DIY Acoustic-Electric Hybrid Telecaster Guitar Build: Episode 1

This is my most complicated lock-down build. I love the Fender Acoustasonic, and the Taylor T5 series. Both are pretty expensive though, and I’m not sure how much use I could give one. It seemed like an interesting idea to have a go at building my own guitar with the best of both worlds. All parts have been sourced cheaply on e-bay, except the neck. I need the short scale 24“, which was very difficult to get hold of! I am making this with three pickups - A P90, a Fishman transducer and some basic piezo (cigar box type) pickups on the soundboard. There is an interesting mix of active and passive... If time and opportunity are there, I would also like to build a midi controller into the instrument. Inspiration came from these videos:- If you have any suggestions, or thoughts please leave a comment!
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