Lefty Mary Kay strat

[baljnm]

So i put this guitar together around 2002 or so. The neck originally came without face dots but that drove me nuts, so after a while i took a dremel and installed some pearl dots myself.

Body:
1 piece Swamp Ash
contoured heel
Mary Kay White (Warmoth finished)

Neck:
Quartersawn Maple
Pau Ferro fingerboard
standard thin contour
1 11/16" nut
Graph Tech black (installed by me)
(cant remember fret size, but they are small)
I finished the neck myself using StewMac spray laquer

Hardware:
Vintage 6 hole trem
chrome hardware
Sperzel tuners
Seymore Duncan Vintage Staggered Left Hand pickups

Other than the contoured heel, the guitar is very much a vintage style guitar. It plays like a dream. Better than ANY Fender i have ever picked up!

Enjoy!


-Jason

 

[Paul-less]

Looks great, but did you use your Mac's built in camera? The image seems to be reversed...

 

[Strat Avenger]

'Looks really nice.

 

[baljnm]

Looks great, but did you use your Mac's built in camera? The image seems to be reversed...

Hehe, funny guy!!

Here's a pic circa 2002 with her original white pickguard and white knobs/pickup covers (they are parchment now).

 

[AutoBat]

Tortoise guard looks much better, helps hide the fact that it's a Mary Kaye finish (this just in, I don't care for that finish)

 

[Mor Paul]

Ha, meanwhile, I like the white (I'd like single ply even better ) because it accentuates the finish  ccasion14:

 

[Paul-less]

I like the turtle shell. I think it goes the finish way more justice. Looks great, btw

 

[Bruno]

I like the turtle shell. I think it goes the finish way more justice. Looks great, btw

+1
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[CrackedPepper]

The tortoise shell seems to pick up some of the pink undertones - it's nice!