Not all the PUP details include audio examples so you can here what you are getting yourself into and they provide wiring diagrams. I was doing something a little different so had a bespoke diagram created by these folk guitarelectronics.com
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You rock, good sir. Thank you for that piece of information.
I just listened to some soundbites for the metal machine hbāsā¦ Oh myā¦
The process of choosing will be fun. Theyāre pretty cheap too, so if it should happen that i get bored of them later on, itās not all that bad to switch them.
Fun fun fun!!!
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Thatās for sure. I am pondering P90s as none of my stable wears them and the 2 Washburns have the same pups, so one needs a character overhaul. But this time as I wonāt need new pots and caps Iāll use a solderless connection and the existing wiring harness. Something to think of, if you plan to change or want some quick hot swaps. I think @Mari63 used some type of crimped connectors on her handmade Tele.
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Ah, iāve been listening to soundbites and reviews of P90ās.
They donāt do it for me iām afraid. I find them to be a bit on the bright side, for me.
But thatās individual preference.
But a solderless connection, how that does work?
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A solderless connection is pretty simple. The diy kit I bought was a solderless kit, so just had wire connectors. One of the ends came out so I went to a hardware store and there were a couple of choices for connecting wires without soldering. They would have worked fine but I ended up switching the pickups, which a friend helped me with, and he brought his soldering gun. He thought that was simpler than the connectors, and if you know how to solder I would agree.
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Iām with you there Mari, that was the first soldering I had done in my life on the Affinity Pimp and it resembled a lava flow. 
Did you just use those crimped type connectors, if I recall ?
May try something on this on the HB32 when I get round to it.
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I hesitated to comment here as Iām in the US and canāt speak to the overseas shipping details for GFS Guitar Pickups. This may be helpful to someone else in the US? I have been totally won over by the quality and value of their pickups and the Kwikplug system. I wish I had found out about these sooner.
Learn to solder folks, itās not that hard, and a very good skill to have if you are going to do any work in your guitarās guts. Itās not that tough, and there are plenty of tutorials out there.
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Agreed. This is a skill that comes in very handy from time to time.
Toby, I planned to use the pre-made connectors that came with the diy kit, red connectors in photo just plug into each other, but I ended up using different pickups and so soldered all the wires (you canāt just take these ends off and put them on other wires).
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Small update: the adhesive film, apparantly called āfrisketfilmā is being delivered today. This will allow me to seal of parts of the body i want in a different color, or to add āsomethingā. What that will be, i donāt know yet, but at least itās one step further in the process.
For the colors, i was thinking along these lines, allthough i have no idea on how to get the green/yellow effect.
That last was is very nice. Iād like one that looked like that but that second blue is also very nice.
I very much like the green/yellow job, although i havenāt got a clue on how to achieve that effect.
Maybe, since itās the first, iām going to go for a blue/white combo. Something along the lines of the examples. Keep it simple. Itāll be challenging enough for a first time.
Next up, disassembly of the guitar. (happening this week. 
)
Small update: the dissasembly happened and went quite well. Apart from some blob of solder, which i think is pure metal. It didnāt melt at all. So i hade to clip the cable.
The patient:
Tomorrow will be sanding, priming and painting. All in 1 day, if possible. (the spray cans i bought tell me itās possible, soā¦)
Canāt waitā¦
Still havenāt decided on how the colours will be added, but iāll get an idea before tomorrow. Iāll open up a bottle of wine this evening. 
A good idea never starts with a salad.
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Great, keep us up to date @GrytPipe !
When I had a crack at spraying my bike tank, lots of lighter coats was definitely the way to go and make sure the primer is chemically compatible with the top coat if your using one (
donāt ask ).
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Well, theyāre all from the same manufacturer and for the same materials. So, it should work.
Fingers crossed!
Missed the update and breakdown pics, brought back memories of butchering the Affinity !
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Small update: the first coat of primer has been sprayed, but with a few problemsā¦ Since this is my first run (ever) with a spray can, i didnāt know what to expect. And it shows. Seems there are a few problems that need to be sorted.
You canāt really see it on the pictures, i think, but i got some sanding to do on the body. The neck went a lot better and even got itās first color. (yay!!)
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Ok, another small update. Itās become clear that this is not happening in one day. The primer, (allthough it says āquick dryingā) is anyting but quickly drying.
This has probably something to do with the weather conditions out here as well. Itās slightly below 15Ā°C, so it doesnāt dry all that well.
Iāll leave it where it is now and come back tomorrow for a look.
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Small update: today i found yet another way how not to paint the body of a guitar.
After sanding down the first try (see pictures above) i painted the body and the neck again. Same colour. The painting with cans is done in a garden shed. (i donāt have any other options, besides going outside in the garden. ).
The advantage of a shed is great airflow, which is also itās greatest disadvantage.
This time around, the paint attracted things like dust and other particles floating in the air, which decided to reside in the paint itself.
Not good. 
Oh, and another thing, if the can says āquick dryingā, believe me, itās not. Not by a long shot.
Iāve learned that (at least this type of paint) it needs at least a whole day and night to be handled again.
Having received some inspiration for a decoration, i tried to apply that today. (knowing that i had to start over again any way).
I wonāt tell too much right now, because i want it to be a surprise, but i can say this: be very very carefull with masking tape.
Leave even the slightest gap and the paint you apply will find it and it will flow into that gap.
Not what i intended at all.
So, next up, i see myself forced to go out and buy some more sanding paper, some more primer, colour and clear coating. (I havenāt bought any clear coating yet)
Mental note: donāt go with the cheap stuff, but rather buy some of the better materials. Motip is more expensive, but iām guessing they have better paints and primers than what iām currently using.
Next weekend: sanding it all back down to the wood, and getting a flat and clear surface, and start all over again.
Letās see if i can get it right this time.
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