New Strat Project - what do ye think?

kranog · 13-10-2010 5:02pm #1

So...
I bought a US Strat body and Mighty Mite licensed Fender neck a couple of weeks ago from adverts....
Here's what I've done with them!

Here we have the close up;
Seymour Duncan Custom Custom in the bridge
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in the middle
Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder in the neck

Arrrrrggghhhhh - Jolly Roger neck plate...for added.....Arrrrgh!

NoQuarter · 13-10-2010 5:24pm

Sniff, its nice to see my babies moving on!

Looks great by the way! Are the pups nice?

you finding the neck nice to play?

kranog · 13-10-2010 5:39pm

The pups are demon man.....
The playability is hard to gauge right now as I have barotone strings on it as I'm tuned B to B on it (I'm doing a Type O Negative set with it at the end of the month in Crawdaddy!)
So as soon as I can take the mega strings off - I'll slap on some nice 10's and see how she goes!
All good so far though!

shizz · 13-10-2010 8:45pm

How much did it all come to man? Im really interested in doing something like this for my next guitar

punchdrunk · 13-10-2010 8:48pm

the bridge set-up is a little unconventional

kranog · 14-10-2010 12:27pm

Hey Punch...
Yeah...it was the closest I could get the bridge without filing down the pickguard and making the bridge too close to the bridge pickup!

It's not ideal...but it still sounds awesome...I was afraid the tone would be too bass heavy - but it sounds great I have to say!

Shizz - I paid about 320 in total for everything - and it's a one of a kind - I'm into that!

Patricide · 16-10-2010 11:29am

Where did you get the scratchplate done? I have parts here to do somthing like that(albeit with a green body and black scratchplate) but I have been too busy to get around to it.

Really makes me want to get up off me behind and do it now.

kranog · 17-10-2010 2:11pm

www.guitarpartsonline.com
Great website...can't say enough good about them...they are excellent quality, fast and cheap postage!

artvandulet · 17-10-2010 2:26pm

did you end up paying any import duty/vat when you ordered from them?

kranog · 17-10-2010 4:58pm

nope...I've ordered from them a few times now and I've never paid any import tax on them.
Happy days...

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4 · 17-10-2010 9:58pm

very nice! where did you get the scratch plate? the green goes very well with the black and maple neck. tempted to add one to my black strat!

Patricide · 18-10-2010 7:57am

Ivanna Modern Canvas wrote: »

very nice! where did you get the scratch plate? the green goes very well with the black and maple neck. tempted to add one to my black strat!

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punchdrunk · 18-10-2010 9:04am

kranog wrote: »

Hey Punch...
Yeah...it was the closest I could get the bridge without filing down the pickguard and making the bridge too close to the bridge pickup!
It's not ideal...but it still sounds awesome...I was afraid the tone would be too bass heavy - but it sounds great I have to say!

Shizz - I paid about 320 in total for everything - and it's a one of a kind - I'm into that!

cool,i applaud your inventiveness! :pac:

New Strat Project - what do ye think?

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