will a pickup selector fit in the hole for a tone/volume knob?

[Phantasmagoria]

Re: will a pickup selector fit in the hole for a tone/volume knob?

not so much feebly as apathetically or jokingly.

i just thought of something. he should use one of these.(if you havent noticed by now what I'm doing)
you can get them at harbor freight on the cheap.

Yeah, I've never built a guitar or even tried...but I do buy plenty of cheap guitars that I like to mod & I've enlarged/added a lot of holes to them lol. I use a hand tool that looks like that (but has a handle ...like a screwdriver) ...it works perfectly.

 

[Jocelyn]

Re: will a pickup selector fit in the hole for a tone/volume knob?

My cheapo V copy had, stock smaller holes for the Volume, tone and Switch. In fact very small holes for the switch as it had 2 mini toggle switches. Instead of one single switch. I used a simple reamer... and that is very cheap.

 

[Myaccount876]

Re: will a pickup selector fit in the hole for a tone/volume knob?

I've always drilled using a drill press, and never had any problems.

Buuuuuuuut.........I'll listen to Zerberus, because I know he's right and much more experience. He is right on while possible to do "correctly" with a drill press, it is more risky and not nearly as efficient. Time to get a reamer. "If you aren't going to do the job right, don't do it at all".

 

[Jocelyn]

Re: will a pickup selector fit in the hole for a tone/volume knob?

I've always drilled using a drill press, and never had any problems.

Buuuuuuuut.........I'll listen to Zerberus, because I know he's right and much more experience. He is right on while possible to do "correctly" with a drill press, it is more risky and not nearly as efficient. Time to get a reamer. "If you aren't going to do the job right, don't do it at all".

A rat tail file is also good enough. You do have more control over the job. A drill press IMO is asking for trouble. I might be exaggerating a bit, but its like using a Soldering Gun for pickups. Use the right tolls for the job and you will get the job done well.

Oh and on a side note I have high regards for Zerb... For a while in between he had stopped posting out here but, he has always given great advice.