It'll probably be quite some time before anything happens with this, but I placed my order yesterday and I'm excited so I think it's time for a thread.
When I was 20 I put my uni course on hold and moved to France for a year. I took nothing but what I could fit in a suitcase, which obviously prevented me from taking a guitar with me, so when I arrived I bought the cheapest guitar I could find - a Squier Affinity Strat in shell pink that was half price because the shop was clearly having trouble moving a pink guitar.
That year turned out to be one of the best I've had. I was teaching English and the school put me up in a tiny studio flat with a shared bathroom and covered lunches and dinners at the school's cafeteria. I only worked 15 hours a week and, without having to cover rent or food, had more than enough money to entertain myself. My flat had no internet connection and I spent the year immersing myself in the culture, hanging around in bars and cafes, reading, writing, travelling and playing that shell pink Strat for all it was worth.
In June 2010, my contract ended and I gave the guitar to my girlfriend and went back to real life, but I still have a soft spot for pink Strats and the memories attached to them. So a little over ten years later, I figure it's time to build myself one.
Yesterday I ordered:
Roasted maple / roasted maple Stratocaster neck, SS6105 frets, 9.0" radius
Shell pink alder Stratocaster body
Mint green pickguard
Callaham narrow spaced hardtail bridge
Hipshot locking tuners
My original pickup plans haven't worked out so I'm looking for alternatives. Currently really liking the sound of the Fralin Vintage Hot set.
I'm hoping it'll look a little something like this:
When I was 20 I put my uni course on hold and moved to France for a year. I took nothing but what I could fit in a suitcase, which obviously prevented me from taking a guitar with me, so when I arrived I bought the cheapest guitar I could find - a Squier Affinity Strat in shell pink that was half price because the shop was clearly having trouble moving a pink guitar.
That year turned out to be one of the best I've had. I was teaching English and the school put me up in a tiny studio flat with a shared bathroom and covered lunches and dinners at the school's cafeteria. I only worked 15 hours a week and, without having to cover rent or food, had more than enough money to entertain myself. My flat had no internet connection and I spent the year immersing myself in the culture, hanging around in bars and cafes, reading, writing, travelling and playing that shell pink Strat for all it was worth.
In June 2010, my contract ended and I gave the guitar to my girlfriend and went back to real life, but I still have a soft spot for pink Strats and the memories attached to them. So a little over ten years later, I figure it's time to build myself one.
Yesterday I ordered:
Roasted maple / roasted maple Stratocaster neck, SS6105 frets, 9.0" radius
Shell pink alder Stratocaster body
Mint green pickguard
Callaham narrow spaced hardtail bridge
Hipshot locking tuners
My original pickup plans haven't worked out so I'm looking for alternatives. Currently really liking the sound of the Fralin Vintage Hot set.
I'm hoping it'll look a little something like this:
