Slight modifications of Current KIT's

[Tweaky]

I was thinking the same thing when it comes to wiring up my ES-1 kit.[mini Bournes that is ]

I'm guessing you use the plastic tubing method for pulling the pots into the mounting holes ? It seems the least troublesome way to go about it.
Is there a specific 'Best Practice' for installing the wiring through the F hole that you could recommend?, like a particular order, say Jack plug, then Tone/Tone/Volume/Volume ?

I briefly had a half hearted look at cutting a hole in the bridge pickup hole area, for possible mounting the pots that way, but I saw how close the holes are for the bridge mounting bushings, and thought if I did try it, I might undermine the strength of that area, so have decided against it

Come the big wiring up day, I'll have a swear jar, punching bag, and if worse comes to worse, some Valium handy

[Gavin1393]

I was thinking the same thing when it comes to wiring up my ES-1 kit.[mini Bournes that is ]

I'm guessing you use the plastic tubing method for pulling the pots into the mounting holes ? It seems the least troublesome way to go about it.
Is there a specific 'Best Practice' for installing the wiring through the F hole that you could recommend?, like a particular order, say Jack plug, then Tone/Tone/Volume/Volume ?

Yeah, the tube method makes the process an almost enjoyable one....place all the tubes through the output and Pot holes, then feed into the mouth of the Output Jack and drop the jack into the f-hole. Draw the tubing out of the output hole until the slack it taken up.
Now connect the tubing by pressing it onto the Pot control stem of the bottom Tone Pot. Drop it into the f-hole and take up the slack on the Pot and then take up the newly created slack on the Output Jack.
Follow this with the other Tone Pot, the lower Volume Pot and top Volume pot dropping each in turn into the f-hole and taking up the slack in reverse order as above. This is important to make sure the wiring or tubes do not get tangled up.
When you get the output jack through the output hole, slip the washer and nut onto the tube and let it slide down the neck of the tube and tighten up the washer and nut on the Jack. Do not try and pull the tube out of the jack holding it with your fingers before putting on the nut. You WILL 'drop' it which means more money in the swear jar!
Same applies with the tone and volume pots. Slip nut and washer over the tubes down the neck and tighten up. The switch can usually be done by hand as it is very close to the f-hole.