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Rad guitar :).
What @rickster said: I'd keep clear from wood as its really hard to get it nice.
The Pickup routes are always a pain to make, so I'd go for waterjet.
If you choose a plastic guard, be sure to stick some copper or aluminum foil under it and ground it, for insulation. There's a ton of good tutorials on this online.re polishing a turd:
If the material of the guitar is solid, e.g. the fretboard is well made, the intonation is good, the neck and body wood are of good quality and nothing rattles or is warped or generally a pain, then there's no reason not to upgrade the pickups.
Since the sound is 50% made from the pickups in my experience, it's like giving your bike a new drivetrain. If the frame is okay, why not?
Murphy's_Law
Hello all, I browse but don't post in this thread much but a little advice if you please.
I've got a 20 year old Tanglewood Jetstream JV. It's immaculate aside from the original flimsy scratchplate being shaped by a randy gibbon, whoever cut the plate must have been pissed. I've put up with this for a long time, and anyway, I mainly play acoustic guitar.
I've got the hankering for a project, here's what I'm thinking, tell me if it's all a load of bollocks.
I whip off the shite scratchplate
Trace it onto new perspex / plastic / copperplate? / wood
Cut it out myself / waterjet cut at a local place
Upgrade the pickups (strat style, three singlecoils)
Upgrade pots and selector switch and wiring
Am I polishing a turd?
Does anyone know anything about the cheap aliexpress pickups?
Do metal scratchplates work? Will I electrocute my face off? Is wood tough enough?
I play strictly rhythm, barre chords and easy stuff, any pickup suggestions?
Cheers