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guhster813 · June 10th, 2008, 03:36 PM

Does anyone have a picture/diagram of what the humbucker router for a telecaster should look like? Any help is appreciated.

jwells393 · June 10th, 2008, 03:47 PM

Are you talking about the humbucker rout? Here's a PDF scan of a humbucker routing template. It can be printed actual size.

Humbucker Routing Template.

Chris Leger · June 10th, 2008, 03:49 PM

They generally look like an ordinary humbucker rout.

In one type (usually found on Gibsons, and I do my Teles this way,) the deeper parts are shorter (height-wise) than the rest of the hole, which is all that is needed for the humbucker anyway. This Stewart-MacDonald template sort of shows this type:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Te...Templates.html

Note that this rout is a little more elaborate than the one needed on a Tele, since a Gibson (inter al) usually has plastic rings that have to be screwed to the top of the guitar. For a Tele, you don't need this, and you can just hog out a rectangular hole.

On my son's MIM body, the deeper parts span the full "height" of the hole, from bridge-end to neck-end. I imagine if you check ebay for picktures of bodies, you should be able to find one like this. #EDIT# Here's one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting

Frankly, you can just route the entire hole to the same depth, as long as it's deep enough for the HB legs.

John Lipfert · June 10th, 2008, 03:50 PM

When I had my tele body routed by a local luthier, it looked like this:

Between me and Jack, are these what you're looking for?

tjalla · June 10th, 2008, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Lipfert

When I had my tele body routed by a local luthier, it looked like this:

Between me and Jack, are these what you're looking for?

wow.

Beautiful. More info on that guitar please!

John Lipfert · June 10th, 2008, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjalla

wow.

Beautiful. More info on that guitar please!

Thanks! Here are the build pages. Probably more info that you ever wanted to know! I'm getting ready to swap out the bridge, too.

guhster813 · June 10th, 2008, 11:08 PM

Hey guys thanks for all the quick reply's, that's exactly what I was looking for. I ended up calling a guitar shop and they said they will route the body and the pickguard for $60. That saves me money and time, now I won't have to buy a seperate pickguard. Thanks again for the help.

June 10th, 2008, 03:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
guhster813 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 6	Humbucker Routed Tele Does anyone have a picture/diagram of what the humbucker router for a telecaster should look like? Any help is appreciated.

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jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,282 101 Photos	Are you talking about the humbucker rout? Here's a PDF scan of a humbucker routing template. It can be printed actual size. Humbucker Routing Template. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

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guhster813 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 6	Thanks Hey guys thanks for all the quick reply's, that's exactly what I was looking for. I ended up calling a guitar shop and they said they will route the body and the pickguard for $60. That saves me money and time, now I won't have to buy a seperate pickguard. Thanks again for the help.

June 10th, 2008, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chris Leger Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Hampshire Age: 44 Posts: 923 2 Photos	They generally look like an ordinary humbucker rout. In one type (usually found on Gibsons, and I do my Teles this way,) the deeper parts are shorter (height-wise) than the rest of the hole, which is all that is needed for the humbucker anyway. This Stewart-MacDonald template sort of shows this type: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Te...Templates.html Note that this rout is a little more elaborate than the one needed on a Tele, since a Gibson (inter al) usually has plastic rings that have to be screwed to the top of the guitar. For a Tele, you don't need this, and you can just hog out a rectangular hole. On my son's MIM body, the deeper parts span the full "height" of the hole, from bridge-end to neck-end. I imagine if you check ebay for picktures of bodies, you should be able to find one like this. #EDIT# Here's one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting Frankly, you can just route the entire hole to the same depth, as long as it's deep enough for the HB legs.

June 10th, 2008, 03:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
John Lipfert Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 113 4 Photos	When I had my tele body routed by a local luthier, it looked like this: Between me and Jack, are these what you're looking for?

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