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Post by Airhostess. on Jun 29, 2021 20:15:47 GMT
Hi everyone, Well as we were all on lockdown until recently, I had a cunning plan (as per baldrick) that sitting on my rear end all day was not a good idea and you can only clean and polish the house so many times.........so this is what i went for. A friend of mine had a cheap strat copy that she tried and failed many times to master, so she gave it to me, a 3 colour sunburst with bar magnet P/ups and a kraft cheese slices trem unit,but all the same it did play reasonably well. I took the thing apart repainted it with Inca Silver and a Black Burst, all done with rattle can paint and painted the head stock Black to match, I had already brought a wilkinson trem for it and new electrics ,as well as a scratchplate to fit them on, and i had a set of Fender P/ups here from another strat which i changed the P/ups from and then i broke my wrist so it sat and sat. once my wrist was ok enough to use some polishing cream from my car i polished it and fitted all the new stuff including soldering the new electrics (i thought if Amanda can do it ill have a go too) anyway its now back together apart from the back trem cover which i cant find DUHHH......... and it plays really great so I have put some pics up of the project I know the blackburst could have been painted a bit better but hey ,-.. first time. Ime happy with it why do i need another strat I already have to many ..... thanks for having a look best wishes Kay app.box.com/s/v1dbdfmhkattlql30lxujpgu3wiuyqqcapp.box.com/s/ir2pdv4vva8kiuyww18h1njkl1ru77wqapp.box.com/s/j3t5gbzm0o7ivu2jqkbfixpwenucwcdbapp.box.com/s/9wobypq3dd6wa22jo3dpabt1kv5lgrviapp.box.com/s/zujl7ha8w46aycapqh4twp298azdvmrlPS wrist working back to normal now
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Post by gusstrat on Jun 29, 2021 21:05:00 GMT
Hi Kay,
Looks like a great job to me, well done and love the black burst look.
Regards, Garry.
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Post by Stu's Dad on Jun 29, 2021 21:09:17 GMT
For a first timer Kay that's a great paint job. It's not perfect but it's a sight better than anything I could do.
All it needs now is a nice black pearloid pick guard.....................
Len
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Post by Airhostess. on Jun 29, 2021 21:23:10 GMT
Hi garry, Thanks a mlot for taking a look and you kind words as i have no family and live on my own I have to do all sorts of stuff myself.. so this was something i needed to have a go at Best wishes
Kay
Hi Len, you know when someone suggests something you wish you had thought of............well you just did, I thought a black pickguard would suit it better, now you said pearloid...........hhmmmmmmmmmmm do i ........i guess you know the answer to that perhaps at the next string change
Best wishes
Kay
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Post by grip on Jun 30, 2021 6:27:17 GMT
Hi Kay, Really good to read that your wrist is at a stage where you can do something useful with it. A nice little project to start the ball rolling, looking forward to hearing it play. I expect you'll be down at the sawmills later this week selecting a couple of billets for your body and neck of the next one Kind regards, Chris
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Post by Airhostess. on Jun 30, 2021 6:59:21 GMT
Hi Chris, Well the body is a bit beaten up now and the neck is getting a tad saggy,but i keep rubbing cream into them and hoping for a good nights sleep.... Ill have a go at most things ,as i have to and i dont like relying on anyone really but build one from scratch Ill leave that to all the really cleaver people but thanks for your kindness and yes the wrist is back to normal,just need to sort out Audacity "AGAIN" hoping the "wizard of oz" (George) can get it sort of fixed Thanks Chris Best wishes Kay
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Post by godzilla on Jun 30, 2021 7:22:24 GMT
You should be rightly proud of that job Kay. I love it.
Cheers
Keith
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Post by sixchannel on Jun 30, 2021 7:27:38 GMT
Hi Kay Thats a really good looking Project. Would have suited the Quatro back in the day. The blackburst looks pretty good to me. I agree a pearl plate would look awesome. www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Pearl-Scratchplate-Stratocaster-Pickguard/dp/B008RW61KQLets hear it played. (When the cr-p fake torty scratchplate on my cream white Harley Benton ST62 began to delaminate, it acquired a white one. Instant 'Mary Kay'.) Bests Ian
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Post by glyderslead on Jun 30, 2021 8:46:18 GMT
Hello Kay,
That is a very nice job you have done on that guitar. It looks great.
I have a sunburst Benson Strat retrieved from a skip and now I am inspired to give it a paint job too..
Well done
Cheers
Mick
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Post by derekdelboy on Jun 30, 2021 10:08:01 GMT
Hi Kay
I'm sure it will play as good as iot looks ,,,, brilliant !!
Lets hear it ... great job , well done
Stay safe
Derek
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Post by Airhostess. on Jun 30, 2021 10:58:59 GMT
Hi KeithThanks for that.......... and yes I am proud of that taking it apart fixing it up with new stuff and actually getting it back together and working Best wishes Kay
Hi Ian Again many thanks for your comments most welcome,.. I also have a 62 Harley Benton strat, 3 colour sunburst torty pickguard and a WHITE??? back trem plate replaced the trem, and replaced the P/ups with ironstones and the back plate with a torty one original Mary Kay's are like hens teeth,so that was a good move on your part, I can get a perly black scratchplate from Northwest guitars for £13.99 so i will be looking into that Best wishes Kay Hi MickThanks nfor your nice comments, and if you do paint your skipstrat just be aware as I was not,that rattle can nozzels give a wide field of coverage ok for painting the body but a pig to try to get a reasonable burst as i have demonstrated (too wide) best of luck with your project paint cost £56.00 primer coat,inca silver colour coat,black colour coat, laquer coat,I suppose i could have brought a s/h or maybe a cheap fully built one for not much more but it wouldn't be this colour and it wouldn't have been a boredom stopping project,or the fun. best wishes Kay Hi Derek,Thankyou for looking in and the kind words I think it plays really great but when i get Audacity working again.........yeah i know.... I will post something with this one and my cheapo Harley benton as well Thanks derek Best wishes Kay
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Post by Tone on Jun 30, 2021 11:02:50 GMT
Hi Kay
That looks a real mean machine. Are you getting into Heavy Metal so the sound matches the looks?
Great job. Well done!
Cheers.
Tony
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Post by Airhostess. on Jun 30, 2021 11:10:30 GMT
Hi Tony, Thanks so much for the like of the monster.but heavy metal..........about the closest i have come to heavy metal is
trying to find a back bumper for a ford transit,apart from that....errrrrrr nah Best wishes Kay
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Post by philc on Jun 30, 2021 17:49:14 GMT
That's a great job Kay, well done. Just in case you're wondering, here's your Strat with that pickguard. Phil
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Post by sixchannel on Jun 30, 2021 19:03:27 GMT
That's a great job Kay, well done. Just in case you're wondering, here's your Strat with that pickguard. Phil Awesome!
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Post by Airhostess. on Jun 30, 2021 19:22:25 GMT
Hi Phil, first off, your just too cleaver for your own good,now ive seen it you have just cost me more money...... many thanks for the complements Phil,it was hard work learning as i went along and the mock up with the pick guard, and yes it does look better I will order one but keep it till the strings need a change,as i have only got the thing together 2 days ago thanks again Phil
best wishes
Kay
Hi Ian, yes your right....... thanks again my friend
Best wishes
Kay
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Post by sixchannel on Jun 30, 2021 20:08:14 GMT
Hi Phil, first off, your just too cleaver for your own good,now ive seen it you have just cost me more money...... many thanks for the complements Phil,it was hard work learning as i went along and the mock up with the pick guard, and yes it does look better I will order one but keep it till the strings need a change,as i have only got the thing together 2 days ago thanks again Phil
best wishes Kay Hi Ian, yes your right....... thanks again my friend Best wishes
Kay
It was Len who thought of it first. I just got in on the act. Ian
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Post by Airhostess. on Jul 1, 2021 5:17:34 GMT
Yes i know it was, I did give our Len big thank for his better thoughts on the subject you but you all ganged up on me so ill have to come round and bite you lot on the legs did i just say that ?
best wishes
Kay
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Post by scanners on Jul 1, 2021 5:20:39 GMT
Nice job best Frankenstrat since EVHs Matthew
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Post by sixchannel on Jul 1, 2021 10:34:46 GMT
so ill have to come round and bite you lot on the legs did i just say that ? best wishes Kay
"Ooh! Err! Matron!!" (V impressed with how tidy your house is! Lol)
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Post by Airhostess. on Jul 1, 2021 12:13:17 GMT
Hi Matthew, Many thanks for the look in and comment Best wishes Kay Hi Ian, yeah what you can see is the chair in my Music room hiding all my 4 amps not so easy to tidy up in there Kay
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