NovasScootYa
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Below...The Start in Progress Update...Alder body arrived today Thursday June 12, 2025, 4 lbs 11.5 oz per requested heavier weight, has the contour heel option...couldn't be more pleased...waiting G conversion neck shipment.
June 26, 2025 update below...
This build has the Warmoth Contour Heel option plus it has the Fender Contour Heel setup which removed an additional 1/4" from the now doweled W corner. I would have went with a variation of the newer Fender Ultra Contour design if it were not for the corner mounting bore in the W neck heel showing and the $15 option to eliminate the neck mounting bores. And speaking about the F Ultra Contour someone wanting a W neck for that body may have a bit of the W brand showing on the heel.
Body also had the single coil rout filled with shaped and JB bonded spruce plugs left over from my violin making days, I prefer the body is dedicated to the number and type of pickups used. Neck inserts and screw lengths cut and fitted, recess rout for a ProAttach Rail completed. A snap on loop attached to the strap helps conversion neck playing position. Reamed F strap buttons to use #8 x 1" screws. Oversize stainless mounting screws for the USA vintage spaced bridge were lapped with fine valve grinding compound.
Ordered all paint supplies except the color which will probably be Banana Pudding as seen below, color won't be needed until all the playing bugs are squashed.
Below Update for July 11, 2025...
Neck arrived safely today...Quartersawn Maple faint flame, Gibson scale, 6105 wire, Very nice Indian Rosewood board, 1 11/16" nut, Vintage tuner bores, Fatback. Already roughly fitted the nut, next installing tuners, neck inserts and stringing it mainly to verify the low e saddle doesn't bottom the spring to intonate and saves me work to correct. Will photo update prior to dismantling build for paint.
Below...Original The Start Build in Progress posted May 20, 2025...
I've had the idea for a special build since 2011 and now it is in progress. Back then I purchased a case, pickguard and all the metal. The now loaded pickguard awaits the unfinished Strat body ordered on May 16, 2025. My go to pickups are Van Zandts however they never got back on humbucker F spaced availibilty so I went with customer friendly Tone Hatch which will suffice and besides the hand wound price was right. When completed this build will be a one of a kind Gibson Scale set up. As components ship progress will be updated.
In the meantime...Below are a couple of many builds from days gone by...
This build has a Warmoth Canary 59 Roundback Modern Construction Neck, 6105 SS wire, vintage tuners, fancy dots. The Hardtail Body is Alder; cannot remember who made it. Pickups are Van Zandt Blues neck, middle, Rock bridge. Fender engine turned pickguard, etc.
A ProAttach Kit was used to attach the Warmoth Pro/Modern construction side adjust neck.
Below is another build from days gone by. This one was acquired off eBay and underwent a makeover. It has a Warmoth modern side adjust neck with Gibson size wire, Clapton profile, USA Fender vintage spaced trem, Fralin Blues pickups, etc. When received the overhang was somewhat pressurized against the thick pickguard however the previous owner did a nice job stripping the Fender SSS 4 bolt body and installing the decal, tuners and string tree.
Before makeover...
After makeover.
Fender style Contour heel mod was added, ProAttach II Kit used to install the W Modern Construction neck, back cover holes were filled, bore for the trem arm was filled and 5 springs installed, one way or another it was going to be a hardtail.
New owner initials at the pocket. It was a fun project that went to a good home.
June 26, 2025 update below...
This build has the Warmoth Contour Heel option plus it has the Fender Contour Heel setup which removed an additional 1/4" from the now doweled W corner. I would have went with a variation of the newer Fender Ultra Contour design if it were not for the corner mounting bore in the W neck heel showing and the $15 option to eliminate the neck mounting bores. And speaking about the F Ultra Contour someone wanting a W neck for that body may have a bit of the W brand showing on the heel.
Body also had the single coil rout filled with shaped and JB bonded spruce plugs left over from my violin making days, I prefer the body is dedicated to the number and type of pickups used. Neck inserts and screw lengths cut and fitted, recess rout for a ProAttach Rail completed. A snap on loop attached to the strap helps conversion neck playing position. Reamed F strap buttons to use #8 x 1" screws. Oversize stainless mounting screws for the USA vintage spaced bridge were lapped with fine valve grinding compound.
Ordered all paint supplies except the color which will probably be Banana Pudding as seen below, color won't be needed until all the playing bugs are squashed.
Below Update for July 11, 2025...
Neck arrived safely today...Quartersawn Maple faint flame, Gibson scale, 6105 wire, Very nice Indian Rosewood board, 1 11/16" nut, Vintage tuner bores, Fatback. Already roughly fitted the nut, next installing tuners, neck inserts and stringing it mainly to verify the low e saddle doesn't bottom the spring to intonate and saves me work to correct. Will photo update prior to dismantling build for paint.
Below...Original The Start Build in Progress posted May 20, 2025...
I've had the idea for a special build since 2011 and now it is in progress. Back then I purchased a case, pickguard and all the metal. The now loaded pickguard awaits the unfinished Strat body ordered on May 16, 2025. My go to pickups are Van Zandts however they never got back on humbucker F spaced availibilty so I went with customer friendly Tone Hatch which will suffice and besides the hand wound price was right. When completed this build will be a one of a kind Gibson Scale set up. As components ship progress will be updated.
In the meantime...Below are a couple of many builds from days gone by...
This build has a Warmoth Canary 59 Roundback Modern Construction Neck, 6105 SS wire, vintage tuners, fancy dots. The Hardtail Body is Alder; cannot remember who made it. Pickups are Van Zandt Blues neck, middle, Rock bridge. Fender engine turned pickguard, etc.
A ProAttach Kit was used to attach the Warmoth Pro/Modern construction side adjust neck.
Below is another build from days gone by. This one was acquired off eBay and underwent a makeover. It has a Warmoth modern side adjust neck with Gibson size wire, Clapton profile, USA Fender vintage spaced trem, Fralin Blues pickups, etc. When received the overhang was somewhat pressurized against the thick pickguard however the previous owner did a nice job stripping the Fender SSS 4 bolt body and installing the decal, tuners and string tree.
Before makeover...
After makeover.
Fender style Contour heel mod was added, ProAttach II Kit used to install the W Modern Construction neck, back cover holes were filled, bore for the trem arm was filled and 5 springs installed, one way or another it was going to be a hardtail.
New owner initials at the pocket. It was a fun project that went to a good home.
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