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Build your own strat.. opinions?

  • 27-10-2008 11:28pm
    #1
    DAEDULUS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 607 ✭✭✭


    Im thinking of getting one of these... first electric so im not *too* worried about quality.. kinda want it as a project guitar, maybe over next 2 months or so il get new pickups + other bits n bobs to suit it more to me..

    more importantly, any input you guys can give me on its specs from what thomann tells us?


    http://www.thomann.de/ie/hosco_ststyle_kit.htm


Comments

  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Don't expect the guitar to be good. If you don't know how to set up a guitar, it's doubtful that the results would be great. If it's your first electric guitar to own, you'd get a much better second hand guitar for that sorta money


  • #3
    NoQuarter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,632 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    yeah if its your first electric id buy a made one as there is A LOT to learn about them first!! im almost finished a strat build now and sometimes i wish i had just bought one!!


  • #4
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Don't get that. It's a Saga kit under another name. Total rubbish, don't expect anything to line up properly. Electronics are worse than rubbish.

    Buy a complete guitar.


  • #5
    Don1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,172 ✭✭✭Don1


    I was thinking about eventually doing something similar starting with my Squire as a base and leaving nothing but the body and Hotrails, changing everthing else. I know the complete kits are supposedly all made to fit and line up with scale lengths and all that jazz, but is it madness to go down this road?

    OP - first electric you get should inspire you to play not p*ss you off. If the quality is as bad as the guys say I'd go down the pre-assembled route.


  • #6
    -=al=-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    just a gimmick really... wouldnt expect much from it


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  • #7
    Doctor J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    Buy a SX and upgrade what you feel needs upgrading. The SX are pretty decent for the money and you'll get experience of working on guitars without having to build the whole thing from scratch.


  • #8
    -=al=-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    yeah sxs are cool to do up... i bought this sx second hand i just wanted the neck, but it looked so sad to part it all, so got both...


    Before:
    newguitar1-1.jpg

    after:

    Alstrat2.jpg

    old ibanez pups in there, moved the knob, flipped it for a leftie and got a new pickgaurd


  • #9
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    I did the same thing as Al before, I bought an SX and upgraded it to my taste.

    candyapplestrat.jpg

    Same colour too! :D
    I also put a lot of trickery under the hood. More info and spec here.


  • #10
    -=al=-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    is it he sx vintage series?


  • #11
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Yeah, same as yours. I don't have it anymore though.


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