First Build, Sexy Strat

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gnome

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her name's Candy, and she's basically guitar porn  :laughing7:


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ill run you down on her stats

mahogany body with zebrawood top
maple neck, rosewood finger board, V back contour and vintage size frets
pair of lace hemi-buckers

sounds absolutely fantastic, i can record some clips if you want

:hello2: im very pleased with how this came out, sounds better than i expected and looks gorgeous now all i gotta do is take her in for a poper setup cos im not great at that.
 
Cool! I know zebra isn't everybody's favorite wood, but I like it sometimes. This is one of those times.
 
kreig said:
NonsenseTele said:
interesting... very different!  :icon_thumright:
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ditto
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+2

BTW, how do you like the Schaller bridge?  I had one on a Strat and hated it.  Everytime I bent the high E string above the 15 fret, the string would pop out of the roller.

Just a thought:  are you going to trim the excess string lengths from the tuning machines?

Edit:  after noticing the guitar in the background of your last pic, I guess not.  :icon_scratch:
 
Just a thought:  are you going to trim the excess string lengths from the tuning machines?
Edit:  after noticing the guitar in the background of your last pic, I guess not.   :icon_scratch:
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BTW -They are called "Cat Whiskers" Doc and all my guitars have them .  :headbang1:
but you need to kink and bend them so as not to poke your eye out !
 
kreig said:
Just a thought:  are you going to trim the excess string lengths from the tuning machines?
Edit:  after noticing the guitar in the background of your last pic, I guess not.   :icon_scratch:
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BTW -They are called "Cat Whiskers" Doc and all my guitars have them .  :headbang1:
but you need to kink and bend them so as not to poke your eye out !
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My Grandma used to say, "Its always fun 'til someone loses an eye."  :toothy12:

If you like them like that, more power to ya.  :icon_thumright:
 
We need pics of the back.  If you haven't already, you should hit DangerousR6 up for a custom neck plate.   :icon_thumright:

Remember that old song by Marcy's Playground, "I like sex and candy..."
 
I really like the concept, but for some reason this one is not working for me.. but I can see why you love it! so congrats!  :icon_biggrin:
and yes, the headstock is freaking me out too.. reminds me of a "swinger"

btw, I couldn't live with the whiskers..I would be too distracted and annoyed to play it :)
 
Marko said:
I really like the concept, but for some reason this one is not working for me.. but I can see why you love it! so congrats!  :icon_biggrin:
and yes, the headstock is freaking me out too.. reminds me of a "swinger"

btw, I couldn't live with the whiskers..I would be too distracted and annoyed to play it :)
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+1 Marko, I think it's the pickguard  :icon_scratch:
 
DocNrock said:
kreig said:
NonsenseTele said:
interesting... very different!  :icon_thumright:
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ditto
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+2

BTW, how do you like the Schaller bridge?  I had one on a Strat and hated it.  Everytime I bent the high E string above the 15 fret, the string would pop out of the roller.

Just a thought:  are you going to trim the excess string lengths from the tuning machines?

Edit:  after noticing the guitar in the background of your last pic, I guess not.   :icon_scratch:
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i quite liek this bridge i havnt had any problems so far, having said that i dont tend to play past that high so who knows..


and i do intead on cutting the whiskers off iv just been lazy... i might do tht now



willyk said:
Marko said:
I really like the concept, but for some reason this one is not working for me.. but I can see why you love it! so congrats!  :icon_biggrin:
and yes, the headstock is freaking me out too.. reminds me of a "swinger"

btw, I couldn't live with the whiskers..I would be too distracted and annoyed to play it :)
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+1 Marko, I think it's the pickguard  :icon_scratch:
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you don't like the pickguard?

i was originally going to just get a matte black pickguard but as i was ordering the parts i got exited by the idea of tortoiseshell... dunno about it i might still spray it black


and why's everyone rippin on my headstock... i chose supreme versatility, a guitar that can also be used for self defense  :icon_thumright:
 
i could never have cream coloured nything on a guitar... i really dislike the colour
 
I think a black pickguard and trimming the strings would go a long way.  JMHO.  :icon_thumright:
 
you'll all be pleased to know she has had a haircut as has the guitar in the background


so black pickguard or leave tortoise shell? what you think?
 
gnome said:
you'll all be pleased to know she has had a haircut as has the guitar in the background


so black pickguard or leave tortoise shell? what you think?
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If you like it... Leave it..

But I think just about everyone here thinks it's ugly as sin.....

I would go with black.
 
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