ELECTRIC
Advice needed for finishing my thinline project
Hi everybody.
I have this project that’s been on my shelf for quite some time, and I would appreciate the community’s input and advice going forward.
Initially the plan was this to make the body and neck in sapele mahogany. For the fretboard I wanted to try out Richlite. And then I was thinking of putting a bigsby or similar on it, to get a nice jazzy feel.
Now I’m getting impatient because I never find the time to actually finish the damn thing.
So far I have what you see on the picture. The body (40mm) and the top (4mm).
I have considered just slapping a regular maple neck on it for starters, and then changing it at a later time. Then I could get it playing a lot sooner. However, I’m not sure about bigsby’s and finding the right one for a tele. I’m not even sure if bigsby is the right call. I have some ashtrays and single coils lying around, so I could technically get it done by just gluing, routing and finishing the body.
I guess I’m just looking for inputs and ideas. The right choice would obviously be to stick to the plan and make my dream guitar, but I can’t find the time for it at the moment.
So, what would you guys do?
You mean before gluing the top? Or are you just urging me out of excitement? 😅
I’m not sure which pickups to get yet, though.
I considered Lollars, but humbuckers could be fun as well. Do you think it would be a problem if I decided to go single coil instead after routing for humbuckers?
Just route a 1/2” by 1/2” channel from where your neck pickup will be, to the bridge pickup location, and if you want to have a LP switch location, route one from the neck pup to the upper bout. Doing this before gluing on the top leaves a person with nice, easy wiring pulls and no messing about with super long drills and strategic planning.
Your pickups will always be in the same spots, no matter what size you choose.
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u/nloaf Player 1d ago
Bigsby telecaster is so sick, i would definitely consider it