Neo Fender
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I’m looking to order an Olympic White replacement body for my ’98 Strat Plus and transfer the neck and all hardware over to it. To avoid any additional drilling, I’d like to have it as “turn key” ready as possible. Some questions:
Will the neck bolt holes align?
Will Warmoth drill the holes for the strap buttons and tremolo claw? (yeah, I know – “man up” but I am not willing to attack a new $280 - 360 body with a drill unless I know the hole’s correct diameter, angle and depth – the way Leo and Yngwie intended it.
The original body has a universal “swimming pool” rout. I will go with that or an H/S/H rout. Any pros or cons for either one (no, I would probably never put a full size humbucker in the middle position…). I think in recent years, Fender has gone away from the universal rout on production guitars and is using the H/SH rout. Do either of these ever show up in the showcase?
If I go for a showcase body, my understanding is that the rout will be unfinished. Should I:
Finish it by hand with Olympic White?
Finish it w/ shielding paint?
Finish it and line it with copper foil?
Leave it unfinished and line it copper foil?
Leave it unfinished?
Thanks.
Will the neck bolt holes align?
Will Warmoth drill the holes for the strap buttons and tremolo claw? (yeah, I know – “man up” but I am not willing to attack a new $280 - 360 body with a drill unless I know the hole’s correct diameter, angle and depth – the way Leo and Yngwie intended it.
The original body has a universal “swimming pool” rout. I will go with that or an H/S/H rout. Any pros or cons for either one (no, I would probably never put a full size humbucker in the middle position…). I think in recent years, Fender has gone away from the universal rout on production guitars and is using the H/SH rout. Do either of these ever show up in the showcase?
If I go for a showcase body, my understanding is that the rout will be unfinished. Should I:
Finish it by hand with Olympic White?
Finish it w/ shielding paint?
Finish it and line it with copper foil?
Leave it unfinished and line it copper foil?
Leave it unfinished?
Thanks.