As you can see in my last post, I didn’t get very far in my first project until now.

I do love the Telecaster shape and playability, so let’s burn one.

 

A fine start

I left the stock finish on the side of the guitar, in this way it stops the burn from traveling any further and we get a nice border. The headstock is paint over stock finish then clear lacquer to seal the deal.

Speaking of headstocks, let’s start there

 

Simple

Next comes the magic, let’s install some electronics, starting with the neck pick up and cover,

No, just No

All of the fine details covered up forever? Just look at it all. I needed a solution, but where? Could I fabricate my own?

It turns out the answer was clear. I went on Amazon and after a bit of searching found what I needed, a clear pick guard.

Hazy it isnt

Applying lipstick

Love it already

Now it’s time for the electronics and finishing the body. The first thing is to ground the bridge to the electronics via the green wire. I chose to connect at the pickup spring, hoping the tension will keep it tight. It ohms out perfect so I’m not concerned. Note the plug and play layout of the wiring. It seems like cheating however I have used the same connectors for my 3D R/C airplanes and I can say they are bombproof.

The green wire

Plug, and play

After that it was time for the unveiling,

What pick guard?

I was very pleased with the way it turned out, now you can see the burn in all it’s glory.IRL it looks like the pickup is floating in the guitar, it’s very cool looking.

A better view of the pick guard

let’s finish it, install the neck and finish the electronics

Next is set up

not much more except setup which is smple enough now. My next project is a bass guitar, kind of special. Until then Rock on!