Raided the Strat Parts Bin...
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and came up with this...
It's a bit of a partscaster - a 2006 sunburst body, Fender American Vintage '57 re issue pickups, roadworn pickguard, Fender American Vintage '57 re issue bridge and a '50's neck, from Warmoth. Period decal applied by the previous owner of the neck I should add...
All bolted, screwed and soldered together with love and care by yours truly. I'm rather pleased with it to be honest - plays great and the vintage pick ups really do sound nice...
Cheers
DC
It's a bit of a partscaster - a 2006 sunburst body, Fender American Vintage '57 re issue pickups, roadworn pickguard, Fender American Vintage '57 re issue bridge and a '50's neck, from Warmoth. Period decal applied by the previous owner of the neck I should add...
All bolted, screwed and soldered together with love and care by yours truly. I'm rather pleased with it to be honest - plays great and the vintage pick ups really do sound nice...
Cheers
DC
gingerpaul said:
That looks fantastic. Did you just happen to have the parts lying around or did you collect them all for this project?
Cheers - it started with a bridge and bone nut I had lying around and then got a touch out of control and I collected the rest as and when it came up. I was hoping for an American Vintage neck but no luck there - not at a sensible price anyhow!Cheers
DC
I fancied having a go at building a Strat myself a little while ago so it's nice to see they can come out so nicely. I didn't bother in the end because I managed to get a classic player strat for a very good price second hand. It's very similar to yours actually, with the only obvious difference being that mine has a rosewood neck. I'll have to take a few pictures and put them on the "show us your guitars" thread.
Evangelion said:
I built this Tele in pretty much the same way. Waited ages for the body and neck to come up on eBay (no way was I paying the full price, £150 for a body and £175 for a neck). Pickups are from a Jap '62 reissue Tele Custom.
Looks great - I was originally thinking Daphne Blue for the body but same as you, couldn't get one at a decent price. Still, sunburst is good!
Cheers
DC
Funny you should say that, there's a Sonic Blue one on eBay at the mo.
It's not cheap though.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stratocaster-Strat-Guitar-Bo...
It's not cheap though.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stratocaster-Strat-Guitar-Bo...
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