Daphne blue strat

[JamesL]

I never posted any good pics of this guitar, so I figured I'd do so now :toothy11:

I originally meant for this guitar to have that classic blue/white guard look.. But it didn't turn out that way. So this is what came out.

It's not supposed to look pretty, a workhorse, nothing fancy.  :icon_biggrin:

This camera takes crapass pics btw. Sorry

 

[exaN]

That's sick man, I love blue with maple necks, great build :headbang:.

 

[lafromla1]

That's one of my favorite colors on strats.  And the black pickguard looks sharp. Very classy look :icon_thumright:

 

[JaySwear]

looks great! love the black guard on there. just curious, what about the specs / pickups etc?

 

[JamesL]

The body is mahogany
Maple/maple neck 6150 frets, compound radius
Sperzel tuners
W pickguard, Carvin AP11, AP11R, AP11 pickups (Which are amazing btw)
Wilkinson trem. which is currently locked down, but when in use I love.
White corian nut from W which is coming off tomorrow and it's gonna get a Black tusq nut

Thanks for the kind words guys!

 

[m4rk0]

I love that one!!!

didn't they make you sell it because you had to play whatever you had to endorse?

did you ever tell us what happened to that band you were in??

 

[weldfish]

Nice color, slap a tortoise shell pick guard on it and I will take it :blob7: :guitarplayer2: arty07: :kewlpics:

 

[JamesL]

They didn't make me sell anything. I just couldn't play anything except ltd/ESP on stage. Especially schecter. Apparently schecter and ltd have beef.

No. I never did explain, but basically it had to do with uh... Me and bassist having trouble. And him repeatedly trying to make me use drugs, and that's just not my thing. Never has been. Never will be.

 

[pabloman]

This one is mine.

 

[m4rk0]

They didn't make me sell anything. I just couldn't play anything except ltd/ESP on stage. Especially schecter. Apparently schecter and ltd have beef.

No. I never did explain, but basically it had to do with uh... Me and bassist having trouble. And him repeatedly trying to make me use drugs, and that's just not my thing. Never has been. Never will be.

aha good for you!.. I am sure another opportunity will come along! oh and on selling the strat, at least I got half the story right

 

[JamesL]

It's all good, I have an amazing job now that I get paid very well for and I don't have to do much, not stressed or tired haha

 

[Strat Avenger]

'Looks cool.

BTW: What's the purpose of blocking the "trem"?  I know Clapton is famous for it, but what's the reason?

 

[JamesL]

For it to stay in tune! haha, at least til I get a new nut on it.

Or to make it a hardtail.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[Strat Avenger]

Why would that affect the tuning?  I have 5 springs on mine, sitting flat against the body. It doesn't move.

 

[JamesL]

Cause I don't have 5 springs and I'm not gonna buy them for that purpose when I have a ton of scrap lumber laying around haha  ccasion14:

So it locks the bridge down for the time being.  :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:

 

[tomroffey666]

Nice build mate! Don't see many people using carvin pick-ups. Good to see you like them!