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

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:20 am

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.

Hi-Flyer by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:20 am

Oh and he is making it a little thicker than a Mustang body so the pocket should be solid.

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:45 am

You could buy one of these

and put on your Seymour Duncans. WHITE WITH WRAPAROUND and BURST WITH JAZZY BRIDGE

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:47 am

Oh I'm sorry! You are not in Europe, isn't it?

sholkham · Post by **sholkham** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:12 pm

I'm all for hi-flyers, have you thought about a reverse headstock?

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:52 pm

Never heard of "neck pocket issues" on these...

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:44 am

I read threads about some versions having pockets that were not stable and being thinner they tend to get/have neck pocket cracks.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:44 am

You buy the coolest shit. Im surprised you just don't own a mosrite. Or a UNIVOX haha.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:00 am

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.

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:04 am

I've had 2 Eastwood versions. Great guitars.
One with a 70s Fender headstock looks bad ass.

weeping_moon · Post by **weeping_moon** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:48 am

Buy the Harley Benton version.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:14 am

I think the Danelectro version is thicker, probably not heavier though.

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:42 am

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.

And at the risk of corksniffery, the angle of the neck pickup and end of the fretboard looks too steep.

Though, on the sunburst models, the darker colours help to disguise these things.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:09 pm

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

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:39 am

Made my decal. I like the way the old Univox logo looks.

20140921_202247 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:09 am

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....

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

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:34 am

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!

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

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

Custom HiFlier template finished 022 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:01 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:SHUT IT DOWN, COOTERFINGER

olin · Post by **olin** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:50 pm

This is looking like a really nice build, are you keeping the bevelled edges?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:22 pm

Awstin wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:SHUT IT DOWN, COOTERFINGER

SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN!!!