Bratocaster

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:46 pm

6 way rotary like a Varitone...

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:47 pm

Would I be possible instead of the toggle to use just the phase to turn the bridge and middle on, all of them on, and just the neck on?

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:50 pm

Over my head to be honest mate. If you want a switch for each pickup you should look at a Jaguar control plate.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:52 pm

George wrote:Over my head to be honest mate. If you want a switch for each pickup you should look at a Jaguar control plate.

Yeah true.. Like a cyclone. Hmm..

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:02 pm

George,
If you ebay the strat body please remember to post auction linkage.

Currently have a fantasy relic strat project in my head.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:16 pm

nyuk nyuk nyuk

don't worry it will get teh brodealz treatment

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:55 pm

George wrote:6 way rotary like a Varitone...

This pic gives me a 6 way boner.

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:18 pm

Hope George doesn't mind me updating

Still got a bit of sanding to do, mainly to blend the roundovers near the neck pocket.
Made some pickguards too.

Oh, and squared off the corners of the trem route to allow the trem to work properly.

I'm building one of these for myself, I picked up a Jagmaster neck for cheap locally, so I'll use that.
Slightly annoying, despite being a so called 'conversion neck', I'm still gonna have to move the bridge slightly.

George · Post by **George** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:16 pm

Awesome sauce

George · Post by **George** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:00 pm

Few shots sent by Adam the other day...

Now at painting stage. It shall be done in Ford radiant red, a good approximation of fiesta...

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:39 pm

Paint has been ordered, but no real paint progress yet.

I'm gonna rework the neck pocket a little before I paint.
Keeping the angle, but lowering the neck into the body slightly.

Also, I drilled the bridge posts to Jazzmaster measurements, but due to the nature of the tunamatic I'm gonna have to remount the bridge on an angle (like a Gibson).
Total T-O-M noob

Sorry George, I'll get it sorted.

Beesonic · Post by **Beesonic** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:26 am

that looks really neato. forgive my ignorance, but-um, is that a template made from some kind of pressboard?

if that's what it is, I have spent way too much money ruining good wood

George · Post by **George** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:43 am

Uh, Adam's your man to answer that, but yes I believe he makes his templates out of pressed wood, which I guess is what we Brits know as MDF.

Beesonic · Post by **Beesonic** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:50 am

well, it's cool, and I am hopping in the time machine and kicking my teen-selfs butt for wasting all future me's money making stoopid guitars. Really glad that I saw that on here. Your build is looking good

Beesonic · Post by **Beesonic** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:54 am

George wrote:Uh, Adam's your man to answer that, but yes I believe he makes his templates out of pressed wood, which I guess is what we Brits know as MDF.

we canucks also call it MDF I have an enormous slab of it in my hallway, gonna start tracing my duo-sonic body on it

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:19 am

Yeah, it's MDF, I recommend you use a thin board for hand working.
Use that as a template to make a thicker template to use for routing.
I strongly recommend you use a table mounted router too, it's a whole load safer.

Beesonic · Post by **Beesonic** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:51 am

cool, thanks for the advice. I wont wind up with a "Flying S" body ever again

Beesonic · Post by **Beesonic** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:06 pm

now if only war-moth or some other moth made 22.5" conversion necks

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:14 pm

I haven't died! (if anyone was worried)
Circumstances have conspired against me slightly with making progress (weather for a start)

Anyway, I've managed to get some primer on, and cut the neck pocket a little deeper to lower the bridge a little.

Beesonic · Post by **Beesonic** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:17 pm

it's beautiful, primer's one of my fav colours

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