JS Project *Crack-Stang Tribute*

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JS Project *Crack-Stang Tribute*

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I decided to build a second JS, this time out of parts rather than making a body. I got a body that is quite beat up or 'Roadworn' as they say nowadays, i quite like beat up guitars so im gonna keep it this way for now.
This is a big inspiration here and im considering Jag plates at some point...
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Picked up a 66 Mustang neck off 'bay which looks really nice, yet see if it plays as well as it looks. Going for a 3-way toggle switch and leaving the sliders redundant for now although some onboard FX may be an option later on.
TOM bridge again too and the tail piece is set to hard tail.
Here's a few pics where im at up to yet..

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so i guess the upper jag plate was a shoop? it'd be cool to add later on if you went the way of on-board effects, a tremolo or something like that
Plain white on red looks great too, wouldn't bother with anything else

Do you know if the RI Schaller F tuners will fit this neck? it looks like it has the same tuner holes as my 78 MM neck and it'll be needing tuners soon
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You should totally do Jag plates Fran - have always thought it looked great on that crack-stang!
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Where did the Jag Stang body come from, did you make it?
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Fran wrote:I decided to build a second JS, this time out of parts rather than making a body
sounds second hand from said crack-whore rather than building it.
i did just notice that he's added a forearm contour however :shock:
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that orange with the white looks fantastic.
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wasn't the body one of joey's?
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Post by James »

I love the crackstang. It's gone past the point where you care about the looks and it just asks you to use it to rock out.

There's no point doing this guitar if you don't do the upper Jag plate.
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Thanks for the comments. Yes the body was Joeys. Hmm, does'nt Burbz have some Jag plates for sale?....
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Awesome. I also love the crackstang. I'm looking forward to this.
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I've got to say as a person who has never liked the looks of Jagstangs, that picture is quite alluring.
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Definitely. The Crack-Stang is a statement, not just a guitar. It is more punk or rock n roll than any guitar i've ever seen, it sticks two fingers up to the world.
I love it.
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I sent your JS control plate to Burbz with his toronado on Tuesday, should be there next week... so go ahead and get that Jag plate from him.

I scuffed the finish and sprayed it with sealer (golden color) to get it ready for a new finish. Just sorta lost interest with the project. I didn't think it through, should of had rear access to my all my onboard fx's adjustable pots & rear battery boxes.

Fran offered to buy it, I told him "no".... he begged, screamed, kicked & cried until I finally sold it to him. Didn't wanna sell it to him, cause he's got so much talent building his own stuff from scratch. He's a huge JS advocate.

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I can't wait to see how it looks

Moar controls for moar onboard effects. Go hogwild
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can anyone explain what the extra business on the tremolo is for?

that is in the original crackstang photo.
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They've used a non-stock trem and mounted it upside-down.
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Post by ItsaBear »

thats awesome. i slightly figured but still was curious
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That inspiration model is super appealing.
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Right, I've searched on Google to no avail...what is a crack stang and who owns it?
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TheBurbz wrote:Right, I've searched on Google to no avail...what is a crack stang and who owns it?
Someone posted it at JS years ago from a French forum. Its either a photoshop job or some crazy Parisienne actually rocked this thing. Who knows?
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