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First I would like to say hello, as I am a new member.  Second, I am building a solidbody electric guitar and have some questions (this will be the first guitar I make).  I am planning to build a guitar with a double cutaway les paul body style.  I plan to install a standard american strat tremelo system, one modern classic gibson humbucker, and one gibson p90 single coil pickup.  That is the main part.  I was wondering if it is best to go ahead and order everything now so i can measure it up, or would it be okay to order as I go.  The main thing that brought this up to me was that I do not know the exact measurments of the gear I want to install so I'm not sure if I need it to begin.  Please give your suggestions or thoughts and ideas or questions for this guitar.  I would really appreciate some help.
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<FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3>First I would like to say hello, as I am a new member.  Second, I am building a solidbody electric guitar and have some questions (this will be the first guitar I make).  I am planning to build a guitar with a double cutaway les paul body style.  I plan to install a standard american strat tremelo system, one modern classic gibson humbucker, and one gibson p90 single coil pickup.  That is the main part.  I was wondering if it is best to go ahead and order everything now so i can measure it up, or would it be okay to order as I go.  The main thing that brought this up to me was that I do not know the exact measurments of the gear I want to install so I'm not sure if I need it to begin.  Please give your suggestions or thoughts and ideas or questions for this guitar.  I would really appreciate some help.

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The first thing I would do is draw a detailed plan. That should make everything clearer.

Arched or flat top?

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The way to do this:

1) order your hardware (all the important stuff - bridge, tuning machines)
2) draw a full-sized plan, front and side views. The level of detail is up to you. Accurate neck position, angles, hardware location are essential.
3) start building.
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I am planning on making a flat top.  For drawing the plans out, is there a way to determine things like the size of the pickup pockets with out measuring the actual pickups?  Like is there a universal pocket size for this or do they need to be carefully measured before planning the pocket.  Do you think the humbucker and p90 sounds okay or will one drown out the other or anything like that?
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There are templates for p90s and humbuckers around. Google for them. I would be surprised if you can't find a PDF doc with them in it, if you can't find them let me know and I will scan some for you.


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I cant quite find one.  The closest i can find is over priced templates for sale on some websites.  That would be great if you could scan them, or maybe if you could just find me a link.  Either way I would really appreciate it.
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Humbucker specs.

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Also, I believe the Melvyn Hiscock book has the drawing for the P90 cutout.

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Those "overpriced templates" aren't so overpriced when you consider your time and the precision with which they are made. I hardly ever build jigs that I can buy these days. Stew Mac's pickup templates are very reasonable for what they are, I think.
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I am really new to this, I guess once I keep getting into this and go furthur into the project I will realize it is reasonable.  I guess at first look they seemed a little pricey
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Pickup templates from stewmac - what Rick said; buy these for $11.00 + shipping and go to it.

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The templates are cheap, and I'm lazy.

This said, go ahead and get the Hiscock book. Making a P-90 template requires a few bits of straight scrap, a router, a square, and a drill bit for the corners. And I'd reccomend measuring the actual pickups, because the routes may not be as 'tight' as you prefer them (I've never had issues, but I've seen people complain before.)
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Does this template for a strat tremelo system have the template for both screws and the posts if you flip it?  I cant really tell.


http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Special_tools_for:_Routing /1/Tremolo_Routing_Templates/Pictures.html#details



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The Hiscock book also contains a strat tremolo template, which can be used to make your own router templates.  I highly recommend buying the book, not just for the templates, but for the overview of construction it'll give you.


The web, and forums like this, PG and the MIMF are great, but for a comprehensive overview, 'Make your Own Electric Guitar' is tough to beat.
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