TL-1R The King's 3rd Pitbull build

[king casey]

Looks good, gap looks correct and like it will all line up. I'd wait to drill pick guard/control plate holes until you have the neck fitted so you can do any fine tuning to the pick guard to get it all nice and straight. Looks like there is a little overhang on the neck pocket, so it might be all good anyway once rotated a little.

Cheers, Sonic. Yes I have a bit of 'finessing' to do yet.
I still have to screw down the bridge plate as it doesn't sit properly as yet.
In reflection, I'm now considering leaving the neck pickup out altogether.
I already have a Tele with one anyway, and opt for something different.

cheers, Mark.

[Sonic Mountain]

I was going to say it looks really tidy without the neck pickup. Some day down the road you could put a Hotrails or something in it to make it a 'sleeper'

[king casey]

I was going to say it looks really tidy without the neck pickup. Some day down the road you could put a Hotrails or something in it to make it a 'sleeper'

By that you mean mount a pickup under the pickguard?
Must admit that would be a good option.
I did order an 'upgrade' 3 way selector switch...would be a waste in the drawer.
An empty switch slot wouldn't be a good look either.
cheers Mark.

[Sonic Mountain]

No I mean put a hot rails in the bridge position so you get a humbucker option there. You could split it as well to have the single coil via the 3 way switch so the controls all look normal.

But maybe you could mount a pickup underneath. The plastic wouldn't be a barrier, but getting the pickup height where you want it might be difficult.

I wonder if you could put a piezo pickup in the neck cavity?

[Richy17]

Could do Esquire style wiring?

[king casey]

Could do Esquire style wiring?

Hey that's a good suggestion.
cheers, Richy.

Sonic, I'll definitely look into that also.
At some stage I'll think about 'upgrading'.

cheers, Mark.

[edit] Oh yeah. The flame maple veneer showed up this afternoon.

[king casey]

Back to a blank canvas.

Next task to address the other end of the neck.
cheers, Mark

[king casey]

Neck plate mod


Bonus, the original 3 holes line up.


Now I'm adopting an idea that I saw Grant (neverwas) accomplish.



Before and After.
Gee, it really improves access to the dusty end.

cheers, Mark.

[I’ll give it a go]

That’s looks awesome, and this is all because the back plate doesn’t always line up straight with the back of the body? That’s what I’ve read so far anyway.


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[king casey]

That’s looks awesome, and this is all because the back plate doesn’t always line up straight with the back of the body? That’s what I’ve read so far anyway.


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No, the asymetrical neck plate is a common modification.

Often it seems the pre-drilled holes don't match with the supplied neck plate.
It just means you have to dowel them up and drill 'correct' ones.

You may just get lucky.
[edit] Progress shot

cheers, Mark.