Learning how to build an electric guitar

[lumberjim]

I mounted the controls to the pick guard.


Pretty straight forward. The pickups have springs that allow adjustment of height once it's strung.


I have not yet noticed the upside down pickup in this picture.



Time to solder shit.






The red white and black wires were soldered on according to the diagram the control rig came with. 1960s Jimi Hendrix schematic.



What's wrong with this picture?


Derp. I always do something like that when I build things. Always. I was trying to put the pick guard on and it wouldn't go. That bridge pickup wasn't lining up with the cavity... And I couldn't really see what was touching. Once I removed and rotated the bridge pick up 180° I was able to fit the fucking thing on flat. But another faux pas was revealed.

I should not have drilled the holes for the pick guard without the junk hanging from it. The switch kept me out of alignment with the pre drilled holes. Next time I'll wait. Not a big deal, as the holes were tiny and they were far enough off without being visible that I simply re-drilled all but 3 of them.