'54 Z-Caster

[swarfrat]

I do not like the aesthetics of the Z, but what I intuit and hear of its functiionality is growing on me.  I'm especially eager to hear about that 7.25" fatback.

 

[Jet-Jaguar]

Looking forward to this.  Kinda hoping Warmoth will make this a standard orderable thing.

 

[Patriot54]

Looking forward to this.  Kinda hoping Warmoth will make this a standard orderable thing.

I would love to see that too - when this project is done, I'll add it to the suggestions thread and maybe trace some templates so if anyone else wants to do a top rout Z they won't have to start from scratch.

Besides the vintage burst, I think it would also look great in solid black or red with the white pickguard.

 

[Patriot54]

The Z-Caster getting shipped off to Tonarville...  :headbang1:

Tonar will be posting pics of his progress here. This might be the first vintage Z-Caster in existence..... or is it?  :glasses10:

 

[Nando Vallart]

I'm really liking it! Such a good idea!

 

[DangerousR6]

The Z-Caster getting shipped off to Tonarville...  :headbang1:

Tonar will be posting pics of his progress here. This might be the first vintage Z-Caster in existence..... or is it?  :glasses10:

Nice fotochop... :icon_biggrin:

 

[Patriot54]

What Fotochop? That's an authentic photo from the 1950s, after a young Leo Fender gave Buddy Holly a newly designed guitar he was working on. Buddy brought the only known prototype on a fateful plane flight, and the rest is music folklore. I based the Warmoth Z-Caster on this rare photograph I unearthed from the um.... Library of Congress. That's the story I'm sticking to.

 

[DangerousR6]

What Fotochop? That's an authentic photo from the 1950s, after a young Leo Fender gave Buddy Holly a newly designed guitar he was working on. Buddy brought the only known prototype on a fateful plane flight, and the rest is music folklore. I based the Warmoth Z-Caster on this rare photograph I unearthed from the um.... Library of Congress. That's the story I'm sticking to.

Right...you just keep telling yourself that.... :icon_thumright:

 

[Patriot54]

What Fotochop? That's an authentic photo from the 1950s, after a young Leo Fender gave Buddy Holly a newly designed guitar he was working on. Buddy brought the only known prototype on a fateful plane flight, and the rest is music folklore. I based the Warmoth Z-Caster on this rare photograph I unearthed from the um.... Library of Congress. That's the story I'm sticking to.

Right...you just keep telling yourself that.... :icon_thumright:

I'll keep telling that story until even I believe it. And she's getting an old school tweed case... maybe I'll relic it to back up my story (the case, not the guitar).  :laughing7:

You want to start drawing this up? I have it in bitmap format too. Also, can you do it on nickel instead of chrome?

 

[Patriot54]

What Fotochop? That's an authentic photo from the 1950s, after a young Leo Fender gave Buddy Holly a newly designed guitar he was working on. Buddy brought the only known prototype on a fateful plane flight, and the rest is music folklore. I based the Warmoth Z-Caster on this rare photograph I unearthed from the um.... Library of Congress. That's the story I'm sticking to.

Right...you just keep telling yourself that.... :icon_thumright:

This is weird coincidence, but I just saw on Facebook that yesterday was the anniversary of Leo's death. RIP.

 

[DangerousR6]

What Fotochop? That's an authentic photo from the 1950s, after a young Leo Fender gave Buddy Holly a newly designed guitar he was working on. Buddy brought the only known prototype on a fateful plane flight, and the rest is music folklore. I based the Warmoth Z-Caster on this rare photograph I unearthed from the um.... Library of Congress. That's the story I'm sticking to.

Right...you just keep telling yourself that.... :icon_thumright:

I'll keep telling that story until even I believe it. And she's getting an old school tweed case... maybe I'll relic it to back up my story (the case, not the guitar).  :laughing7:

You want to start drawing this up? I have it in bitmap format too. Also, can you do it on nickel instead of chrome?

I sure will... :icon_thumright:

 

[Patriot54]

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[Tonar8352]

The Z has landed; it already got a coat of grain filler and is on a stick!

 

[Patriot54]

Hell yeah! I'm so excited to see photos of this body getting finished!  :guitaristgif:

 

[bbl4ck]

I gotta follow this one :icon_thumright:
Very cool build...
:rock-on:

 

[ThePhilosopher]

I've always wondered how a Z would look with a guard; sexy, that's how.

 

[NLD09]

This is so cool. I'll be following as well.

 

[Tonar8352]

Burstday.

 

[bagman67]

Dayum.  That looks mighty nice.

 

[Patriot54]

Hell yeah - happy burstday to me. Seeing this has put a permanent smile on my face for the rest of the day.

Everything about it looks really incredible - exactly what I wanted. This guitar is going to be a freak of nature when fully assembled!  :headbang1: