SPECS:
24" A width neck from Guitarmill. They took forever to finish it but the work is really solid, I like it.
Kluson tuners
Musicmaster RI bridge, strings through body like a Tele, but is shaped like the old Duo bridge, fits the Stang guard perfectly, looks cool, has 6 mustang-barrel style saddles and has grub screws. Basically it's the best bridge Fender has ever created.
Alder Body and 3-ply black pickguard by cooterfinger. He did an ace job, pics below.
Bridge position Duncan JB, I opted for the trembucker type. It's ordered and on it's way.
Neckplate from Dave's JS, en route.
Right handed stang control plate that's been flipped over, I could not find a true lefty plate so I can't use beveled screws, I'll just have to use flat screws to hold it down. No big deal.
Single volume, series/parallel toggle switch for the bucker.
NO FENDER DECAL BECAUSE FUCK THEM.
I've decided to call this a MUSICMASTER since it's really mostly a Musicmaster but with the pickup at the bridge rather than the neck. Everything else is spec to the Musicmaster, the bridge, the guard, and the plate.
TO DO:
1. Locate a drill press to do the string-through holes and plant them ferrules in the back.
2. Sand off tiny nub on headstock, buy neck amber and clear coat, finish neck
3. PAINT THAT BITCH
4. Make nut (have the blank already)
5. ASSEMBLE
6. ROCK THE SHIT OUT OF IT
COLOR OPTIONS:
I really like all three colors but I can't decide for sure. I'm leaning on the dark forest green.
But I like the dark blue also
And I have a hardon for OLP right now, though I'm not positive. Did teh Kurtz have an OLP Stang? If so I'm not doing this.
And here's the progress.
Raw shaped body with the raw neck in place.
BODY IS DONE!
Pickguard is done, and here's how it all looks fit together so far
