parts!

i ordered most of the parts this past weekend from a couple of ebay stores.  the strap locks look as good as guitar center for $6!  i also have tuners, bridge, jack, jack plate, pickups, knobs, neck plate, switch, and string trees on the way for less than $60.  the tremolo/whammy isn't going to be in stock for 4-6 weeks.  there's no hurry with all the cold weather right now.  i doubt i will get the body ready for a couple months, so it could be awhile between updates.

known parts left to acqure:  whammy/tremolo, pickguard screws, finished neck, maybe a nut, strap, gig bag, paint, and poplar scrap for trem cavity.

stuff i already have:  shielding, wire, pick guard material, volume pot, lacquer, body

hope to end up with:  a decent playing orange jazzmaster style guitar with black pick guard and chrome hardware.

tremolo terror

does anyone know what kind of tremolo fits this routing?

cavity search

this is kind of what i was afraid of when i first took it out of the box. i am either limited to the standard jazzmaster/jaguar tremolo or i need to fill it properly with a piece of wood that is cut to fit.

about what i expected

here's the guitar body i won in an ebay auction. do you think i can turn it into an orange jazzmaster?  we'll see, but first i got to dig the epoxy or whatever that garbage in the tremolo route is.

body acquired

i won a ratty old guitar body on ebay.  in the picture it looks like i should be able to make it look like a jazzmaster with some minor modifications.  i can't wait to receive it.