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Being a fickle idiot... after watching the Nile Rodgers documentary on BBC 4 I feel I now need a plexiglass / acrylic Strat has any one had any experience with plexiglass guitars?

If I am recalling correctly if was HEAVY!!! I was younger and smaller back then though. Maybe it just seemed heavier at the time?

The only plexi guitars I have played have been super cheap and played like crap. Always wanted an ampeg.

Fran's got/had one, and I've played a strat and a Dan Armstrong RI. They are HEAVY.

benecol wrote:Fran's got/had one, and I've played a strat and a Dan Armstrong RI. They are HEAVY.

How the Strat compare to It's wooden counterpart?

Ps: paging Fran

Fuck it! took the plunge cause I've always wanted one....should arrive tomorrow:



Thinking of changing the pickguard, covers, knobs and tip for a black set... we'll see when I get it.

DO CLEAR EVERYTHING!!!

Mo Rawka wrote:DO CLEAR EVERYTHING!!!

Can't find a clear pickguard have been looking only one I found wanted £50 which is stupid

They are really nice. But extremely heavy. I played one at a GC and it was the heaviest thing I ever played. If you are gonna get a clear guard you should have someone make an exact duplicate. You don't wanna be drilling any new holes. Get some clear pickup covers too

dezb1 wrote:Can't find a clear pickguard have been looking only one I found wanted £50 which is stupid

If you trace the one that's on it, I'm pretty sure I can make you a transparent one for nowt, with my developing lasercutter skills.

benecol wrote:Fran's got/had one, and I've played a strat and a Dan Armstrong RI. They are HEAVY.

I played through a Dan Armstrong and yeah, big time HEAVY!!!

benecol wrote:

dezb1 wrote:Can't find a clear pickguard have been looking only one I found wanted £50 which is stupid

If you trace the one that's on it, I'm pretty sure I can make you a transparent one for nowt, with my developing lasercutter skills.

This

benecol wrote:

dezb1 wrote:Can't find a clear pickguard have been looking only one I found wanted £50 which is stupid

If you trace the one that's on it, I'm pretty sure I can make you a transparent one for nowt, with my developing lasercutter skills.

Thanks, that'd be great.

I loved mine. Picked up a 'wesley' one in ACID PANK colour. Was a cool player, especially as i paid about 65 quid brand new for it

needed a set up but got it super slinky

benecol wrote:

dezb1 wrote:Can't find a clear pickguard have been looking only one I found wanted £50 which is stupid

If you trace the one that's on it, I'm pretty sure I can make you a transparent one for nowt, with my developing lasercutter skills.

Motha fuckin' Shortscale everybody! Motha fuckin' Shortscale.

Ankhanu wrote:

benecol wrote:

dezb1 wrote:Can't find a clear pickguard have been looking only one I found wanted £50 which is stupid

If you trace the one that's on it, I'm pretty sure I can make you a transparent one for nowt, with my developing lasercutter skills.

Motha fuckin' Shortscale everybody! Motha fuckin' Shortscale.

Well said that man...

ok, played a b.c. rich, it was heavey, and gawdy, and sounded bad. but it got me a goth chick.

idgi whats nice about a plastic guitar just to prove that theres no such thing as tone wood in an electric instrumen?

I still have the Acrylic Mockingbird, its very heavy, you will need a wide strap. I found it more comfortable with the strap shortened.
They sound good to my ears, a punchy clear sound.

different than wood? i wonder what a fiberglass body would sound like