{"id":9120,"date":"2016-06-21T10:16:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T15:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=9120"},"modified":"2016-06-21T11:41:35","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T16:41:35","slug":"how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-making-a-p-bass-pickup-routing-template-for-the-pickguard-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-making-a-p-bass-pickup-routing-template-for-the-pickguard-part-1.html","title":{"rendered":"How to build a bass guitar – Making a P bass pickup routing template for the pickguard – part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: Each half of this particular P pickup<\/em> is 56mm long, but to make a template and include the nubs where mounting screws go, the drill points are 54mm center-to-center; this will make more sense as you read through this article. For any questions you have about this, please post a comment below.<\/p>\n

Additional note: This is an older method of creating a template when there is no CNC machine nor computer available.<\/strong> A template of this type is done using plain old measurements and math.<\/p>\n

Tools needed are a drafting mechanical pencil with the smallest lead point (such as 0.3mm) and drafting paper. Rulers, a drafting square, a circle template (because it is easier to draw small circles with the template compared to a compass,) and a straight edge are also needed, and a well lit drawing area, preferably under a strong work light.<\/p>\n

Below: Close-up of the drawing of the P-Bass pickup.<\/p>\n

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Below: Back of the drawing is covered with double-stick tape and adhered to hardboard (which is what the template will be ultimately made out of.)<\/p>\n

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Below: Marking the center point. Note that the center point is the INSIDE line, which is a 1mm difference inboard from the edge of the actual pickup. The 1mm difference is particular to this specific pickup design, i.e. is it not universally true that a 1mm spacing will always fit.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1925\"<\/p>\n

Below: At the drill press using 1\/2″ forstner bit (the forstner makes a very clean, accurate hole.) The template is being softly held in place by hand; the forstner bit will find its own way through the template cleanly.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1926\"<\/p>\n

Below: Hole has been cut.<\/p>\n

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Below: Second hole about to be drilled. Note: The pilot hole was made by the same forstner bit, but done with manual by-hand movement just to mark the point more prominently.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1928\"<\/p>\n

Below: Hole drilled. There will typically be a fair amount of hardboard waste on top of the template due to the fact the waste has nowhere else to go.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1929\"<\/p>\n

Below: Hardboard waste cleared, second hole drilled successfully.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1930\"<\/p>\n

Below: Drill press not<\/em><\/strong> running, but checking the location of bit to hole. Chuck is being rotated by hand to check the outside of the bit edge fits the drawn hole correctly.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1933\"<\/p>\n

Third hole drilled successfully.<\/p>\n

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Below: Another manual check of the bit to hole.<\/p>\n

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Below: Final hole drilled successfully.<\/p>\n

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In part 2, we will use a jig saw to cut away the proper P pickup shape, use files for adjustment and then fit the pickup to the template.<\/p>\n

Where are the rest of the build steps?
You can view them all here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Note: Each half of this particular P pickup is 56mm long, but to make a template and include the nubs where mounting screws go, the drill points are 54mm center-to-center; this will make more sense as you read through this article. For any questions you have about this, please post a comment below. Additional note: … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[78],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}