"The Raven" - flametop mahogany Strat build

[Johnfv]

Neck is ready to go, quartersawn flame maple with rosewood fingerboard:

I am patiently waiting for the arrival of the UPS man tomorrow with my body:

 

[Cagey]

Neck is ready to go, quartersawn flame maple with rosewood fingerboard:
I am patiently waiting for the arrival of the UPS man tomorrow with my body:

No kidding. I'd be peeing my pants waiting on a beauty like that.

 

[rapfohl09]

Neck is ready to go, quartersawn flame maple with rosewood fingerboard:
I am patiently waiting for the arrival of the UPS man tomorrow with my body:

No kidding. I'd be peeing my pants waiting on a beauty like that.

+1, this is gonna be one AWESOME guitar. Seriously.

 

[Johnfv]

Thanks! I was not planning another build so soon but I already had the neck. I had decided I wanted to give Mahogany a try for the body and was thinking about trying a DIY finish again. Then this one popped up in the showcase I HAD to grab it.  I'm pretty excited, I think I will get it built fast...

Note to self: stop watching the showcase all the time!  :laughing7:

 

[jrybicki]

showcase drives my imagination!  i saw the raven there!  only reason i went blue was id like to have it black dye back too..  the raven is a great name for that feathery finish, you gotta get a custom neckplate!  maybe all black with an outline raven head in profile? spooky like.  with a red eye!

 

[Johnfv]

I already bought a plain neck plate for it but I agree, it might be time for my first custom plate. Something about that top really does look like the wings of a black bird. Is it Friday yet?

 

[Updown]

Is it Friday yet?

Yep is here in sunny OZ  :icon_biggrin:
Oh boy is this going to look slick, awesome top on it    top name for it too :icon_thumright:

Any more spec's, pups etc 

:help: Another addicted  :laughing7:

 

[greywolf]

spectacular wood you have there , I love the trans black .. stunning

 

[Johnfv]

I'll post details soon but here is a "fresh out of the box" shot:

 

[Corey P.]

Oh day-um.  Awesome.

 

[stubhead]

Perfect ax for a whole-body "Hello Kitty" pickguard...  :redflag:

 

[bagman67]

Well, that's ONE way to kick off a helluva weekend... nice!

 

[Johnfv]

Neck:
Quartersawn Flame Maple; Rosewood fingerboard, cream dots
Standard thin, 6150 frets, Tusq nut
Schaller locking tuners

Body:
Flame Maple on Mahogany, black dye top/clear back, natural masked binding.
Contoured heel
Gotoh vintage trem with chrome String Saver Classic saddles

Electronics:
Trying a GFS VEH humbucker (nickel) in bridge with parallel/series wiring and variable split on the "tone" pot.
Neck and middle will be Lace Chrome Dome.
5 way switch and master volume

I'm working on the shielding paint, I'll post more pictures soon...

 

[Johnfv]

I'm doing the shield paint and blow dryer routine...

 

[Johnfv]

Pretty damn happy with how far I got tonight. These were my first wood mount pickups, hopefully I'm in the ballpark on the height. The only snag I had: I found out the hard way that the bridge pickup wire goes directly below one of the mounting screws    I nicked the wire pretty good when I went too deep drilling the pilot hole (there's a "that's what she said" joke in there somewhere).  I measured the resistance of the pickup and it still seems OK. A couple more pics, good night all...

 

[DangerousR6]

That's damn nice...... :icon_thumright:

 

[Tipperman]

Hell yeah! 6 hole trem is boss.

 

[jrybicki]

please get the black metal pickup rings for that, and black graptech bridge saddles! also, i think youll find no need for any shielding with lace pickups! ive got a few diff, lace dead silent!  maybe black tuner peg heads too?
bad ash looking strat so far!  i like it as much as mine...er more :doh:

 

[rapfohl09]

That looks awesome!

 

[Johnfv]

Only minor details left. I snapped a few pictures in the setting Halloween sun...