought a pre-assembled, pre-soldered kit so all I had to do was connect the pups and output jack. Easy huh? So you would think, but I still managed to screw it up. I was so convinced that I had got my stuff right I suspected faulty components and chased down that rabbit hole for far too long with resultant frustration. Troubleshooting 101 - check the easy things first.
Anyhoo finally got the wiring sorted so the rest of the assembly was pretty straight forward.
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