OMG! IT CAME IN!!! MY CHARVEL RIP-OFF!!!! (red and black strat)

[smavridis]

So i wake up and walk downstairs. guess what was waiting for me. Picture numero uno. i picked it up and opened it up. to my surprise was picture two. warmoth you tease, anyway i cut the tape on that and OOPS! theres more to open before you see your dream guitar! pic 3. look at the finish on pic 5 OMG its sooooooooo candy apple red. i want to bite it.  :evil4: now pic 6 has the p guard. pic 7 is my goody bag. pic 8 is the mockup.

Specs:
Swamp ash body
Dakota red body, but it looks candy apple.
HSH rout
Original FR rout
Ebony on Maple Neck
Black Hardware
Full shred Bridge
Jazz Neck


but there is one problem. i bought a $55 lic floyd rose, nice deal righ- WRONG. it doesnt even fit my fricking rout. if anyone has a spare floyd they want to sell i will be willing to make a deal.

 

[smavridis]

 

[Mor Paul]

Looks nice so far. I'd put it together without the rings first, to see how you like that.

 

[smavridis]

oh ya, i was just checking to see how it would look.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Looking good.  The standard Strat style bell knobs (if you're using those) are a tight fit with the hum rings.

 

[muttznmongrelz]

Lookin' good! Kind of got a Brad Gillis look to it as well. Are you going to "logo" the HS? Good luck w/your eBay Auction for the JC Guitars Floyd and your replacement "Floyd Hunt"!

 

[smavridis]

ya, dont think less of me, but im going to put on a charvel decal. i always wanted a charvel and this is basically the same thing. all they did was hot rod strats. thats what i did i'm also painting the HS black to match.

no im using black knurled knobs.

 

[muttznmongrelz]

Think less of you?!?!?

Hell no!!!

Here's what's on my SRV Tribute...

 

[smavridis]

lol  :headbang: nice. where did you get yours?

 

[muttznmongrelz]

eBay...both the "Stevie Ray Vaughan" Signature and the "Jackon" Decal. The Jackson is a little harder to find, although there's always someone on the guitar forums that either does them or knows someone who does.  :evil4:

 

[smavridis]

ok. i got a gotoh floyd rose. $120  and hopefully its as good as they say it is. :hello2:

EDIT: im also going to start the soldering today.

 

[blue313]

i always wanted a charvel and this is basically the same thing. all they did was hot rod strats. thats what i did

IIRC early Charvels also used Boogie Bodies.  So your not far off in that category either.

 

[DocNrock]

That's gonna be sharp!

 

[smavridis]

i always wanted a charvel and this is basically the same thing. all they did was hot rod strats. thats what i did

IIRC early Charvels also used Boogie Bodies.  So your not far off in that category either.

what are boogie bodies?

 

[bbl4ck]

i always wanted a charvel and this is basically the same thing. all they did was hot rod strats. thats what i did

IIRC early Charvels also used Boogie Bodies.  So your not far off in that category either.

what are boogie bodies?

Boogie Bodies was a small guitar company based in Azusa, CA (it later moved to San Dimas, CA) co-owned by Ellsworth and Wayne Charvel.
Ellsworth, a cancer researcher in Seattle, WA, cut necks and bodies in his spare time, sending them down to Charvel, who manned the shop.

 

[Mor Paul]

i always wanted a charvel and this is basically the same thing. all they did was hot rod strats. thats what i did

IIRC early Charvels also used Boogie Bodies.  So your not far off in that category either.

what are boogie bodies?

IIRC, Boogie bodies are pre-warmoth Warmoth bodies. Ken, I think, worked on it with someone else.

 

[smavridis]

hmm, thats interesting. didn't know that!

 

[blue313]

http://digital.premierguitar.com/premierguitar/200902/?pg=152

 

[smavridis]

no way! so that means i have as close to a vintage charvel as possible doesnt it?!

 

[smavridis]

i just finished installing the pickups. i bumped into a bit of a problem but tfarny helped me fix it. now im waiting on my gotoh floyd which should be here any minute. :hello2: