Have another post about having a CBG built, but also entertaining the idea of building one. I have tools, constantly build and wrench stuff but I'm kind of burned out with band, work, kids and fixing all the "Made in China" crap that's always breaking around the house.
So, here's a premade box. I was contemplating this. Is this pretty much a bolt on thing? That is bolt on the neck, router out a neck pickup slot, wire and go? Of course I'd need to know exactly how to place the bridge. It's the small stuff and the learning curve that frustrate me. However like I said, it seems that most builders are months out, so that's why I'm thinking about building one.
Anyhow, here's what I'm looking at.
I'd probably replace that mahogany with a piece of poplar as the mahogany looks ugly as hell.
And this.
http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseNeck.aspx?i=TN4109&Body=1&Path=Neck
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Looking at the pictures on the ebay listing it is as you say - a bolt and go but adding the neck pick up depends upon how picky you are with the placement. If you look closely the plank of wood you screw the neck to is held by 2 blocks of wood to the lid and one is where the neck pickup usually is. If you rout out a pickup socket here this will weaken it and if you go below this the pickup will be much lower down than a typical tele neck pick up (fine if you want it there).