TL-1 By Nitroburner1000

[nitroburner1000]

So another halt to the project and i was sooo careful, i really was. Drilled very slowly on a soft but firm surface.
But wasnt good enough. CRAAACCKKK.

So now waiting for a new Pickguard.

[fender3x]

As the song says "And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do" Seems like something like that always happens right at the end.

[nitroburner1000]

Yea, i hear ya. Spent ages finding the mirror pickguard so was on the search again. just by fluke i was cruising through Pibulls guitar shop and they have one, with the predrilled holes for the lipstick pickup. Lifesaver. I wont be doing that again. Cheers.

[fender3x]

FWIW I just bought a couple of cheap alnico lipstic tube pickups on Amazon. I can point you to them if you like. I took one of them apart...and they seem to be genuine alnico not ceramic as you often find in cheap pups. Checked resistance and inductance specs and they seem to be in the ballpark ;-) Would look cool on a Tele with a mirror pickguard ;-)

[nitroburner1000]

FWIW I just bought a couple of cheap alnico lipstic tube pickups on Amazon. I can point you to them if you like. I took one of them apart...and they seem to be genuine alnico not ceramic as you often find in cheap pups. Checked resistance and inductance specs and they seem to be in the ballpark ;-) Would look cool on a Tele with a mirror pickguard ;-)

This is the set im putting in, they look really cool, i bought them about 3 years ago but cheers for the suggestion, much appreciated.



and here what they look like in a mock up.