A Strat is born...

[ELVIS]

And I have the one with the cheap floyd...

Good guitar, but the cheap floyd is just that...cheap...

Haven't got around to upgrading yet...

[Dan]

^^^ alright if you're 9 feet tall.

He's Almost That Height.

[jhale667]

I saw a cool as shit Allparts Strat body at NAMM that got me thinking about another non-Floyded 3 SC build...it was a 2-tone burst with a satin finish rather than the usual super-high gloss clear topcoat. It'd be perfect for a relic job, but it only comes in Alder...not my fave wood tone-wise, but it sure is purty!

[sadaist]

The Discovery Channel did a tour of the Gibson plant for one of their "how'd they build that" shows a few years back... you gotta figure it's a more labor-intensive process with the glued-in neck and the laminate top, etc. - but still, they ARE a bit steep in price...

I watched that. Pretty cool. The Fender factory is very close to where I live. Would LOVE to work there. I'm sure there are some basic things I could start off as I learned. But I'm sure a billion applications are received every year.

[jhale667]

I watched that. Pretty cool. The Fender factory is very close to where I live. Would LOVE to work there. I'm sure there are some basic things I could start off as I learned. But I'm sure a billion applications are received every year.

I'm sure they get tons. A guitar blogger friend of mine (who's a pretty awesome classical player in her own right) works at the main FMIC office in Scottsdale ...seems like a dream gig either way.

[Matt White]

1968 Reissue Strat.....I think I got it brand new in 1996

Put the Yngwie pickups in the bridge & Neck............

Have to get back around to putting the original pickup covers back on 'em though! LMAO

[jhale667]

Here's my two traditional Strat mutts...built the Sunburst one in 2001 with Warmoth parts, built the Purple one in 2004 from a body I found in a pawnshop in Van Nuys and a Warmoth neck. They both sport the same Dimarzio Virtual Vintage pickup combo (Solo, '54, and Blues models) and Fender America Vintage bridges. They both sound killer, but the Purple one SLAYS the Sunburst one sound-wise - it's a 1-piece Ash body as opposed to the Sunburst's 3-piece Mahogany/Flamed Maple drop-top. Though I always order necks to the same specs contour and nut-width-wise, the Sunburst's neck shape is a little fatter and not quite as comfortable as my other necks, might swap it out for another one someday...At some point I wanna put FU Strat Big Blocks on the bridges.




For some reason my BB camera hates pearloid pickguards...it's almost impossible to take a picture of 'em that doesn't come out at least slightly blurry...weird.

[ashstralia]

i'm about to rebuild my mid 80's japanese 62 reissue...

all new dimarzio pots switch etc. with a protrack and a pair of area 61's.

photo's soon

[jhale667]

A guy asked me to build one for him a couple of weeks ago...figuring I'd be a nice guy I quoted him a price roughly $200 over what the parts would cost me and he balked...what, like I'm supposed to do it for FREE??

[ashstralia]

you gotta get at least 30 bucks an hour, j.

[jhale667]

you gotta get at least 30 bucks an hour, j.

Agreed, I thought it was a better than fair quote...