This project is the one I've been busting my strings to start.
The basis for this audacious (hee hee) bitzer will be a TL-1 neck, leftovers from an ST-1 plus lots of cool shit (I have no shortage of pinball parts let alone guitar bits)
The format will be a "cigar box" body proportioned to resemble a pinball machine cabinet.
Headstock will be shaped like a classic "wedgehead" pinball backbox.
The body will house its own inbuilt baby 9vdc amplifier & multi effects unit(see pic)gutted & wired to suit. These will be controllable from pinballesque knobs on the guitar itself.
A small speaker will be at each top corner of the body & semi-concealed. In addition there will be a fair bit of LED lighting fitted inside the body & parts within to give that blingy pinball look.
At this point I plan to use a single bridge humbucker to minimise clutter on what will equate to a pinball playfield inside the body.
9vdc will be supplied by what will appear to be a guitar lead connected to an off the shelf power supply. An electronics wiz mate is helping me here with calculating the required/available milliamps etc. to run all the on board stuff.
Pics below:
(1) First conceptual rough out superimposed on a Strat (see how a crazy mind really works?)
(2) Teaser pic with a few bits & pieces scattered around.
P.S. Please don't start with the "Tommy" jokes folks.
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