Hi Flyer in the works! PG.3 Loads of Pictures

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Hi Flyer in the works! PG.3 Loads of Pictures

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I have wanted a Hi Flyer to play for fun but I know reviews are mixed. The bodies seem to be thin like other guitars of that sort I have had. That tends to lead to neck pocket issues and such. I decided I would likely be happiest if I just put together my own. I checked with Cooterfinger to see if he could make me one that would work with a Fender neck. Turns out that should be no problem. It will be Strat scale. I want to do white on white. Maple neck is my main goal, but I think Sunburst would be cool also. I am going to do a white headstock for it. I plan on using a Jazzy tremolo on it with a roller TOM. I have a JB and a '59 already I am not using with chrome covers. Basically I just need a neck and paint once he does the body. I have pretty much all the other parts. Here is kind of the idea.

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Oh and he is making it a little thicker than a Mustang body so the pocket should be solid.
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You could buy one of these
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Oh I'm sorry! You are not in Europe, isn't it?
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Post by sholkham »

I'm all for hi-flyers, have you thought about a reverse headstock?
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Never heard of "neck pocket issues" on these...
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I read threads about some versions having pockets that were not stable and being thinner they tend to get/have neck pocket cracks. :)
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You buy the coolest shit. Im surprised you just don't own a mosrite. Or a UNIVOX haha.
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Post by HNB »

Yeah, but I don't want one of those. I like the look of the guitar but I don't like how thin the body is, I don't like the plastic roller bridge, and some other things these guitars have. I like Fender necks. I am used to them so having one built that uses a temolo I like, neck I like, body thickness I like, etc seemed like a better move then paying a bunch for something that doesn't have what I want.
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Post by Rox »

I've had 2 Eastwood versions. Great guitars.
One with a 70s Fender headstock looks bad ass. :D
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Buy the Harley Benton version.
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I think the Danelectro version is thicker, probably not heavier though.
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weeping_moon wrote:Buy the Harley Benton version.
I've never seen one in person, but there are a few details on these that put me off them.
The on the back of the guitar where the neck attatches looks off. The sharp corners make it look cheap and shoddy.
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And at the risk of corksniffery, the angle of the neck pickup and end of the fretboard looks too steep.
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Though, on the sunburst models, the darker colours help to disguise these things.
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The Eastwood ones look nice, but I would want white with humbuckers AND a tremolo (vs the wrap TOM). :)
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Made my decal. I like the way the old Univox logo looks.

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HNB wrote:The Eastwood ones look nice, but I would want white with humbuckers AND a tremolo (vs the wrap TOM). :)

Im sure you have the ingenuity to work around a meager tailpiece and routes....:P

A beater Univox body can be found pretty easily. This'll be a really cool build.
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Post by HNB »

Cooterfinger worked a template for the project and it is looking great! He adjusted it for a Fender neck and tremolo, moved the bridge pickup to compensate, and moved the toggle to the horn area for me. Looking great!

ImageCustom HiFlier template finished 012 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

ImageCustom HiFlier template finished 019 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

ImageCustom HiFlier template finished 022 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
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theshadowofseattle wrote:SHUT IT DOWN, COOTERFINGER
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Post by olin »

This is looking like a really nice build, are you keeping the bevelled edges?
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Awstin wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:SHUT IT DOWN, COOTERFINGER
SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN!!!
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