My Strat project...(pics included)

[Badfinger]

I wanted to build a Strat that was a bit deeper, not as thin and bright as my other Strats, so I bought a mahogany neck, BRW board, mahogany body with a maple veneer top.  The pickups are WCR SR, the hardware is Callaham tremelo, Sperzel graduated locking tuners.  I loved the way the mahogany neck looked, so I had Warmouth finish the body in Ice Blue Metallic with a natural back.  The back and neck match up perfectly! 

more pics www.bluetoneguitars.com

 

[Xplorervoodoo]

Sweet lookin axe man, I like the contrast of the mahogany and the blue.  :icon_thumright:

 

[Badfinger]

And check out my trem cover Cliff at Shark Inlay did for me.  Needless to say, my pick as my most influential album...

 

[GoDrex]

so does the mahogany make a big difference?

 

[ocguy106]

WOW!!!

Thank you for posting that. I just ordered the same exact wood combo but with a caribbean burst on quilt maple. I went round and round with myself on what to do with the back, at first I was going to go solid, then at the last minute I went with the clean line and clear back to match the neck. All I can say is wow. I have seen varying types of grain and in my head it is the tight grain like you have there that I am hoping for. I told them that is what I wanted but you never know. I was going for a Gibson tone so mine is hollow with an f-hole and string through with a recessed TOM and PAF style humbucker wired vintage Gibson style. anyway hope it turns out as nice as yours.

 

[DiMitriR33]

practically all the guitars here are sweet, but it's that little extra like the back plate that really gets me. that thing is sooo cool.

 

[Badfinger]

so does the mahogany make a big difference?

Thanks for all the comments, it turned out to be a sweet guitar.  Does the mahogany make a difference?  I would say yes.  I had the same pickups in an Ash Strat and this one definitely has more bass and mids.  The neck position is maybe a bit darker, but the real difference is in the middle position and bridge position, where I'm gettig a fatter, deeper tone than what you would expect on a Strat.  Overall I'm pleased with the outcome.  And the looks are killer!

 

[Badfinger]

BTW, as a final touch...

The story behind this is that I had a management consulting company called Bluetone Consulting. When I moved back to Chicago, I went to work for another consulting company.  So I converted my old company name to my personal line of guitars!
Just trying to make it mine!

 

[m4rk0]

Fantastic!
I really love the contrast of the painted top on the mahogany back! (I think this is my new fetish )
It looks familiar though.. did you post it before?

 

[Badfinger]

I forgot to mention that, evidently, senility is setting in.  Yes, I posted a while ago and forgot about it.  My bad....

 

[m4rk0]

haha, same here, so thanks for posting it again!

 

[martin007]

I love that natural back and contrasting top. I think its very PRS, I wanted a telecaster with a quilt top and natural binding with mahogany back but that combo never goes on showcase and I haven't the bottle to risk it without seeing it first.

 

[Music Man 91]

looks like an LP with the clear gloss back and the colored top. sweet!