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

[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?

[I’ll give it a go]

I hope that's it, otherwise I can't see what's wrong.

Here's the day's progress. Still have to cut the pickup hole, but the main concern for now is the bridge/control section.

Attachment 30530

No sign of the neck plate, or jack plate and 3 way switch yet, so plenty of time for that.

cheers, Mark

I can see this pic on my mobile, looks really good so far. Looking forward to see how the rest goes together.


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[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.

[Sonic Mountain]

You can also just slightly enlarge the pre drilled holes. The screws usually bind up in them a bit anyway. The screws don't need to bite into the body to make the join secure, its all about clamping force. If you enlarge the holes slightly then progressively tighten the screws in an 'X' pattern it will normally square up.

This is looking great BTW King.