Blue Strat replica (Weezer content)

[Lames]

@kerouac What fretboard radius and type of Nut did you use for your Cuomocaster?

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[kerouac]

@kerouac What fretboard radius and type of Nut did you use for your Cuomocaster?

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10-16 compound radius and a graphite nut

Amazing photos @mywhitenoise - how was the gig?

 

[mywhitenoise]

10-16 compound radius and a graphite nut

Amazing photos @mywhitenoise - how was the gig?

It was everything I could hope for. They played a bunch of deep cuts, including "Angel and the One", a song I had been requesting for many years, and it was only the second time they played it! It was at The Constellation Room, a small 250 capacity venue.

 

[Lames]

Thank you @kerouac.
From what i've read in this thread it's kind of debatable whether there was a Black Ice mod/passive overdrive in the OG Blue strat, there's some evidence to prove that there isn't one. But is there any evidence that there was one in the guitar at all? Besides the Rivers Equipment page on Weezerpedia

 

[Wheelbirds]

Howdy folks, been lurking in this thread as well—thanks for sharing this awesome research!

Wanted to ask if y’all are running 250K or 500K pots in your builds and if you have any guesses as to what’s in either the Red or Blue strats.

Thanks! Also thought this info from Pat on the ProSoundWeb forum was interesting. Was the original Blue actually 7/8 or was he mistaken? Seems like an odd detail to mention.

 

[Wheelbirds]

Thank you @kerouac.
From what i've read in this thread it's kind of debatable whether there was a Black Ice mod/passive overdrive in the OG Blue strat, there's some evidence to prove that there isn't one. But is there any evidence that there was one in the guitar at all? Besides the Rivers Equipment page on Weezerpedia

Also I know that some of the Weezerpedia gear info was updated in the past ~4ish years by someone that spoke with Jason about guitar info (might be old news at this point though).

 

[kerouac]

@Wheelbirds That's interesting - I've never heard that before. It looks like it's standard spec, but that's just basing it on the pickguard in relation to the body. I'll have to find a head-on photo and see which one it matches.

I used two 500k volumes in the blue one, but I'm thinking of trying it with neck volume + master volume. Red one has 500k volume and tone (push/pull coil split) with 22nf capacitor. Wired for HSH with a 5 way switch, but the middle pickup isn't working.

 

[fridgelightbulb]

Was the original Blue actually 7/8 or was he mistaken? Seems like an odd detail to mention.

Definitely a mistake from Pat.

The Warmoth 7/8 uses a smaller pickguard made by Warmoth since they’re not compatible with a full-sized one.

Here’s the original blue strat with a Fender strat pickguard, it’s not screwed on but it’s clear it wouldn’t be problem if it were since it aligns perfectly.