Break is over...Back at it

[milesdeem]

So I took a two week break from my addiction of "assembling".....That said I'm starting the next one. Notice the pickup routes
It's 25.5" scale, no angle to the neck pocket, and the pocket is cut for a telecaster-type heel. I just ordered a used "vintage-style tele" neck, with rosewood board and an authentic tele-style headstock. Wouldn't have it any other way.
Oh yeah...soapbar-style HB's have been selected. I wish they could be the Joe Barden soapbars, but I'd have to sell my tainted blood for some month's to get those LOL

 

[JohnnyGoo]

That body has nice grain to it.will shine up nice.

 

[eS.G.]

Can't wait to see the next pics :)

 

[milesdeem]

^^^I can't wait either!

 

[LeadFinger]

A tele neck will look nice on that. Would P90s fit in those nicely cut holes?

 

[milesdeem]

A tele neck will look nice on that. Would P90s fit in those nicely cut holes?

Yes! Those are P-90 routes. While I have the choice of using P-90's, or mini-hum's in a P-90 sized shell, or soapbar-sized HB's, I'm going to start with a pair of soapbar-HB's (the overwound soapbar 180's from the "usual suspects"). I may even get a spare set of the real single coil P-90's as an option to switch to if I get the bug. In that case I'd switch from 500K pots to 250K. But it's an alternate plan I like.
I would really like to get a set of the Joe Barden soapbar HB's. I'm quite curious about those.
As far as the bridge goes....it will be a Fender-style hardtail. Maybe even a "short-Tele" bridge from Wilkinson.....but those have wide string spacing...maybe too wide.