Recent content by prickstein

Hi all, I built the perfect strat for me recently but the matte black finish is starting to go shiny, particularly where my body rubs against it. Any tips on how to keep a flat matte appearance to a finish? My strat for the curious- Warmoth 1 piece maple Boatneck with no face dots in satin...

Well I just won an auction an a new sunburst Mexican strat body for pretty cheap. It has a big scratch/blemish on the tummy contour but I'm going to strip it and carve a heel contour anyway. So the question still remains- do I need to apply a sealer before I start with the auto primer and matte...

I didn't realise I was trolling, whatever you mean by that.  :icon_scratch: After spending way too long perusing the fine finishes in the Warmoth showcase, I realised that I don't want to be too scared to let anyone play my guitar or clean it for fear of putting fine scratches in the finish. The...

Hi all, I'm about to start a strat project and would like to do a Joe Strummer Tele style finish on it. The plan is to acquire an alder strat body (if anyone wants to sell me one, let me know) then sculpt the heal warmoth style before stripping the finish, then applying grey auto primer then a...

OK, seems the general consensus is that the Kinmans and Invader are a mismatch. I'm not sold on the Kinmans yet. I live about a half hour drive from the Kinman factory but to tell you the truth, I've never played them personally. I work as a producer and have done some recording for a local...

Yep, gonna get me a couple of tremol-nos for my Valley Arts and Hamer but a new allrounder strat is still calling me. Besides I recently played a Warmoth boatneck and LOVED it, and I want a totally passive guitar. My others all have batteries, too much to go wrong in the heat of the moment.

Hi all, I'm in the planning stages of building the perfect guitar for me and need some advice. What I want is a strat for all occasions. I want to be able to pull classic neck/ mid p/u strat sounds sounds as well as high gain metal tones and everything in between. (Big ask, I know) The guitar...