Ran pickup wires through mounting holes. Why must ye mock me so, Lord? - Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/ Guitar Making Forums en-GB Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:31:19 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Ran pickup wires through mounting holes. Why must ye mock me so, Lord? https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26991 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 02:09:16 +0000 Oof, that’s a classic "why did I do that?" moment—we’ve all been there! At least you caught it before everything was fully buttoned up. Annoying, but hey, just part of the DIY guitar-building adventure, right? Hope the rerouting goes smoothly, and can’t wait to hear how the Purple Mustang turns out!

]]> Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad nethanpaul86 https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26991 RE: Ran pickup wires through mounting holes. Why must ye mock me so, Lord? https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26821 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:18:48 +0000 As Harry Enfild once said, "You don't wanna do it like that" 🤣 

]]> Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad NSJ https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26821 RE: Ran pickup wires through mounting holes. Why must ye mock me so, Lord? https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26813 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:53:46 +0000 Ah @somethingnicer, that sucks, I feel for you, man.

Still, I bet you never do it again!

]]> Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad Dan Hawkes https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26813 RE: Ran pickup wires through mounting holes. Why must ye mock me so, Lord? https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26812 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:38:52 +0000 Oooft! It happens to the best of us.... 🙄 

]]> Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad mark bailey https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26812 RE: Ran pickup wires through mounting holes. Why must ye mock me so, Lord? https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26810 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:35:48 +0000 Measure twice, cut once... or beter say: Look closely, solder 1 time. 😭 🤣 

]]> Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad Benjamin Schwillens https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26810 Ran pickup wires through mounting holes. Why must ye mock me so, Lord? https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26809 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:20:24 +0000 Purple Mustang is finally dry, so I’ve been assembling and finally got down to electronics and I realized I ran my pickup wires through the mounting holes… so now I need to unpot them and reroute the  wire….. I don’t need any help, just commiserate with me 😭

]]> Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad SomethingNicer https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/guitar-er-when-guitar-builds-go-bad/ran-pickup-wires-through-mounting-holes-why-must-ye-mock-me-so-lord/#post-26809