Graffiti62
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Hey guys--
It feels absolutely phenomenal to be back into working on guitars and amps after nearly a year with no place at all to work on anything! The wife finally blessed me the opportunity to put a full guitar together, instead of simply building up something I picked up cheap and later sold to break even on because of my dissatisfaction with one thing or another.
I figured that you guys would be the best ones to help me decide which way I am going to go on the new project. I have two Kisekae mock ups of what I wanna do:
Here's my Strat idea...
Specs are going to be:
Alder body finished with a simple mild dye to get a little darker color and a paste wax finish to allow the wood to acquire a patina over time without looking like a ball of dirt.
Pro maple fatback neck (1 3/4" nut--really big hands) with rosewood board, MoP inlays
DiMarzio Area '61 pickups w/5-way toggle hooked to master volume and tone
I'm going to add a switch to throw the neck pickup on in any blade position, allowing me to have neck and bridge on at once, or all three with the blade at bridge and middle (I've done this on every Strat or Strat knockoff I've ever owned--at this point, its a necessity)
And here's the Tele...
Specs are going to be:
Swamp ash body wih flame maple top dyed dark blue to bring out the flame, pearloid binding around the face, as well as a belly cutout on the back, nitro finish
Pro maple fatback neck (1 3/4" nut--really big hands) with rosewood board, MoP inlays
Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder in the bridge, and a Seymour Duncan SM-2 in the neck
Standard Tele layout (I may go with concentric pots to give each pickup a volume and tone) as well as two mini switches (one to cut out one of the coils on the SM-2, and the other to put the pickups out of phase in the middle position)
I eventually will build up both, as I have a few parts for each already, but I'm torn on which way to go. I am definitely going for the reverse look--some people on the conservative side may gawk a little, but it makes my stuff stand out, plus there are the tonal idiosyncrasies that are possible with this layout.
Help me out guys--which way would you go? Also, if there's any feedback you can offer on my plans, please feel free to throw it in there--nothing's ever set in stone until you want it to be set in stone
Thanks for the help!
It feels absolutely phenomenal to be back into working on guitars and amps after nearly a year with no place at all to work on anything! The wife finally blessed me the opportunity to put a full guitar together, instead of simply building up something I picked up cheap and later sold to break even on because of my dissatisfaction with one thing or another.
I figured that you guys would be the best ones to help me decide which way I am going to go on the new project. I have two Kisekae mock ups of what I wanna do:
Here's my Strat idea...
Specs are going to be:
Alder body finished with a simple mild dye to get a little darker color and a paste wax finish to allow the wood to acquire a patina over time without looking like a ball of dirt.
Pro maple fatback neck (1 3/4" nut--really big hands) with rosewood board, MoP inlays
DiMarzio Area '61 pickups w/5-way toggle hooked to master volume and tone
I'm going to add a switch to throw the neck pickup on in any blade position, allowing me to have neck and bridge on at once, or all three with the blade at bridge and middle (I've done this on every Strat or Strat knockoff I've ever owned--at this point, its a necessity)
And here's the Tele...
Specs are going to be:
Swamp ash body wih flame maple top dyed dark blue to bring out the flame, pearloid binding around the face, as well as a belly cutout on the back, nitro finish
Pro maple fatback neck (1 3/4" nut--really big hands) with rosewood board, MoP inlays
Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder in the bridge, and a Seymour Duncan SM-2 in the neck
Standard Tele layout (I may go with concentric pots to give each pickup a volume and tone) as well as two mini switches (one to cut out one of the coils on the SM-2, and the other to put the pickups out of phase in the middle position)
I eventually will build up both, as I have a few parts for each already, but I'm torn on which way to go. I am definitely going for the reverse look--some people on the conservative side may gawk a little, but it makes my stuff stand out, plus there are the tonal idiosyncrasies that are possible with this layout.
Help me out guys--which way would you go? Also, if there's any feedback you can offer on my plans, please feel free to throw it in there--nothing's ever set in stone until you want it to be set in stone
Thanks for the help!
