Flame Koa Turtles Strat

[ghostrider]

Body
Construction	Solid - Extra Light
Core Wood	Roasted Swamp Ash
Lam Top Wood	Flame Koa - Super High Grade
Unique Choice	No
Control Cavity	Rear Rout (Standard)
Neck Pickup Rout	Strat
Middle Pickup Rout	Strat
Bridge Pickup Rout	Humbucker
Controls	Volume 1, Tone 1, Tone 2
Jack Rout	7/8" (22mm) Side Jack Hole
Bridge Rout Type	Tremolo
Bridge Rout	Gotoh 510 Tremolo
Mounting Holes	Standard 4-Bolt
Neck Pocket Shape	Strat®
Body Contours	Contoured Heel
Body Weight	3.81 lbs

Neck
Construction	Modern
Wood	Roasted Flame Maple
Fretboard Wood	Ebony (black)
Nut Width	1-11/16" (43mm) - Modern Medium
Neck Back Profile	Standard Thin
Fretboard Radius	10" - 16" Compound
Number of Frets	22
Fret Size & Material	6150 - Wide & Tall (Stainless)
Tuner Hole Size	Schaller (25/64")
Inlay Shape	Turtles
Inlay Material	Mother of Pearl
Side Dots	Mother of Pearl
String Nut	Standard Nut - GraphTech White TUSQ XL
Mounting Holes	Standard 4-Bolt
Neck Heel Shape	Strat® Shape
Finish	None

Parts
Neck Pickup	Lambertones Triple Shot Neck
Middle Pickup	Lambertones Triple Shot RW Middle
Bridge Humbucker	Lambertones Grinder
Neck & Middle Pickup Covers	Black Open Covers + Pearloid Inserts
Bridge Humbucker Cover	Black Open Cover + Pearloid Insert
Pickup Rings (Neck + Middle)	Ebony
Pickup Ring (Bridge)	Rosewood
Control Cover	Rosewood
Bridge	Gotoh EV510T-BS (Black)
String Spacing	54mm
Saddle Size	10.8mm
Knobs	Ebony + Koa Caps
Switch	5-way w/Ebony Tip
Strap Buttons	Schaller Strap Locks (Black)
Output Jack	Black
Neck Plate	Black w/Custom Turtle
Tuners	Schaller Locking M6 135 Staggered (Black)

 

[Rick]

Nice!

 

[Spud]

Very nice! Only thing I see (and it is a personal niggle) is the low E so close to the edge of the fret board.

 

[teleme01]

Awesome, you win

 

[ghostrider]

Very nice! Only thing I see (and it is a personal niggle) is the low E so close to the edge of the fret board.

That's just the camera angle. It's a pet peeve of mine too and one of the reasons I moved away from vintage spacings. I would frequently vibrato the string right off the board (usually high E).

 

[Spud]

That's just the camera angle. It's a pet peeve of mine too and one of the reasons I moved away from vintage spacings. I would frequently vibrato the string right off the board (usually high E).

Sorry,looked like the vintage spacing which drives me bonkers.She is a beauty!

 

[ghostrider]

Sorry,looked like the vintage spacing which drives me bonkers.She is a beauty!

Thanks!

I'm with you. Probably not a popular opinion, but down with vintage spacing!

 

[Spud]

Thanks!

I'm with you. Probably not a popular opinion, but down with vintage spacing!

damn riggghhhht!

 

[Strat Avenger]

Looks incredible...

 

[jpook730]

The whole thing is just a masterpiece. Well done!

 

[ghostrider]

The whole thing is just a masterpiece. Well done!

Thank you!

 

[stultzies9]

Man, this doesn't happen very often, but I am actually jealous. That guitar is stunning! Every single aspect of that is perfect. Great job!!

 

[Hagwood]

Absolutely stunning ! How did you get the flame Koa ? I haven't seen it offered, not even Unique Choice tops.

 

[ghostrider]

Absolutely stunning ! How did you get the flame Koa ? I haven't seen it offered, not even Unique Choice tops.

Yeah, they're really tough to come by. I ordered a UC Koa body a couple of years ago and the UC choices were super slim. Then they removed UC completely. Koa wasn't an option anymore when UC came back. This particular body was part of the limited run of Koa they did almost exactly a year ago.

I got onto the Warmoth site 10 mins after the announcement and I could tell from the graphic they used for the banner that there were definitely some gone already. I was so very lucky and thankful to have been able to snatch this one up! I'm not sure how long the rest lasted, but I think most of them were gone within the day.

 

[Hagwood]

Yeah, they're really tough to come by. I ordered a UC Koa body a couple of years ago and the UC choices were super slim. Then they removed UC completely. Koa wasn't an option anymore when UC came back. This particular body was part of the limited run of Koa they did almost exactly a year ago.

I got onto the Warmoth site 10 mins after the announcement and I could tell from the graphic they used for the banner that there were definitely some gone already. I was so very lucky and thankful to have been able to snatch this one up! I'm not sure how long the rest lasted, but I think most of them were gone within the day.

Man, what a great snag. That peice is just beautiful !

 

[sdeeg]

@ghostrider That is a beautiful instrument. I'm jealous! One thing I'm curious about is the inlay on the fretboard. Did W do that for you or did you get it done elsewhere? Or did you do it yourself? And if W didn't do it, did you start with a neck with fret slots only?

 

[casper100]

Beautiful.

 

[ghostrider]

@ghostrider That is a beautiful instrument. I'm jealous! One thing I'm curious about is the inlay on the fretboard. Did W do that for you or did you get it done elsewhere? Or did you do it yourself? And if W didn't do it, did you start with a neck with fret slots only?

Thank you!

Warmoth did a special run of these inlays about 10 years ago. I called in a couple of years ago was fortunate that they still had one laying around.

 

[sdeeg]

Warmoth did a special run of these inlays about 10 years ago. I called in a couple of years ago was fortunate that they still had one laying around.

That's a double score! I also dig all the parts you chose for it. The whole thing came together nicely as a whole.

Well, I don't expect that we'll be seeing these type of items come through very often if ever, but you've inspired me and I ordered a Koa back set to use as the top layer of a thing I've been contemplating for quite awhile. I'm definitely going off the reservation with this one tho. Hopefully I won't screw it up too bad.

 

[ghostrider]

That's a double score! I also dig all the parts you chose for it. The whole thing came together nicely as a whole.

Well, I don't expect that we'll be seeing these type of items come through very often if ever, but you've inspired me and I ordered a Koa back set to use as the top layer of a thing I've been contemplating for quite awhile. I'm definitely going off the reservation with this one tho. Hopefully I won't screw it up too bad.

Awesome dude! I'm excited to see how it turns out. Love me some Koa!