The garage here in Ohio makes it too cold to work on my Mopars this time of year. I've been buildling electric guitars during the cold weather. My current project is a guitar I'm modifying to be a telecaster esquire and I want it to have an automotive theme. This style of guitar was first released in 1950 but it's wiring changed in 1951 and has remained unchanged eversince. Therefore, I know I want either a 1950/1951 license plate somewhere on the guitar (probably 1951). I'm open to painting the license plate any color (MAKE SUGGESTIONS)
The upper pickup cavity of the guitar will be unused (the esquire only has the bridge pickup) so I want to put something automotive in that space. My ideas so far are 1) spark plug, 2) piece of speedometer, 3) odometer, 4) radio faceplate. MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR OTHER ITEMS.
I'd also like to put some automotive knobs on the controls. Ideally, they would be Mopar knobs. I like the one's that read "choke" "throttle" "lights"; PLEASE MAKE SUGGESTIONS. PLEASE POST PICTURES OF KNOBS, AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOME FOR SALE.
It might be hard to see in the pictures, but there is a three way switch in the control plate, I was thinking maybe a knob off a heater slide. PLEASE MAKE SUGGESTIONS
I'D LIKE TO HEAR ANY AND ALL IDEAS!
Here are few mock up pictures.
My staring point:
Gutted:
Here is a style of know that would make for good Volumn and Tone control knobs. But I'd prefer Mopar knobs if I can find them.
The upper pickup cavity of the guitar will be unused (the esquire only has the bridge pickup) so I want to put something automotive in that space. My ideas so far are 1) spark plug, 2) piece of speedometer, 3) odometer, 4) radio faceplate. MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR OTHER ITEMS.
I'd also like to put some automotive knobs on the controls. Ideally, they would be Mopar knobs. I like the one's that read "choke" "throttle" "lights"; PLEASE MAKE SUGGESTIONS. PLEASE POST PICTURES OF KNOBS, AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOME FOR SALE.
It might be hard to see in the pictures, but there is a three way switch in the control plate, I was thinking maybe a knob off a heater slide. PLEASE MAKE SUGGESTIONS
I'D LIKE TO HEAR ANY AND ALL IDEAS!
Here are few mock up pictures.
My staring point:
Gutted:
Here is a style of know that would make for good Volumn and Tone control knobs. But I'd prefer Mopar knobs if I can find them.
