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Doog's thread as inspired me to build my own custom strat. I am not sure i want to go the route of buying all the bits in or just getting a squire and modding it. As i was looking around i noticed this guitar which is pretty much exactly what i want (except i intend to put a humbucker in the bridge). Its made out of a wood called Indian Red Cedar though which i have never heard of but thats probably because i am only aware of the normal types like alder, ash, agathis, mahogany, etc. Has anyone any experience with this wood? Whats it like sound wise? Is it heavy?

yea, a lot of the squier are made out of odd woods like that. I think it's more like alder than anything else.

If I were to start a new strat mod project I would just get a squier bullet.

HOT TIP OF THE DAY (HTOTD):

Squier Bullet


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GFS 64 Staggers


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GFS Import Strat "upgrade" trem (rolled steel saddles and big ol' steel block)


=

Vintage Reissue Strat for under $200 (!)

mage wrote:yea, a lot of the squier are made out of odd woods like that. I think it's more like alder than anything else.

If I were to start a new strat mod project I would just get a squier bullet.

HOT TIP OF THE DAY (HTOTD):

Squier Bullet


+

GFS 64 Staggers


+


GFS Import Strat "upgrade" trem (rolled steel saddles and big ol' steel block)


=

Vintage Reissue Strat for under $200 (!)

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. WANT!!!
Though I would probably start with a SX strat copy instead, maybe even one on the 24" ones...

mage wrote:HOT TIP OF THE DAY (HTOTD):

Squier Bullet


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What are the tuners like on these? Solid? Or do they need to be replaced too?

Fuck rolled steel saddles. Blocks or fuck off.

astro wrote:

mage wrote:HOT TIP OF THE DAY (HTOTD):

Squier Bullet


+

What are the tuners like on these? Solid? Or do they need to be replaced too?

they hold tune just dandy. the trem goes out of tune after one dip though.

i have one that i modded a little

Fibus wrote:Its made out of a wood called Indian Red Cedar though which i have never heard of but thats probably because i am only aware of the normal types like alder, ash, agathis, mahogany, etc.

Fender employee: "I hear that basswood is called 'red cedar' in India. Just thought you should know."
Fender boss: "Sounds like you're going to get a pay raise, with that kind of attitude."

http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm/F ... s.pdf/file

Apparently it's a very fast-growing (easy and cheap to farm) tree which is structurally similar to ash.

Who Knew?

That'll teach me to be cynical.

Does it keeps moths away?

MatthewK wrote:That'll teach me to be cynical.

haha, it was a good post though

DGNR8 wrote:Does it keeps moths away?

If you hit them with a large enough piece, yes.

letsgocoyote wrote:

I was about to ask how you got all that Mellowtone stuff, and then I scrolled up and realized who you were.

sad thing is i dont have any of it anymore.

food/medicine/bills > owning your own crap

Mike wrote:Fuck rolled steel saddles. Blocks or fuck off.

hmmm, I'm not particularly dedicated either way, but the big-assed steel block is a must. and GFS is the first to make one for an import size trem.

THE MODDED DAPHNE GREEN BULLET CLUB HAS BEGUN !!!!!

If I ever mod a strat it would be into =w= strat, I love the way that thing looks.

robroe wrote:THE MODDED DAPHNE GREEN BULLET CLUB HAS BEGUN !!!!!

NECKSQUIER.

LGC- +1 on losing all your homemade shit. At the moment I have one Great Destroyer variant.

well if my black one is the duo caster that one should be the uno caster

Unabomber?