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As for "when am I ready?" You'll never be ready. It works in reverse, you become ready by doing it. - pmbomb
"I would like to know your thoughts on wiring the body as to me the holes drilled for the wires do not look big enough - I can get 2 braided wires through, but normally for a toggle switch there are 3 from the switch plus the pickup wire. Also, the hole from the switch cavity runs straight into the neck pickup - as opposed to underneath the pickup, so there is no room for both the pickup and the wire(s). Here are some links to pics. Let me know if you need any more..."
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"A 6mm hole is big enough for a maximum of 4 braided wires, however you can get slimmer wire if you’re struggling from Allparts. Also, if you think your wire will hit the pickup you can nibble a bit out where the wire sweeps down in the pickup cavity. As with all guitar building some fitting will be required."
About 19mm at the shallowest. I can't get my ruler in to measure the deeper route for the legs.
That often needs 5 braided wires, 3 from the switch and 2 from the pickups. If you have pickups with 4-conductor wires it will be even tighter. This is difficult in a 10mm hole, especially when refitting older pickups
you might technically be able to fit 4 braided wires in a 6mm hole if it was rigid wire. The braided stuff tends to catch and bend, even if you cut all stray bits of braid cleanly, and it gets more flexible the older it gets and more times you refit.
I do agree with their point about guitar building requiring fitting, but would have hoped they took the feedback on board and even offered to re-drill larger holes.
Nibbling out under the channel in the pickup cavity will help get the pickup in. I would probably do this at both sides of the neck pickup cavity, and nibble out a wiring channel on the bottom to connect the holes. and give plenty of room for the pickup
Are you using pickup rings? Will the screw hit that channel?
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The hole in the bridge cavity is slightly bigger, but not by much. 8mm at a squeeze I'd say.
OK, if you're done a few and are happy using the nibbler to rework your guitar body, fair enough. But you probably wouldn't have emailed them in the first place if that was the case, you'd just have got to work nibbling.
Is there anyone near to you who's got a nibbler?
I agree, they aren.t being very helpful are they?
GB have not replied to my latest email I think they are using the keep quiet and he'll go away tactic...
Hi James