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sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:02 am

i think the same guy made both guitars.

more pics here http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtop ... c&start=20

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:15 am

oh shit, i do remember now. still looks fantastical.

if it's the same dude who did the mustang with jag trem for AEON, it would appear he got much better at contours. unfortunately not with bridge/pickguard placement, but hey, it looks top notch anyway.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:21 am

jcyphe wrote: Does this company make anything besides Strat and Tele bodies? They have really good prices for finished bodies.

For a small company backed by a huge factory that does the WD bodies and necks, they do very good work upon request.

Though I haven't been to the shop in over a year, I imagine they could still do other bodies. I had once asked in 2007 or so if they could do a Jaguar/Jazzmaster body, and the answer was "if it's a 1:1 job, we can easily copy the body shape/routes and have it finished in-house. Back then I believe cost was around W180,000, but in the building of the Televersary they had hinted that prices were going up. I know for a fact that a few guys there don't like me after I pressed them to paint the Televersary the right color, but I could nonetheless drop by one of these weekends and talk to them about the option of custom deals. The president is cool with me, but unfortunately, he's never there anymore.

I actually visited summer last year to propose a Tele Plus routing of a sunburst body for a friend, and I got quoted for W250,000, being that price simply because it was a "altogether new job". Conversely, the locally-made Gilmour Modern Tele 1 would have been an excellent guitar to do the job pretty much in 90% J.Greenwood fashion, so I decided not to go ahead with the build.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:01 pm

HOT 1964 Sonic Blue strat: Guitar Village

Â£11,999.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:29 pm

12 grand? fucking hell. my duo is from the same year, and i can say with 100% faith that it doesn't sound or feel Â£11,400 worse than that strat.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:56 pm

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:02 pm

DanHeron wrote:HOT 1964 Sonic Blue strat: Guitar Village

Â£11,999.

oh man, that's hot.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:52 pm

stewart wrote:12 grand? fucking hell. my duo is from the same year, and i can say with 100% faith that it doesn't sound or feel Â£11,400 worse than that strat.

True, but its equally unlikely the Duo could ever become as much a pop culture icon [and therefore as valuable/collectible] as the old Stratocasters (of which even people who don't play guitar often recognize the name), so fair enough.

Old Strats/Teles have cost too much since the '80s. That's why all those grunge people used offsets/shortscales instead.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:57 pm

or ibanez strats.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:45 am

paul_ wrote:
stewart wrote:12 grand? fucking hell. my duo is from the same year, and i can say with 100% faith that it doesn't sound or feel Â£11,400 worse than that strat.
True, but its equally unlikely the Duo could ever become as much a pop culture icon [and therefore as valuable/collectible] as the old Stratocasters (of which even people who don't play guitar often recognize the name), so fair enough.

Old Strats/Teles have cost too much since the '80s. That's why all those grunge people used offsets/shortscales instead.

i understand the reasoning, but ultimately i have the last laugh (unless i'd bought said strat in 1974 for $100).