Last night I spent some time again on the guitar with some further assembly activities.
First of all, I extended the shielding paint from the routed pickup cavities to the top of the body, so that I could more easily connect the cavities' shieldings, pickguard, bridge and control board to ground.
Also, I painted the inside of the hole for the input jack with the shielding paint.
I then mounted the strap buttons:
(I deliberately mounted the front button a bit further down the tip rather than placing it exactly horizontally, hoping to reduce the pull / wear on the button over time, as this way, the direction of force is shifted a bit towards the inside of the body, plus some added friction between the strap and the body once hooked up.)
I then mounted the input jack, just to find out that the jack plate would not sit flush with the body.
Checking the net and my books, I found out that this is normal for Teles, but first of all the jack plate has fairly sharp edges, and frankly I dont like the look.
I then removed the jack again, and using a chisel, I carefully widened the opening of the hole, so that the jack plate would fit better.
Afterwards, I covered the naked wood with some wax and shielding paint again, and mounted the jack back in. (I also used the opportunity and sanded down the jack plate a bit to give it less of a shiny look.)
Now, I like it much better:
First of all, I extended the shielding paint from the routed pickup cavities to the top of the body, so that I could more easily connect the cavities' shieldings, pickguard, bridge and control board to ground.
Also, I painted the inside of the hole for the input jack with the shielding paint.
I then mounted the strap buttons:
I then mounted the input jack, just to find out that the jack plate would not sit flush with the body.
Checking the net and my books, I found out that this is normal for Teles, but first of all the jack plate has fairly sharp edges, and frankly I dont like the look.
I then removed the jack again, and using a chisel, I carefully widened the opening of the hole, so that the jack plate would fit better.
Afterwards, I covered the naked wood with some wax and shielding paint again, and mounted the jack back in. (I also used the opportunity and sanded down the jack plate a bit to give it less of a shiny look.)
Now, I like it much better:
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