xjbebop
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Happy Friday y'all! 
…here’s the ‘secret project’ I’ve been hinting at… the Bebop AL Tele!!
So I’ve had this idea rolling around in my head for a few years. I can’t imagine I’m the first to actually do this, but I couldn’t find any evidence of another on the web. (???)
I realized that there were many ways this project could be approached & executed, and this is the design I decided on.
I spent some time comparing my American Std Tele with my Richie Kotzen Tele.
Since I’m way more rock n roll than country, I decided to model this after the Kotzen Tele.
I’m using the same pick-ups (Dimarzio Chopper T bridge & Twang King neck), plus I added some extra switching. It’s set up with a Tele 4-way blade switch, wired- Bridge; bridge + neck parallel; bridge + neck series; neck. Then I added a push/pull tone pot for the bridge humbucker. It’s wired for; down = parallel / up = series. This is going to give a lot of versatility with just 2 pups. I’m sticking with the stock bridge and pick guard & controls layout.
So what you see here is a VERY rough template/test bed pick guard just to see if it’s even worth pursuing any further. If it seems like a winning idea, I’ll make a proper p/g and transfer the electronics over. I did have to remove a little wood from the bridge pup route to fit the tele pup in there, but it’s covered by the p/g and I could easily just screw the original SSS p/g back on (which I kept intact…).
I’ll post an update report soon….
…here’s the ‘secret project’ I’ve been hinting at… the Bebop AL Tele!!
So I’ve had this idea rolling around in my head for a few years. I can’t imagine I’m the first to actually do this, but I couldn’t find any evidence of another on the web. (???)
I realized that there were many ways this project could be approached & executed, and this is the design I decided on.
I spent some time comparing my American Std Tele with my Richie Kotzen Tele.
Since I’m way more rock n roll than country, I decided to model this after the Kotzen Tele.
I’m using the same pick-ups (Dimarzio Chopper T bridge & Twang King neck), plus I added some extra switching. It’s set up with a Tele 4-way blade switch, wired- Bridge; bridge + neck parallel; bridge + neck series; neck. Then I added a push/pull tone pot for the bridge humbucker. It’s wired for; down = parallel / up = series. This is going to give a lot of versatility with just 2 pups. I’m sticking with the stock bridge and pick guard & controls layout.
So what you see here is a VERY rough template/test bed pick guard just to see if it’s even worth pursuing any further. If it seems like a winning idea, I’ll make a proper p/g and transfer the electronics over. I did have to remove a little wood from the bridge pup route to fit the tele pup in there, but it’s covered by the p/g and I could easily just screw the original SSS p/g back on (which I kept intact…).
I’ll post an update report soon….
