Joe G’s PSH-1 First Build Diary

**Simon Barden** · 03-09-2020, 03:24 PM

Pretty much always.

I tend to glue my necks on before clear coats, so I can fill any neck join gaps then touch up the colour and clear coat as a whole.

But whatever way people do it, small items like pickup rings are best left until last.

**ThatCluelessGerman** · 03-09-2020, 04:29 PM

I also drill pickup holes pretty much last, when bridge, tailpiece, tuners etc. are already installed and in place. So I can align them to look best over all. Sometimes, the pickup routes are not perfectly aligned, but you only notice when the neck, tailpiece and bridge are installed. So you have a little wiggle room with the pickups to even it out.

**Joe Garfield** · 05-09-2020, 04:55 AM

Yeah that was one of those things where after you walk away it seems obvious. The pickup cavities are big, and to get the neck in the right spot but still have the pickup ring cover the cavity will be tight. But like you say that should be addressed later. It’s much more important to get the neck and bridge right.

I’m looking forward to sanding and dying!