We built a pair of guitars to test out pickups. One had an alder body and the other had an ash body.
These had quick change components that incorporated a cut down pickguard and side part to the body.
We built a standard pair of strats but with a difference - the top section on one side is a separate piece. The holes are where bolts from the back can hold onto the top pieces
Here you can see we made a few pieces of interchangable tops so we could have a couple of pickguards loaded to compare and contrast different pickup types
here is one of the lower bits on it's own
You can see that the top part just slides into place
We added some magnets into the top of the body part that will grab onto steel discs in the test pickguards
A fully loaded pickguard connects with aquick connector
Slide the pickguard and pickups into place .
The magnets will grab the pickguard and a single bolt will hold t all steady (although there are 3 that can be used.
All in place and ready to plug in and try out
Here we go - both tester guitars and the additional pickguards and side parts, as well as the router template to make more pickguards
Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.
Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.
Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com. Facebook too!
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Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.
Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.
Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com. Facebook too!
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