P-Rails Telecaster

Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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yes, i'm so stoked to see this completed.
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glad to hear that! it's been an on going project ever since i murdered it for no reason about a year ago, really hoping with a new face and fancy electronics will bring this back to life!
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yea, I think the white looks a lot better with the black hardware than the blue did.
cogito ergo sum...thing or other...
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push pull pots in place, wiring it up tonight!
with any luck it will work first shot, but the jack i have is a bit iffy, might have to get another before too long
and i am missing a screw for the bridge saddle, so i can go without a string for a while, or i can shell out 15 bucks and get a cheap import set. or go to the hardware store and hope to jesus i can find a similar screw...
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after an hour and a half of father and son bonding it's done!
99.7% anyways, as i still need a screw for the bridge saddle which is going to be hunted down tomorrow
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fixing a stripped strap button
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"bonding" time
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wiring done - biggest mess ever
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message to the future
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back plate on
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will keep you guys updated!
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I really want to hear this thing. When I eventually buy Reece's Artcore I'm going for P-rails in it, and about 50 switches too.
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haha me too! one string and a frontman isn't doin it justice. super massive black hole gets annoying after a while. i'll do a demo as soon as its done i promise
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BacchusPaul wrote:I really want to hear this thing. When I eventually buy Reece's Artcore I'm going for P-rails in it, and about 50 switches too.
haha awesome, that was my plan if no-one wanted it, to p-rails it up.
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FUK EPIC BONARNZA
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Wiring looks good to me. Nice jorb.
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Clever job with the golf tee. I've heard of people putting matchsticks in to fill the hole, but the golf tee makes perfect sense. It's all looking good.
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Reece wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:I really want to hear this thing. When I eventually buy Reece's Artcore I'm going for P-rails in it, and about 50 switches too.
haha awesome, that was my plan if no-one wanted it, to p-rails it up.
Do you reckon there'd be enough room underneath the pickguard for me to put the switches there? I might have to do a bit of imporvising with the jigsaw and chisel or something.
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Mike wrote:Wiring looks good to me. Nice jorb.
sounds good coming from you!

and thanks all
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BacchusPaul wrote:
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BacchusPaul wrote:I really want to hear this thing. When I eventually buy Reece's Artcore I'm going for P-rails in it, and about 50 switches too.
haha awesome, that was my plan if no-one wanted it, to p-rails it up.
Do you reckon there'd be enough room underneath the pickguard for me to put the switches there? I might have to stab it with sharp tools.
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doubtful. it'd be easy enough to whack another switch on the body really, you just have to do everything through the F hole so it can be a pain.

i should get around to finding the pickguard screws come to think of it, i've not seen them in a long time since i don't have it on.
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Mike wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:
Reece wrote: haha awesome, that was my plan if no-one wanted it, to p-rails it up.
Do you reckon there'd be enough room underneath the pickguard for me to put the switches there? I might have to stab it with sharp tools.
LMFAO

good times


i've got two on-off-on switches that i didn't use
high quality dimarzios too
you'll have to give me a buzz if you get the thing down the road and i'll ship em off to ya
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I was planning on having the three way on the body be a master/lead switch where up is the neck in series with itself, down is bridge in series with itself (for solos) and the middle is both pickups according to whatever the scratchplate switches say. These would control the series/parrallel, phase-in/out, within each pickup, as well as between each pickup. They would also control which of the coils is on in each pickup, be it the rail or the P-90, or both. I think the last time I thought about this I realised I needed about seven switches on the plate.

Also, concentric pots, so that there are eight knobs: volume and tone for each coil.

Probably impossible to do, though it would be great.
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DONE!
Found a screw and grinded it down to size

Dad finding a place for me to take a good picture at
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Pond is always a good place i've found
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Guess i'll drill the hole for the strap button tonight...
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I like the plain white headstock more and more
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HOLY JIZZ BRIDGE

that is awesome. it looks amazing. GREAT JOB HAZE

now sell me that fucking green muff
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pm me the details i can ship tomorrow
OR if you have a Micro Metal Muff i'll tradzies because thats what i'll turn around and get.