Coral Squier SuperSonic: Esquired

wadeaminute · Post by **wadeaminute** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:14 am

I don't have a camera. I use Photobooth on my Mac. Sixteen guitars but no camera...

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:52 am

Please forgive my naivety/rudeness, but there's something i'm not quite getting. Wood is cheaper than a guitar, so why fuck about an actual SS body, when you could invest about Â£10/$10 in some timber. Then like 100 on a neck. And go from there with the telecaster parts. I like the concept, just a few details of the execution are a little off (pickguard/old control route).

wadeaminute · Post by **wadeaminute** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:03 pm

Getting a body made and painted locally would have been $600. If I could get a custom neck done, it would have been at least $200. And the Super-Sonic necks are quite unique, anyways. I lack tools and skills to make my own. The work I did do was with a Dremel tool and sandpaper.
I got the original guitar for $350 and made a project out of it. Something to do. I don't mind the appearance at all. I like that it looks modified rather than stock.

wadeaminute · Post by **wadeaminute** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:51 am

Finally some better pictures of the finished product.
Note the custom pearl / gold / left-hand Sperzel tuners.

And here is a close-up of the back. Hard-tailed, ferule bar, gold strat jack.

wadeaminute · Post by **wadeaminute** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:53 am

And here it is with its brothers.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:12 am

Those knobs look big and clunky on that control plate, IMO.

I like your BO. In a wall of guitars it jumps out every time.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:47 pm

I think this looks great - I like the pickguard shape with the tele. When I saw your first blurry long shot I wasn't sure but straight on in focus looks great for sure. Nice work!

wadeaminute · Post by **wadeaminute** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:30 am

Dave wrote:I think this looks great - I like the pickguard shape with the tele. When I saw your first blurry long shot I wasn't sure but straight on in focus looks great for sure. Nice work!

Thanks. I've grown quite attached.
Now what should I do for the next one...

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:29 am

Wholly dirty Sanchez! That's quite a wall. That's more hooks than in Hemingway!