Intended spec:
- tele shape body
- 22 fret Rosewood neck
- ebony fretboard (with chinese number inlays)
- reverse headstock
- burl top, slightly amber with white faded edge
- Fishman trem with piezo
- HB/sc/sustaniac pickups
- 5 way switch plus mini toggles for piezo mode and sustaniac mode
- volume for piezo, main volume (no tone - I want controls kept to a minimum)
- sperzel machineheads
- f-hole (just because I like the look)
- LSR roller nut
- fret LEDs that light up when the fret string is pressed - just for fun
- chinese writing inlay on the body
This is a mock-up I created with Photoshop. The White burst may been green instead, I am still deciding on that. Other decisions - I may leave the fretboard blank with no markings, I may omit the Chinese lettering on the body. I might design a new headstock logo, I may use my old one, I may leave it blank.
All my guitars I have put together or built seem to have slightly strange names that come to me whilst designing (Angel, Mojo, Fish, Chi Rho), this one is called 'Light'. Light does not refer to the LEDs, but it could be seen as that by others.
I have drawn up full size plans using Adobe Illustrator software. I have the use of a large format printer so I have printed copies to aid with templates etc
I have also been working on the wiring, which has proved to be something of a headache as I have no knowledge of the logic of wiring. The diagram that I have created is basically joining up the Sustainiac info with the Fishman powerchip and then adding in a 9-pin jack. I think I have arrived at a working diagram but it won't be put together and tested for some time yet. Many thanks to ICBM of the Fretboard forum for helpful input.
That's it for starters.
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