Vox Starstream inspired Teardrop Project

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Sun May 03, 2020 11:28 am

Getting closer to finishing this.

A few progress photos.

And now I'm trying to sort out a bridge for the Electric VIII ukulele build.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sun May 03, 2020 11:56 am

Killer. Are you gotta do the built in effects?

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Sun May 03, 2020 12:31 pm

Thanks,
No, it's pretty much just a strat in vox clothing made from parts I already had. The three piece alder body is from scraps and I made the pickup surrounds from leftover pieces of pickguard.
Wiring is not my forte so just wiring it up like a strat is going to be a challenge.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Mon May 04, 2020 6:39 am

That is so cool. What are those pickups, Vox, Phantom Guitar Works, other? Did you make the back plate? What is that metal plate?

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Mon May 04, 2020 9:23 am

Fakir Mustache wrote:That is so cool. What are those pickups, Vox, Phantom Guitar Works, other? Did you make the back plate? What is that metal plate?

Thanks! The pickups are GFS 60's-70's Grey Bottoms with a set of covers from Phantom Guitar Works. The switch plate is from Phantom as well. I ordered one of their pickup surrounds
and made a template from it. I did make the back plate and the metal control plate is actually for a bass. I think I got it on ebay.

I originally was making a hollowbody with a walnut back but I had a major router tearout so that body wound up being a mandocaster and the teardrop became a solidbody with a faux f hole.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Mon May 04, 2020 12:48 pm

cooter wrote:the metal control plate is actually for a bass.

ah, o,k.,

I've seen those on Music Man basses, the above is like a lower end version.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Mon May 04, 2020 3:04 pm

Great builds and advanced level of craftsmanship as always. I can look at your projects all day long

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Mon May 04, 2020 10:45 pm

Thanks!
I put the tuners on and mounted the neck this evening. I had to order some smaller parts to finish.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue May 05, 2020 6:24 pm

Will look forward to it. And wow, the Supro looks so beautiful

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu May 07, 2020 4:42 pm

Not sure but I think the Revelation necks are a longer scale than the Vintage Vox ones.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:30 pm

The Revelation is a 25.5" scale. Not sure what the original Vox version is. Mine looks really long next to the shortscales on the wall.