What should i do with this slut?

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What should i do with this slut?

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no, not this one [but i could think of a few things]

THIS ONE!

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silver saddles and tuners off of a squire strat [all black hardware originally]

the white pup is a freebie from tribi9

some specs on this thing:
All mahogany body
set mahogany neck
rosewood board
jumbo frets
the neck and body are pretty slim

i THINK that i'm going to paint it up white, maybe even a pearl/sparkle white

i can fill all the holes [not the pup cavities] and have the electronics any way i suppose


anyone have a crazy idea of what to do with it?

and yes, i want this thing to be insane
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Painting it oly white would be awesome.
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cut off the ugly bevelled edges for a super-narrow telestang then paint it a good color and use chrome hardware like nature intended and upgrade the pups.
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Post by robert(original) »

don't listen to rof4 er whatever his name is.
the carved top is cool.
what if you filled the hole, then routed for p-90's?
oly white would be kinda cool too.
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yeah, i dig the contours too much to do that

p-90's would be awesome

i'm not sure that i have the skill to fill out the cavities for that though
i could always do hum sized p-90s but that loses alot of mojo

def. going oly white, really want to keep that sparkle tho so i might do a pearl

and yes, chrome hardware is a much


any thoughts on doing a traditional style tele bridge? not sure on how the spacing is on everything....
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Post by robert(original) »

that might be kinda tricky but i bet you could get it to work.
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well, the finish does look pretty cool as it is. Keeping the project easy, chrome hardware and white pickups, rings and knobs would look awesome.
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Haze wrote:anyone have a crazy idea of what to do with it?

and yes, i want this thing to be insane
r40f wrote:crazy idea
robert(original) wrote:don't listen to rof4 er whatever his name is.
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Post by dodgedartdave »

put chrome pickups and bridge in it. Phat-Cats would look and sound great in that guitar.
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dave's suggestion on the phat cats lead me straight to gfs [or course]
and then directly to the mean 90's

they're a little hotter than the duncan's and of course half the price

decisions, decisions...
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Post by finboy »

style it after this...
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but no pickguard
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Post by Ninja Mike 808 »

finboy wrote:style it after this...
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but no pickguard
Except not gold.
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Post by BobArsecake »

That'd well nice if the other knob wasn't on the scratchplate.
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Yeah I think the location of that knob on the guard would drive me crazy
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Like it too , but yeah that knob, Its kinda like having a mole on your face....


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Post by DGNR8 »

Except that the guard is a faux archtop style that would normally be angled upward. I think I'd get used to it. It's arbitrary, really. It's strange, but when you're playing it you don't look at it the same way.
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other than the gold, and the pick gaurd [it's a carved top] i like the simple 2 knob and les paul 3-way location

my first thoughts were to do a deluxe style wiring onnit

maybe this?
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i think this plan has alot of versatility :D
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p90 neck, TV-Jones TVTron in the bridge (HB sized gretsch pup) and a bigsby.

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Post by NickS »

I didn't think there were that many Squier Tele Custom set-necks made - future collectable? There was a lovely red one in our local music shop that I coveted but didn't buy. Are they really cheap in USA?
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yeah they're quite rare, only made on 2001 in korea, bought [new?] for $322

UPDATE!
sanded the neck down to the sexy mahogany

going to stain the mahogany neck and do a white head stock, decal joe shit, will take a pick when i get some moar progress done


question!
all i have is 180 grit sp
is that like.. awful for now? just getting down to the wood
i can get a higher grit before i seal and primor it
but this is my first time doing this and i'm learning as i go
not a good idea?
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