I have been laying out the top of the Telecaster body and chiseling out the cavities for the pickups and controls. I plan to fit a P90 as the neck pickup and a single coil in the bridge. I previously built a telecaster with two P90s and loved the sound from the neck pickup in particular but i wanted to preserve some of the traditional feel of a Telecaster by using a traditional bridge and single coil pickup.
Over the past couple of nights I continued chiseling the cavities remembering to cut out a section at the neck to accommodate an adjustment rod as the nut to adjust is at the heel of the neck. I also drilled holes between the pickup cavities and the control cavity as well as a hole for the jack socket.
The only bit I'm dreading is drilling the holes for the strings which I would like to line up perfectly on the back of the guitar. I will use my drill stand to do this. I have seen some builders drill from both sides (and meet up in the middle of the body) to keep everything accurate so I think i will try that approach.
I have put a coat of sanding sealer on the back and sides in preparation for the first coats of grey primer I plan to use. Although I'm waiting for slightly better weather before I start spraying the body.
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