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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ash and Maple Strat |
Finally had a little time to spend on guitars as the day job work load has lightened a bit. The first thing I did was complete this strat for a friend of mine. Attachment: SS2 008.JPG Started with some northern ash and put a decent piece of maple on top. The bridge is a Hipshot vibrato with their tremsetter installed. Bill Lawrence L500 XL and a Dimarzio stacked single. The tone pot is a push pull to split the coils. Instead of a standard cap for the tone circuit a "Black Ice" cube is installed. Since the new owner is a shredder, the cube was configured to the "industrial" setting. Attachment: SS2 009.JPG The trim rings were eliminated with a bit of extra routing from the rear. I left .100" of maple to mount the pickups. |
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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 3:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
Here is a particularly poor shot of the position markers. Black plastic in a copper tube. Attachment: SS2 012.JPG An electro-socket jack cup. Got the lighting right to show the flame (and dust) in this pic. Attachment: SS2 019.JPG Some Hip Shot locking tuners. Attachment: SS2 018.JPG Last Pic. Knocked the corner off the body to give better access to the high notes. Now I just have to clean it and a do little hand polishing and off it goes. Steve |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
THAT is a pretty guitar. Well done. |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
Very nice Steven! The pickup mounting scheme is ingenious. Dan |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
Nice !! The plug plate , where did u get that ? I want a chrome one ! |
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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
Thanks guys. This is the second one with the pickups mounted in this fashion. It won't work if you want a trem and a middle pickup. Best part is it keeps tinkerers from getting the pickups too close to the strings. Jim, go to Stew Mac to find the ElectroSocket. Bore a 1" hole 1/16" deep and then bore a 7/8" hole as deep as required for your jack. http://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_Parts/Jack_Plates/Electrosocket_Jack_Mount.html |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
Nice. |
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| Author: | Sandywood [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
Thanks Brian and Mike, Forgot to note that this one has the same varnish on the neck as I use for violins. Satin lacquer polishes up too quickly for this player and needs to be scuffed down to keep him happy. I've had good luck with satin polyurethane but thought I'd give this a try. Steve |
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| Author: | Jason Rodgers [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
Nice! Is that a three or five position switch? Does the pull tap both pickups, like north on the neck and south on the bridge? |
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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash and Maple Strat |
Hey Jason, Three position, only tapping the bridge on this one. Steve |
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