Custom Neck-Through Tele Rehab: Part Two

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To date, I've completed the Tru-Oil refinish, fabrication of a control cavity cover, and slight neck pickup cavity enlargement to fit the new humbucker-sized P90 clone. Conductive shielding paint, copper foil and grounding tabs have also been utilized to reduce rogue interference as far as possible. 

I've also adjusted the neck pickup in its cavity for optimal string/polepiece alignment with the help of "dummy" low and high E strings. Electronics-wise, the guitar has been rewired with a new 3-way switch, Alpha A500K pots, poly film 0.022uF cap; and Neutrik/Rean NYS229 output jack. 

Everything works as it should, thankfully. All that's left now is to string this guitar up with a set of Ernie Ball Regular Slinkys (10-46) and do a full setup. I think I'll take care of that tomorrow; now it's time to take a break and listen to some Nat King Cole. Thanks for reading this, and I'll see you soon :)

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This BC Rich Warlock SE guitar had a set neck and strings-through-body design. The only problem was that over the years, an unsightly gap had developed all around the perimeter of the neck heel. My job was to eliminate the gap and make it look presentable. This I did by filling the gap with StewMac ColorTone Clear Grain Filler, sealing the perimeter with super glue, leveling it with successive finer grits of abrasive paper; followed by a good polishing. The stock electronics, save for the BHC neck and bridge humbuckers; were upgraded to Alpha A500K pots and a Neutrik/Rean NYS229 output jack. Kudos to BC Rich for shielding the pickup and control cavities with conductive paint, albeit with no grounding tab.

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