MIM nashville body

so they have the bathtub route between the middle and neck pickup.

Lets say you weren't even interested in the the middle pickup. Lets say you would probably leave it out and put a regular pickguard on there. Would the bathtub route be no biggie? Does it have a less desirable impact on the sustain at all? even noticable? your thoughts....

so they have the bathtub route between the middle and neck pickup.

Lets say you weren't even interested in the the middle pickup. Lets say you would probably leave it out and put a regular pickguard on there. Would the bathtub route be no biggie? Does it have a less desirable impact on the sustain at all? even noticable? your thoughts....

I don't think it makes any difference. It is not any deeper, and not much wider than a vintage neck rout, and therefore from a structural standpoint it won't make that big of a difference. Not compared to the big voids offered up by the various Thinline models. To me, if it was going to matter that significantly on a big solid Tele body, then the Strat body with all its voids and catacombs who be a total and useless wreck. I mean, just an SSS Tremolo rout Strat body with the usual control rout.

Frankly what I am looking forward to is a couple of USACG guitars from Tommy ordered in advance - not off the specials page - with no neck pickup rout of ANY kind. Ok, maybe a modern wiring chase in case I have a change of heart. But I'd like to see what having a solid flow of body wood from the neck pocket back to a shallower bridge pickup rout might do. No pickguard need apply.

thanks Boris.

I think I posted this in the wrong section. Although I am going to make a partscaster, I guess my question has less to do with telecaster DYI and more about Tele tech.