35$ Fender Cyclone

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:29 pm

I would have given it a fresh rattle-can paint job right over that and continued the glorious tradition of letting it get beat ta fook.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:30 pm

Mages wrote:I would have just gave it a fresh rattle-can paint job right over that and continued the glorious tradition.

I Thibk Ill do this and beat it to fuck. it'll strt chipping right away.

weed_killer · Post by **weed_killer** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:12 pm

nice score(s). Is the epi bolt on? I had one that I kind of regret selling, they can sound pretty good.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:13 am

The epi is a bolt on. Bridge is pulling away from body and missing binding/ a chunk of rosewood near fret 1... bad place. I'll probably try to make it playable and play it until it breaks.

After a few hours work, neck is free of paint!!! Body is sort of matte CAR now on the front, chipped white on sides and back. I will have to route for a dogear p90, right?

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h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:00 am

Hells yes. Looking good.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:08 am

It's like you've got binding on the sides. Leave it like that.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:31 am

cobascis wrote: There is no other bad news.

You can't do an hardtail strat bridge without filling in the entire trem cavity, which is more trouble than it's worth. I'd just block off the trem if you don't want to use it.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:24 am

cobascis wrote:I will have to route for a dogear p90, right?

Maybe, looking at that sp route you may get away with it.
The body looks great now by the way, looks like its chipped on the edges with white undercoat showing (like 70's faux sunburst Jaguars)

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:31 am

Amazing how good that's looking already.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:05 pm

Playing like shit I have to work on the neck shim more. Action is j mascis high

Have a pickguard and control plate I'll throw on later today. Cannot wait for gfs order

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:09 pm

#standupslide

i bet you could mount a dogear right to the body, but i'd just do a soapbar. why fuck around with routing for anything?

jag neck pickup + p90 bridge is a sweet combi, not to mention the fact you're already routed for 3 way switch.

IT'S A 35 DOLLAR PUNK ROCK MACHINE.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:07 pm

Vivaldi, anyone?

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:10 pm

bonar

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:20 pm

damn, looks cool, i guess. i've always hated the cyclone pickguard. i think it'd be sweeter with a bronco style guard.

don't listen to me, i'm talkin outta my ass. keep it!

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:21 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:damn, looks cool, i guess. i've always hated the cyclone pickguard. i think it'd be sweeter with a bronco style guard.

don't listen to me, i'm talkin outta my ass. keep it!

I never knew punk rock looks were so picky

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:31 pm

Anyway pickup can go under the guard without sounding shit? I think it looks awesome now.

The problem will be routing pickguard for pickups. I have no idea how I can do that. i cut it out by heating it on the stove top and using scissors.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:44 pm

dremel, ding dong.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:19 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:dremel, ding dong.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:38 pm

you could probably fit a dogear in there if you angled it............

sholkham · Post by **sholkham** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:59 pm

Yeah I've got a vinyl record pickguard on my old Yamaha, I just made a rough outline with masking tape and used a dremel to get the holes