CBA Inspired Neck Pickup Only Telecaster Build!
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:02 pm
TL;DR: I'm building a Telecaster with a single Humbucker in the neck. Scroll down for pics.
This idea was kind of a mismash of two threads started by CBA and an Idea I've be kicking around for a while.
Here are CBA's threads:
viewtopic.php?f=149&t=26868
viewtopic.php?f=149&t=27094
I've always liked the look of the Telecaster but never liked the sound. I'm more of a Humbucker guy and
I'm more of a neck pickup guy so I decided to put this one together with a single Humbucker in the neck.
I found a body and neck for cheap on the bay. The downside was the body was "relic'd" and the neck
was from a CV Squire and had super thick gloss on it. The upside of the "relic" is that if you get a ding
here or there it's no big deal. I slipped 3 times while chiseling the pickup cavity and zero fucks were given.
The good part of the glossy neck is I get to sand it down and do a "matching" headstock courtesy of Krylon!
For the pickup I chose a Bare Knuckle Warpig. I think it will work out great for the series/split/parallel wiring
that I'm going to use the standard Tele 3 way switch for. From what I hear, the split option sounds P90ish.
I got a pretty good deal on this too. I bought a set used for a good price, kept the neck and sold the bridge.
The bad thing is they were a black "Battleworn" finish. I stripped the finish off and now it looks a little better.
For the bridge and control plate I had to go with Glendale because they are the only place I could find a solid
no pickup hole style bridge. These two pieces combined cost more than the body.
The pickguard is matte black and coming from Warmoth along with an Electrosocket jack.
The rest is just standard stuff. I did however, manage to get a mojo cap for cheap too.
I'm still waiting for the Warmoth stuff but every thing else is here. If all goes well, I should be able to get this
thing together this weekend!
I know some of you will consider this an abomination but I think I'm going to dig it.
Here are some pic's of the parts:
This idea was kind of a mismash of two threads started by CBA and an Idea I've be kicking around for a while.
Here are CBA's threads:
viewtopic.php?f=149&t=26868
viewtopic.php?f=149&t=27094
I've always liked the look of the Telecaster but never liked the sound. I'm more of a Humbucker guy and
I'm more of a neck pickup guy so I decided to put this one together with a single Humbucker in the neck.
I found a body and neck for cheap on the bay. The downside was the body was "relic'd" and the neck
was from a CV Squire and had super thick gloss on it. The upside of the "relic" is that if you get a ding
here or there it's no big deal. I slipped 3 times while chiseling the pickup cavity and zero fucks were given.
The good part of the glossy neck is I get to sand it down and do a "matching" headstock courtesy of Krylon!
For the pickup I chose a Bare Knuckle Warpig. I think it will work out great for the series/split/parallel wiring
that I'm going to use the standard Tele 3 way switch for. From what I hear, the split option sounds P90ish.
I got a pretty good deal on this too. I bought a set used for a good price, kept the neck and sold the bridge.
The bad thing is they were a black "Battleworn" finish. I stripped the finish off and now it looks a little better.
For the bridge and control plate I had to go with Glendale because they are the only place I could find a solid
no pickup hole style bridge. These two pieces combined cost more than the body.
The pickguard is matte black and coming from Warmoth along with an Electrosocket jack.
The rest is just standard stuff. I did however, manage to get a mojo cap for cheap too.
I'm still waiting for the Warmoth stuff but every thing else is here. If all goes well, I should be able to get this
thing together this weekend!
I know some of you will consider this an abomination but I think I'm going to dig it.
Here are some pic's of the parts:
