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Here are a set of locking hipshot tuners with pearl buttons on a strat wenge neck.

Sorry for a slow response stratamania..I have been away for 4 days.  I used  a spray gun.. Luckily I have an automotive paint shop that would mix me the color in small quantities like 250ml.

No worries Stratamania. The color is ocean turquoise of course. I painted it in acrylic lacquer. I obtained the paint code for  an early 60's Mustang which is what Leo used apparently. It is over grey undercoat with a few layers of clear over the top. The headstock is the same color..probably...

I used a modified dremel router. I made a smaller base similar to the one stew mac sells. I also bought a set of 4 micro router bits, the smallest is 1/32" ! The hardest part was trying to figure out how to mark such a dark wood as wenge. I ended up getting a stick on label that was a decent...

I have completed a tribute to the '62 Stratocaster using my Warmoth Jazzmaster neck that I had lying around . I  used a no-name swamp ash body that required a fair bit of love and attention. It is painted in ocean turquoise... always have loved  that color !! It has a traditional single ply...

I have inlaid some mother of pearl onto two of my wenge necks. One on my Cabronita and the other onto my Jazzmaster.They were looking like they needed something on there!!

I have those frets on one of my Warmoth Jazzmaster necks. They feel very similar to the frets on my SRV Stratocaster. They are probably just a little wider overall but the feel is very close . The SRV has a 1 5/8" neck width .

Has anybody used a rear routed Strat body and fitted a normal pickguard to the body?  Are there any issues I should be aware of..Thanks

I finished this Tele before Christmas , but over the break I decided to fit  a Graphtec Ghost system to it so that I had a bigger choice in tone. I had to rout the rear cavity out to a larger size but other than that I am very happy with the result. I like the fact that the only visible sign of...

A spark eroder works!!  If you happen to have one laying around...... :(

Tele with showcase alder body,black red yellow burst. Wenge/ziricote neck,stainless jumbo frets.TV Jones powertron plus pickup. Hipshot locking tuners.

Why don't Warmoth do a Telemaster with all of the La Cabronita options? E.G. rear rout, Routing to suit the TV jones pickups etc?

I'm thinking of getting a wenge/wenge Warmoth pro neck with  ss6150 frets and I like the idea of an earvana black Tusq nut..Any thoughts??

I've recently finished a Jazzmaster guitar and as would be expected due to the body size on these things, it felt pretty heavy. I just checked it and it is a portly 9.9 lbs! It sounds very resonant and I am happy with it, but I was curious how much similar guitars weighed. Also some of the LP...

tis a vintage style rotary selector switch for the pickups...