Category Archives: First Build – Telecaster EMG

A combination of using templates (battery cavity on the left) and freehand (!) routing for the control cavity. The control cavity isn’t cut to full depth as I hadn’t worked out how strong the top carve would be. The battery … Continue reading →

While cutting the EMG81’s cable channel the dremel (which I was using for test cuts) dropped into a void in the wood (the middle one hole, left and right are the screw holes). It’s quite deep and now fairly full … Continue reading →

EMG 81 template. I turned this into a technical drawing exercise, hence all the lines and marks! Not owning a band saw, all templates where made with a router, using some straight pieces of scrap wood as guides. I’m not … Continue reading →

So the plan was a Telecaster build (as they seemed the “simplest” of any to do). The mahogany body set the tone for the project – it’s going to be dark and rock sounding guitar (I hope). Parts Neck: Not … Continue reading →

The body – 4 piece mahogany. I didn’t own anything beyond a £2 hack saw, so I bought it cut to rough shape. Over the next month I had to research and buy tools (anything and everything, well beyond screwdrivers!)