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trentonleonard



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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2012 10:53 am    Post subject: body route Reply with quote
If I got a strat body with a regular humbucker route in the bridge would I need to route it more to be able to mount an angled full size bucker ala Billie Joe's Blue. Warmoth makes a pickguard for an angled hb
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ElJay



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PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 7:51 am    Post subject: Re: body route Reply with quote
trentonleonard wrote:
If I got a strat body with a regular humbucker route in the bridge would I need to route it more to be able to mount an angled full size bucker ala Billie Joe's Blue. Warmoth makes a pickguard for an angled hb


Yeah...Unless it's one of those big swimming pool routes, you'll most likely need to nip out a little bit of wood front and back as well as hog out a bit more at the bottom to make room for the pickups "feet". Pics would help.
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PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 8:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks, I haven't gotten one yet. I'm planning to get a classic vibe 50s strat and put a Duncan JB in the bridge to just be a punk beater.
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