My New Guitar Project !!

[MAX]

Originally posted by ELVIS
The body is finished...

It's a hard tail '55

I'm going to send the neck out to be finished in a period correct Nitrocellulose lacquer with a new decal as well...

SWEET!!!

Is Fender going to do that? I know (whilst trying to buy a decal. lol) that they have a very strict policy. Did you have to send them a serial number from the back of the neck or were they even printed back then?

I mean, you scored the holiest of holy's with that strat, I'm just curious as to how Fender handles such a find with serial numbers, etc?

[ELVIS]

The serial number on a '55 is stamped into the neck plate, so there's no mistaking that...

Let's see if I can find a decal...


Here!

[ELVIS]

Hmmm...

I wonder what I can use that on...

[ELVIS]

[MAX]

Hee Hee!!!

Shoot me but I never even thought of electronic bay when I was looking for them.

Regardless, Mr. Cato was kind enought to help me out.

[MAX]

Hey Elvis,

Any luck with the neck I sent you? Found anything that seems interesting?

[ELVIS]

I'm going to scallop the rest of it...

[MAX]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I'm going to scallop the rest of it...

Cool.

It was a pretty cool neck and for being so thin, I actually liked it. Again and as I've probably told you a gazillion times, I just don't dig rosewood fretboards.

Any ideas as to what kind of body you're going to throw it on?

Speaking of the neck and guitar, my drummer and I got into a bit of shit over the whole thing.

The guy who left it FOR FIVE YEARS came back due to the funeral of a mutual friend that I told you about. Anyway, he started asking about all of his gear. The dude's such a stoner, it's like "WHO MOVES AWAY FOR FIVE YEARS, LEAVES A BUNCH OF GEAR AND THEN WANTS IT BACK?!?!?!?!?!?" Especially when the drummer and the stoner weren't even good friends to begin with. lmao

So and yeah, the stoner wants me to replace that Ibanez neck and I'm like "SCREW YOU DUDE!!!" the drummer GAVE me that axe for helping to clear out the rehearsal space. PLUS, you've been gone for five years and you apparantly gave up said axe in a dope deal with the drummer, so leave me out of it moron!!!

Anyway. that makes me hope you enjoy it even more!!! Not meaning to offend anyone but it just goes to show what dope does to people.

[Diamondjimi]

Originally posted by hillbillyhell

Looks like something Hagar would play !

[mako_kimura]

Wow, E. Kind of looks like you're going to do the Hendrix thing with this guitar, cause I kept wondering what you were doing with a righty body and neck

[ELVIS]

Of course I am...

The lefty whammy on a righty body is perfect for that...

[ELVIS]

Some of those SRV Stratocasters are beautiful...







I can imagine it with a scalloped Yngwie neck, gold hardware, aged plastic parts instead of the pure white plastic and a gold anodized pickguard...

I don't care much for the light Pau Ferro wood on the fretboard, makes it look like the Mexican Standard neck. Also the SRV neck is thick and chunky while the Malmsteen neck is slim and feels very comfortable...

This may turn out to be quite a guitar...

[ELVIS]

By the way, that guitar I just posted the pics of is on ebay and the opening bid is over $2000...

They don't give that SRV stuff away...

[ELVIS]

I was trying to explain to some of ya'll how much of a good deal that SRV body is for a measly $228 for a perfect body without a scratch...

Look how much this went for! I was considering passing on the SRV and bidding on it back when it was only at $100 or so...

[ELVIS]

I'm curious to see what this neck goes for...

It's at $316 now with four days left...

I paid $299 with the vintage tuning keys...



I don't care for the large headstock on the Yngwie model. Too busy or something...

I like the small headstock of the first generation Yngwie model...



That little messed area will be taken care of ASAP!