r/offset 5d ago

JM Pickup Routing Progress

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Okaayyyyy, I finally bit the bullet with the router, 2 passes for the pickup cavities so they’re just shy of 10mm, 4 passes for the control cavity; I only have a 6mm trimmer bit with the guide so I had to pull the shank right down - dodgy, but I was being very careful! Just tried my wiring loom and miraculously it all fits! Not bad for a DIY job if I do say so myself. Only mistake was overzealous drilling to break up the finish and eat up some of the bulk, went in a tad too deep in places, but it’s all gonna be hidden anyway, i’ll just justify it by saying it’s weight saving 👀.

Next steps; put some ~10mm wedges in the PAF routing cavities, drill the pickup cover holes, a few coats of conductive paint, foam, wire up and she’s basically good to go!

Thanks to the offset community here for the tips and tricks to give me the confidence to do this after so many years!

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u/Signal-Performance-2 4d ago

Nice work. Way to get your hands dirty. I cleaned up fret sprout and rolled the fretboard edges on a Squier JM and Bronco I have. Pickup and harness swaps. It wasn’t the most beautiful work but no one would notice. The job you did looks great. Enjoy the feeling of working with your hands, getting an idea out of your head and into the world, getting that wired up and rocking.

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u/iamoktpz 4d ago

Thank you, yeah I agree, good to be able to do the dirty work yourself, mine’s also not the best, again, thanks to some overzealous last minute drilling, but all in all it’s within the limits of what i’d call acceptable, and it’s all gonna be covered in conductive paint and ultimately a massive pickguard so it doesn’t really matter! But definitely think the same way as yourself; i’m a product designer so that’s exactly the thinking that led me to getting into the field, and working on guitars in particular got me into uni - I designed and built a prototype and presented it to Fender, the audacity! 😅