Strat #2

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:06 pm

So Sir Thomas of Lamp gave me a stickered Strat body and neck at Doogfest for NATHING! What a gent.

The original plan was the body was to replace my Strat body with it's bad bridge routing, so I could have it intonate properly. I just goofed with it, and it's really not too far out... and seeing as I have a neck I didn't know I'd be getting (which is awesome) it's PROJECT GUITAR TIME!

I cleaned off all the stickers and paint, but couldn't get rid of TEH ETCHINGS that the "artist" put in the guitar with the paint pattern, but it's no biggy, looks kinda neat.

I'm thinking I'll do something interesting with the pickups. Maybe P90s? Maybe get my very own Robroe Weezer geet? Who knows! Gimme some ideas for something novel!

PS: I chickened out on the Jazzy refinish, I might refin this one as a first timer, I just didn't wanna fuck up my most pricey guitar and make it uuuuuugly :/

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:12 pm

I had a feeling you'd CHICKEN out. Understandable though, hard to mess with your number 1.

I think it looks ace with those etchings.

James · Post by **James** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:14 pm

Filtertron or toaster type?

You're aiming to do this for cheap I assume, so GFS or similar is the plan?

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:25 pm

Awesome. Looks pretty good with the etchings (done by my mate Jonny with a compass when we were at Uni! Think we'd had a few beers!)
There was a guy on the Orange forum who put in 3 P90s into a strat and it looked cool, although a bit crowded.

But I think James' idea of filtertrons would be pretty sweet.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:54 pm

Defo gonna do it on the cheap, and probably just keep it 2 pickups- I never use the middle one on my other Strat.

James · Post by **James** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:59 pm

http://store.guitarfetish.com/pickups.html

Worth having a browse. You can usually buy stuff cheaper from their ebay shop.

rrrob9 · Post by **rrrob9** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:09 pm

Mike wrote:I think it looks ace with those etchings.

+1 very cool!

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:19 pm

These would be my initial "this would look sweeeet" reactions:

..and while I think it still looks fuckin' class, it'd be nice to have something a bit different to the Jazzy and current Strat..

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:22 pm

I'd try the filtertrons. Definately be offbeat.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:22 pm

You and your ruddy Black and Tort.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:23 pm

I would put a Black Pickguard and either black or white P90s in that.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:23 pm

Can't help it! I'm not a fan of many black+X colours, and I don't wanna refinish the body because of costs..

Fibus · Post by **Fibus** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:23 pm

Doog wrote:These would be my initial "this would look sweeeet" reactions:

..and while I think it still looks fuckin' class, it'd be nice to have something a bit different to the Jazzy and current Strat..

Are you going to re-route the strat or is it already routed for that kinda pickup configuration?

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:25 pm

Yeah, that would be my other choice:

It's a bit "The Edge" but still pretty neat..

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:26 pm

Do Black P90s and knobs.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:27 pm

Fibus wrote:
Doog wrote:These would be my initial "this would look sweeeet" reactions:

..and while I think it still looks fuckin' class, it'd be nice to have something a bit different to the Jazzy and current Strat..
Are you going to re-route the strat or is it already routed for that kinda pickup configuration?

It's routed for H-S-H, would probably just open it up into a swimming pool route. Although P90s are wider than buckers, I guess?

Possibly bucker-sized P90s then.

The 3-way route would be simple, and will be hidden anyways, so it can look shite. And probably will.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:31 pm

Mike wrote:Do Black P90s and knobs.

Hmmmmmm. Doesn't do it for me.

James · Post by **James** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:32 pm

How about black guard and knobs, with 2 of these...

Dots has them in a strat I think (maybe toronado), so you can get an idea of what they look like if you find that pic.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:34 pm

Doog wrote:
Mike wrote:Do Black P90s and knobs.

Hmmmmmm. Doesn't do it for me.

Looks the best of the bunch from where I'm sitting.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:37 pm

Can I has teh Townsendz?