About to start some Strat-project, couple of Qs left...

[Bierschinken]

Hi there,

I´m gonna start a Strat-project in the future but I´ve got some questions left...

1) Where is the difference between cream-colored parts and parchment?
Is parchment something like an aged white but not with the yellow-touch as cream?

2) How do I best drill those holes for the pickguard without damaging the laquer finish?

3) Has anyone a picture of a neck with flatsawn and a pic of a quartersawn maple neck?

4) Does an angled single coil fit into a HSS-Body? (Pickguard mounted)

5) What is the neck plate pad good for?

Thanks guys!

 

[Tempest]

Hi there,

I´m gonna start a Strat-project in the future but I´ve got some questions left...

1) Where is the difference between cream-colored parts and parchment?
Is parchment something like an aged white but not with the yellow-touch as cream?

2) How do I best drill those holes for the pickguard without damaging the laquer finish?

3) Has anyone a picture of a neck with flatsawn and a pic of a quartersawn maple neck?

4) Does an angled single coil fit into a HSS-Body? (Pickguard mounted)

5) What is the neck plate pad good for?

Thanks guys!

Wecome!

I can answer a couple.

4. I'm pretty sure you can.

5. It protects the finish on the body from the metal neck plate.

 

[NonsenseTele]

Does your angled single coil means bridge strat pickup? tele strat pickup? If yes, I don't really know if it will fit, but I think the bridge strat should be longer than the middle/neck...

About 2) Why don't you buy an already routed pickguard???

3) what's the doubt about quartersawn/flatsawn??
This picture should help:

Perhaps SkuttleFunk or other master guys here can explain, but what I know is Quarter sawn/Rift sawn are better for neck stability than flat...

 

[Tempest]

About 2) Why don't you buy an already routed pickguard???

I think he means the holes in the body.

 

[blue313]

1) Where is the difference between cream-colored parts and parchment?
Is parchment something like an aged white but not with the yellow-touch as cream?

Exactly.  It's kind of dusty white w/o the yellowing effect usually associated with sun fading.

2) How do I best drill those holes for the pickguard without damaging the laquer finish?

Center punch the hole and drill a pilot.  When you've got the drill centered and ready, go in reverse for a second to bevel the entrance a bit, then go forward.

4) Does an angled single coil fit into a HSS-Body? (Pickguard mounted)

Yup

 

[NonsenseTele]

About 2) Why don't you buy an already routed pickguard???

I think he means the holes in the body.

:doh:

 

[tfarny]

2) tape the pickguard down securely in the exact position that you want it. Then drill the holes carefully through the actual pickguard holes, not too deep, using a drill press. I drill three holes, then put screws in them, then drill the rest of the holes.

 

[NonsenseTele]

As tfarny says, but if you have one of those to make the first hole, helps a lot..

Don't know the name in english... It's like a big neddle, used in woodworking to make the first hole before drill...

 

[blue313]

Awl or a center punch

 

[NonsenseTele]

Awl or a center punch

Thanks  :icon_biggrin:

 

[guitlouie]

Welcome.  As for number 4, I put an angled single coil in my h-s-s routed strat with a pickguard, so it can be done, but it did take a little futzing to get it right.  I had to be careful of how I ran the wires under it, because the Hum route has a raised bit of wood in the middle, and the single coil had the potential to squash the wires in an unfriendly way.  With a little creativity and time taken, though, it most certainly can be done.

 

[Bierschinken]

Hey guys,

thanks for all your replies!
That helped a lot....

Does anyone know if i can choose frets on a full scalloped neck?
I´ve read that they only come with Dunlop 6100(?), but in the showcase are some scalloped necks without any frets!?

Btw; I´ve seen some pics of those quartersawn necks, now I know, that I´m gonna go for the flatsawn ones  :icon_biggrin:

Greetz from Germany!