Change of plans

[Dickie Blues]

Hope all y'all are having a blessed weekend! I've had a change of plans for my build. I was gonna do an oil/dye finish all around but thought if I'm gonna be gigging with this, it should be something more stable. I'm torn between satin candy turquoise and candy blue finish and maple roasted neck with ebony fretboard. Anybody got pics of those two finishes? Gonna put a few coats of crimson guitars penetrating oil on the neck, it's like tru oil but slighty differnt. Very excited but gonna have to save up a bit more, being a millenial sucks lol! Anybody have any thoughts on mahogany vs maple vs alder for a strat body? Also, is roasted maple really worth it for durability like warping and stuff?

 

[Spud]

Hope all y'all are having a blessed weekend! I've had a change of plans for my build. I was gonna do an oil/dye finish all around but thought if I'm gonna be gigging with this, it should be something more stable. I'm torn between satin candy turquoise and candy blue finish and maple roasted neck with ebony fretboard. Anybody got pics of those two finishes? Gonna put a few coats of crimson guitars penetrating oil on the neck, it's like tru oil but slighty differnt. Very excited but gonna have to save up a bit more, being a millenial sucks lol! Anybody have any thoughts on mahogany vs maple vs alder for a strat body? Also, is roasted maple really worth it for durability like warping and stuff?

You might wanna read up on body woods a bit as the difference in tone between a maple . mahogany and alder body can be quite different. It depends on what you wanna hear. I think there are advantages and disadvantages to roasted maple vs std maple for a neck.

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Candy Turquoise is at least twice as gorgeous in person as it is in pictures. Really impressive finish. Difficult to properly capture. These pictures are pulled from an old build thread, more can be found “HERE”.

 

[Spud]

Candy Turquoise is at least twice as gorgeous in person as it is in pictures. Really impressive finish. Difficult to properly capture. These pictures are pulled from an old build thread, more can be found “HERE”.

aahhh, I see you too are a fan of the Diaddario eliptical buttons! Bravo