BriGuy1968
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This is the thread for my third project of 2018. I’m calling it a Cabanacaster, but I have yet to come up with a name for her.
The Cabanacaster idea actually came from my buddy down under, Kramersteen. He made a comment one time about making a guitar to look like one of my Hawaiian shirts and we started discussing it as sort of a joint project where he would direct me through the steps. As it turns out though, I misunderstood what he intended, which was to take a Hawaiian shirt pattern (fabric), apply it to the guitar and then bury under clear. It’s a really cool idea, but I was thinking he meant for the pattern to be painted on. I asked my 17-year-old artist daughter if she wanted to paint it and she does... so I decided to put off the fabric application for another project sometime. I just wasn’t gonna tell her “no” after she started showing the interest!
Anyway, I got the body for $10 from someone on Facebook... it appears to come from a First Act ME505 guitar. As you’ll see, it’s routed for a single humbucker.
I bought the pickup from forum brother Blille... he was selling a white P-Rail bridge for a good price and it seemed like a great pickup for a single-pickup guitar. By the way, he was a great guy to do business with... thanks man! [emoji1303][emoji41]
Last week I found a Tele neck on eBay that I liked for a great price ($37.59) and it seems pretty amazing! Appears straight, no high frets, and the ends are nicely done.
So here are the pictures of what I have so far:
I also have kind of a cool plan for the wiring that I think will be pretty versatile for a single pickup. I’ll have a three-way mini for selecting coils (Rail, Parallel, & P-90). The volume control will have a push-pull that will put the pickup in series regardless of where the mini is set (think solo boost). The tone control is actually going to be the outer ring on a stacked concentric pot and the inner knob will control a passive overdrive (similar to a Black Ice).
I’ll post more as it comes along. Cayleigh (my daughter) is working on some pattern ideas which I’ll post as I get them. I still have to get all the hardware for this baby (I’m thinking gold). If anyone has suggestions, though, I’d listen!
The Cabanacaster idea actually came from my buddy down under, Kramersteen. He made a comment one time about making a guitar to look like one of my Hawaiian shirts and we started discussing it as sort of a joint project where he would direct me through the steps. As it turns out though, I misunderstood what he intended, which was to take a Hawaiian shirt pattern (fabric), apply it to the guitar and then bury under clear. It’s a really cool idea, but I was thinking he meant for the pattern to be painted on. I asked my 17-year-old artist daughter if she wanted to paint it and she does... so I decided to put off the fabric application for another project sometime. I just wasn’t gonna tell her “no” after she started showing the interest!
Anyway, I got the body for $10 from someone on Facebook... it appears to come from a First Act ME505 guitar. As you’ll see, it’s routed for a single humbucker.
I bought the pickup from forum brother Blille... he was selling a white P-Rail bridge for a good price and it seemed like a great pickup for a single-pickup guitar. By the way, he was a great guy to do business with... thanks man! [emoji1303][emoji41]
Last week I found a Tele neck on eBay that I liked for a great price ($37.59) and it seems pretty amazing! Appears straight, no high frets, and the ends are nicely done.
So here are the pictures of what I have so far:
I also have kind of a cool plan for the wiring that I think will be pretty versatile for a single pickup. I’ll have a three-way mini for selecting coils (Rail, Parallel, & P-90). The volume control will have a push-pull that will put the pickup in series regardless of where the mini is set (think solo boost). The tone control is actually going to be the outer ring on a stacked concentric pot and the inner knob will control a passive overdrive (similar to a Black Ice).
I’ll post more as it comes along. Cayleigh (my daughter) is working on some pattern ideas which I’ll post as I get them. I still have to get all the hardware for this baby (I’m thinking gold). If anyone has suggestions, though, I’d listen!
