Does anyone have some quality humbucker routing template pdfs. The list below is not exhaustive, but please use the following pdf templates as a reference for some of the more common pickguard shapes we offer, and contact us if you need help in any way. The template for prosteel sss strat pickguards, which is a replica of the modern fender stratocaster pickguard. Recessed floyd rose routing system instrument building. A pickup shape as generic at the mm humbucker cant be ed as several other companies offer that shape also. Do seymour duncan pickups have specific measurements. I know i could buy the physical templates from stewmac, but i would like the pdfs to put into auto cad and place on the body template. Humbucker routing template telecaster guitar forum. Choose file import or ctrli and select the pdf file. Ideally, its simply best to buy a pickup router template, but if you are a diyer, then i believe that this method is the best.
We have pdf outlines for most pick guards we make but not necessarily all of them. Sstyle template set 62 style control cavity template set. This pickup routing template for humbuckers is for routing the body cavity. Test fit the components to make sure that each will fit in the allocated locations, or modify the instrument until the fit is correct and all the controls can be located without issue.
Hi everyone havent been on the forum in a while due to home renos and a few custom builds and repairs was looking for routing depths and came across this on another forum please double check before using these but they may prove useful telecaster routes. The humbucker routing template comes in two versions. Note that if a humbucker is used in the bridge position of a tstyle body, either a humbucker bridge e. Humbucker pickup routing cavity template project electric guitar. Correct depth measurements are etched right on the template, so you dont need to puzzle over cavity dimensions, weve done that work for you. Templates utility pickup routing page 1 potvin guitars. All template orders include a set of our blueprints to go along with the templates. This template set includes the main body template, a neck pocket template, a neck template with matching vintage headstock, and two different pickguard templates. This is good howto information for guitarmaking templates in. Saw the stew mac one, but there was some discussion about it resulting. Template for fender sss stratocaster guards checked for correct fit pro steel pickguards. Full scale pdf cutting templates for the gibson flying v, as well as cad files for automated cnc routing. Downloads, guides and templates pro steel pickguards. Stratocaster hardtail guitar routing templates faction.
I was making some humbucker templates for myself, so i figured i might as well post them on here. Vendor specific humbucker templates 34 mdf with engraved center lines. These lasercut acrylic templates are for accurately routing body cavities and plastic pickguards to accept humbucking sized pickups. Debuting in 1954, it was a natural evolution to the telecaster. It should fit most standard pickups, its the right size for the duncan hb103s and sh8s that i have worked with. Erick coleman shows that the secret to a good neck joint is really knowing how to use a routing template.
However, im not too sure of the dimensions of a standard humbuck. A mini humbucker will also fit into a standard humbucker rout, but the space around the pickup in that sized rout is the issue unless. Joel bennett guitar templates printable guitar template pdf. Next were going to import the pdf plan into inkscape. Accurate template placement is easycrystal clear routing templates allow you to see the guitar body.
Stewmac pickup routing templates for humbucker, for body rout. The humbacker ring wont cover the hole you will need to route, and the hard tail wont line up with the holes for the tele string thru. Telecaster guitar routing templates faction guitars. Create perfectly shaped pickup cavities every time. The centre of the plate has a 120mm x 100mm window which can accept a matching template insert. Musiclily pro cnc accurate acrylic humbucker pickup routing templates set for electric guitar body and pickguard 1. Fender telecaster guitar templates fender telecaster. Simply align the templates laser etched centerlines with the markings on your guitar to get the placement right every time. Discussion in diy strat forum started by nodiak, feb 20, 20. Im looking to route the neck pickup cavity in my tele so i can install a humbucker.
A new way to make a humbucker pickup routing template. Guitar building templates, jigs and luthier tools by. Our routing templates are lasercut for smooth edged precision, and centerlines are laseretched when needed for correct placement. Musiclily pro cnc accurate acrylic humbucker pickup routing template for electric guitar body 4. Featuring a double cutaway contoured body and more versatile pickup and wiring options, it. Download unless templates are marked otherwise, they are not provided by any brand of instrument manufacturer. Printable templates for the telecaster custom, deluxe, thinline. Does anyone know where i can get some routing templates online to print out. Humbucker routing template by hoffofalltrades thingiverse. The most recognizable guitar design in the world, it has been used by millions of guitarists for over half a century. The p90 mini humbucker cover can be bought from allparts. They are exact matches to our carved top perimeter and our 1959 exact replica. Guitar inlay guitar rig cigar box guitar guitar shop music guitar cool guitar ukulele gibson guitars fender guitars.
Fishman fluence multivoice pickups require a 9volt battery or one of the available. Please print this guard template to actual size, will almost fit on standard a4 print paper. My next creation will have direct mounted pickups, like you see on a mm axis or evh wolfgang. I believe i heard lollar say that he can send a template for the pickguard with the pickups. These are 12 thick mdf routing templates designed to cut all body cavities including the neck mortise, pickups, control cavities and control cavity plates. Does anyone have some quality humbucker routing template pdf s. This is a humbucker top route pickup template for routing wood body for pickup installation. As for the gcode for a mm template rodent pointed out, id say 5 minutes max for an inexperienced coder like me, 2 minutes for an experienced one. Referring to the pdf plans attached to the bottom of this post, the floyd rose routing templates are based around a master indexing plate sheet 1. Stewmac pickup routing template for humbucker, for.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Need an inexpensive template to route for a bridge humbucker on a 2004 min strat which has sss routing. Note that if p90 is used as a bridge pickup of a tstyle body, then the bridge must be a hardtail. Commerciallymade routing templates for humbuckers are easy to find from virtually all. Countersunk holes for anchoring the template with flathead screws. Fender telecaster guitar templates electric herald. A new way to make a humbucker pickup routing template november 27, 2015 december 31, 2015 araz ive always had a miserable time making humbucker routing templates, they are never perfect like the cncmade ones that you can buy. Fender custom shop motohead stratocaster sherwood green 1995. The pdf links on this page are for the most common configurations and are here primarily for you to check the overall fit of the pick guard buy gauging its overall shape and mounting hole layout etc. I didnt see a diy forum section so i guess ill post this here. Routing guides for pickups, electronics, body cavities fholes, necks, and fretboards.
Ok, so you have a standard tele bridge and pup, you want to end up with a humbacker and a hardtail strat bridge. Accurate template placement is easycrystal clear routing templates allow you to see the guitar body underneath. I think a second template with two oval holes for routing the adjustment tab holes would be a great addition, it would make routing the inside of the recesses as clean and precise as the outside. Fender stratocaster guitar templates electric herald. Stewmacs improved templates are now thicker with smooth lasercut edges. Wd routing template for floyd rose tremolo systems sku.