T- and S-style bodies may be routed with either top- or rear-routed control cavities. For rear-routed cavities, you have a choice of T- or S-style controls. The following table shows these options.
| Top-routed control cavities | |
|---|---|
| T-Style Top Routed Control Cavity. This is the traditional control route for this style guitar. With top routed control cavities, the pots and switches are mounted to a control plate. | ![]() |
| S-Style Top Routed Control Cavity. This route is intended to be used with a standard pickguard. The picture shows this route on a body routed for three single coil pickups. With top routed control cavities, the pots and switches are mounted to a pickguard. | ![]() |
| Rear-routed control cavities | |
| Rear Routed Control Cavities. There are three cavity shapes, depending on the body style and your choices They are shown below, along with the corresponding control holes. When you order a custom body, you get to choose which of these holes we drill/route. Or you can drill your own if these locations aren’t what you want. | |
| S-Style Control Holes | |
| S-style controls may include the following: switch slot, and three volume/tone control holes. These holes are shown in the picture to the right. | ![]() |
| T-Style Control Holes | |
| T-style controls may include the following: switch slot and two volume/tone control holes. These holes are shown in the picture to the right. | ![]() |
| LP-Style Control Holes | |
| LP-style controls may include the following: switch, two volume and two tone control holes. These holes are shown in the picture to the right. | ![]() |
| Other routes and drilling patterns are possible. If you have another control route in mind, please contact us to discuss. | |