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WindsurfMaui said:Now I see why guitar players own more than one guitar. There are just so many options that are interesting.
Nailed it! :bananaguitar:
WindsurfMaui said:Now I see why guitar players own more than one guitar. There are just so many options that are interesting.
Don't tell that to the TGP crowd.swarfrat said:Soloists are vintage now...
Cagey said:Kinda ageless, those beetles. My dad bought one in '58 and we drove that thing forever. I think it was mid '70s before he finally had to break down and replace it. Poor thing was beat to death.
I drove a 1970 VW for well over 250,000 miles. In the day, that was unheard of. Those things just kept going unless you sucked a valve seat shifting up as you went over the crest of a hill after a long hard climb.Mayfly said:Cagey said:Kinda ageless, those beetles. My dad bought one in '58 and we drove that thing forever. I think it was mid '70s before he finally had to break down and replace it. Poor thing was beat to death.
~15 years out of a Beetle? Cool. I'm aiming to get about the same out of my MkIV Golf. 11 years and counting...
Cagey said:Regardless of whether you need to hit the top of the second octave, it may be (and quite likely is) that a 24 fret neck makes more sense in the mind. Once you get past the 12th fret, your head just says "it's the same neck, with tighter spacing on the frets. Go have fun." I know that's still true with necks with less frets, but... nothing. It's probably just me. Seems like a 24 fret neck is two fretboards, while a 21/22 fret neck is...different.
What I would question more is shortening that upper horn. The only reason it exists in the first place is not style, it's so there's an appropriate place to put a strap hanger. While it looks longer than usual on the soloist, it's really not. It's the deeper cut that makes it look longer. The endpoint is the same as with a Strat. It needs to be there so the guitar hangs right. Move it back, and you could run into balance problems where the neck wants to "dive" on you, or if not that, then the whole thing just feels funny. But, I'm just guessing (and probably exaggerating).
I would still do the Soloist - it's probably the most badass body extant. It has all the qualities of a Strat plus increased fret access. What could possibly be wrong with that? Just leave the horn alone.
Cagey said:There exists a "favorite" guitar, but not a "perfect" one. That's why you see many players with multiple instruments. It's not lust, it's need.
You may want to consider a 7/8 scale Strat.
stratamania said:The 7/8 Strat and Tele bodies using a 24 3/4" scale are completely different to conversion necks. Trying to alter the heel pocket won't work.
The key differences are the distance between nut and bridge for scale length everything works around this datum, regardless of what you build or convert. You simply cannot just mix and match without taking these facts into account.
Re your current idea of adjusting the shape of a Soloist body, if you do this make sure you order a solid and not a chambered body.
Your other alternative is to order a body blank, with the heel, pickup and bridge rout done and cut the other shape yourself.
For your first build keeping costs down and going with the Soloist perhaps try putting it together first to see how it works for you before chopping it.