Igor gets the Blues, The FrankenLab Reso Project.

[FrankenWashie]

Surprised you did this so soon when the on board pre-amp fitment is still being explored.

I’m aiming for a side mount, or hiding it, will have to keep looking for a suitable solution.

[Singing Frog]

mmmm The first thing I noticed, where does the wiring go from the neck pick up and where do you run the wiring from the cone pick up? Also the wire on the neck pick up looks a little short to reach the control bay...not a big issue but why pre- wire it at all if it's too short?

[FrankenWashie]

mmmm The first thing I noticed, where does the wiring go from the neck pick up and where do you run the wiring from the cone pick up? Also the wire on the neck pick up looks a little short to reach the control bay...not a big issue but why pre- wire it at all if it's too short?

Aha so you’ve spotted the deliberate mistakes then? Yes. I have punched a 3/8 hole between the neck rout and the sound well to feed the pup wire through. You will still need to pop another hole from sound well, through to control cavity to feed that wire through, after you have lengthened it to reach.
i have documented all of this to Adam in an email, which is why the price is now dropped and it is marked for sale and for expert builders only on the website.
i still have yet to find an expert builder to finish mine! 🤣

[Singing Frog]

I purchase a shadow pre-amp(active) lead a few years ago to use with another guitar, quite expensive $80 for a lead, not sure if they're still available but this could be an option if space is an issue. Still available $126 on line.

[Andy40]

Wish I had a laser too.....

[FrankenWashie]

Now to inspect my wife's Gretsch Honey Dipper for bridge notches.

Igor had so very many odd responses to this comment. It’s part of the reason I don’t allow him near the keyboard. That and eBay.

[FrankenWashie]

https://www.bunnings.com.au/bosch-pl...h-dot_p5660477

Wish I had a laser too.....

[Andy40]

I am Sold!!!

[FrankenWashie]

I am Sold!!!

A word of caution though, I use this as a reference check mainly and still do the measure up. I’ve found (probably due to trying to build six guitars at once) that sometimes even careful measuring and marking can cease making sense and it needs a sanity check.
Hence the laser, and it looks freaking cool when everything lines up, not to mention it prevents drowning in the saliva of your own nervous breakdown because the numbers don’t add up to a straight line!!

[FrankenWashie]

Wiring gurus...opinions on this arrangement...or derangement as is more likely for The FrankenLab




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