Matts PBH-4 build

[GlennGP]

Quote from Matty on March 19, 2013, 16:20
Thanks for all your input guys. Really appreciate you all lending a hand.

Glad to know my queries with the neck appear to be an overreaction rather than a serious build issue. So, from going through Glenn's TL-1 build log (the tele looks awesome by the way Glenn, hope I can get a result like that when I'm finished), would I be right in assuming the little bit of wriggle room in the pocket isn't anything to worry about mostly there for adjustment's sake?

The movement in the pocket was very minimal and my measurements all lined up perfectly, but being my first kit build I thought I'd err on the side of caution and check in here rather than rush the job and mess the whole kit up. When I get the time to play around with the kit a bit more I'll recheck the measurements, but I don't think I'll have any problems.

I expected I might need to do some work to get a good fit with the pick guard, so I'm not worried about tinkering with it. If it comes out great, that's awesome, if I bugger it up, it's easy enough to replace. What tools should I be using to cut and shape the pickguard?

Thanks, I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. You'll have noticed I do worry and go on a bit! Anyhow, you're right, the wriggle room is there for you to fine tune. In my case any gap is cleverly masked with the pickguard. Bottom line is, if you don't trust your last measurement, keep measuring until you're happy. THEN measure once more (get the same result twice), and THEN drill! (or cut, or whatever!) Good luck! I have a bass on my wish list, so I'll be watching your build carefully!

[Matty]

Quote from GlennGP on March 19, 2013, 17:36

Quote from Matty on March 19, 2013, 16:20
Thanks for all your input guys. Really appreciate you all lending a hand.

Glad to know my queries with the neck appear to be an overreaction rather than a serious build issue. So, from going through Glenn's TL-1 build log (the tele looks awesome by the way Glenn, hope I can get a result like that when I'm finished), would I be right in assuming the little bit of wriggle room in the pocket isn't anything to worry about mostly there for adjustment's sake?

The movement in the pocket was very minimal and my measurements all lined up perfectly, but being my first kit build I thought I'd err on the side of caution and check in here rather than rush the job and mess the whole kit up. When I get the time to play around with the kit a bit more I'll recheck the measurements, but I don't think I'll have any problems.

I expected I might need to do some work to get a good fit with the pick guard, so I'm not worried about tinkering with it. If it comes out great, that's awesome, if I bugger it up, it's easy enough to replace. What tools should I be using to cut and shape the pickguard?

Thanks, I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. You'll have noticed I do worry and go on a bit! Anyhow, you're right, the wriggle room is there for you to fine tune. In my case any gap is cleverly masked with the pickguard. Bottom line is, if you don't trust your last measurement, keep measuring until you're happy. THEN measure once more (get the same result twice), and THEN drill! (or cut, or whatever!) Good luck! I have a bass on my wish list, so I'll be watching your build carefully!

Looks like that's one less thing I need to worry about then haha!

I'm pretty confident my original measurements are spot on, but I definitely intend to redo every measurement (I'll probably end up checking them five times over too knowing me) before making any drill holes, especially since the neck has had to be removed since the last set were taken.

I'm hoping to get the chance on Thursday to check the measurements, get my holes drilled, and hopefully get the pick guard fitted too, so hopefully I'll have some updates then.

The gap was a little bit of a worry at first, but I'll take a step back and reshape the pick guard and get that to fit before I start jumping into any fixes. Once the neck's bolted into place the gap shouldn't make any difference anyway. No need to fix a problem that isn't one. I'm not sure the pick guard will cover the whole gap in my case, but it should cover it close enough that I can live with it from the looks of the pick guard.

Good luck with your bass build too Glenn!

[wokkaboy]

Hey Matt,
have you come across a suitable wiring diagram for the PBH ?
I've had a fair search online and haven't seen anything suitable.
Attached is a photo of the bridge and neck pickups and back of the scratchplate pot arrangement.
I was hoping to get this wired up tonight and entered for GOTM July !