Another "Show Us Your Strats" Thread
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Torren61
Strat-O-Master
Thank you! This one was a challenge and I couldn't have done it without help. I wanted to put together a Hendrix Rosewood Strat Tribute but not an exact clone.
I wanted a mix of old and new. The rosewood body and neck came from a Reverb seller: https://reverb.com/shop/guitarbuild. The tuners are vintage F tuners from the 1970. Earvana nut, all Fender plastics, Calaham bridge, vintage 70s Fender neck plate (I need one from '69 or '70 but they're pretty expensive. Maybe for Xmas.), vintage jack plate, Fender Custom Shop '69 Stratocaster pickups, Mojotone solderless electronics, Schaller strap locks, nitrocellulose finish, Fender Custom Shop case and case candy (including Fender Custom shop polish cloth, tool kit, guitar cord, & bridge cover) and a custom headstock decal that lets anyone know it's not a Fender guitar. I just noticed, I forgot to install string trees!
Electric JMH1970 = James Marshall Hendrix, died 1970 (Not a genuine Fender guitar)
It took years to complete. I thought I was going to have to scrap the project. I tried to do a French polish with shellac but rosewood is very oily. My finish guy shot it and my luthier guy made sure everything lined up. I did the final assembly and setup. I think I have around $2500 in it. It's the first and last rosewood guitar I ever do, lol. It weighs over 11 pounds.
Toppalini
Strat-O-Master
That’s quite an expensive project! My strat project was about $1600 all told, but that’s because I got the neck used. Would have been $2k with the neck custom ordered, but getting it used was an advantage as I could see the final product. But that’s still a hell of a deal, consider you aren’t getting flame maple/Brazilian rosewood on a production fender for 2k!!
I am wondering… could you have just left the rosewood neck unfinished? And body? It is rosewood after all and boards are left unfinished.
I think a solid rosewood neck would be quite cool and I’d like it unfinished! If possible….. I think the body idea is cool too, but that weight is a bit much
A very cool guitar you made and very unique.
My project also took a long time because I wanted a 1:1 replica of a 62 strat but it didn’t work out that way but I got something I think is better.
It took a long time because I wanted Brazilian rosewood to be period accurate, along with clay dots. But when the neck finally came up, it had flame maple so it’ll never look like a real 60s strat.
But what I got is virtually identical to a fender CS reissue, looking similar to journeyman relics and masterbuilt and of similar spec. But there are some differences and body is production fender
I took a shortcut on the body, getting a loaded AO 50s to save time. But someday I’ll go back and make my own loaded body and finish it just right… or start a new project and get that 1:1 replica at it
anyone can make a perfect replica of a 60s strat if they throw enough money at it. Only wait is the lead times for parts. But mine took a while since I wanted to save money and not shell out too much especially where the neck is concerned. Brazilian rosewood is cool but I’d rather not spend twice as much on it and then get an ugly piece!
Dick Blackmore
Senior Stratmaster
that is a Strat Plus Deluxe 1990. It has had the electronics swapped and a regular Fender two point bridge instead of the original. Though that was just an experiment the old bridge is back on now. Oh yeah the color is actually called Crimson Frost
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albala
Dr. Stratster
Hard tail heaven…
My bury-me-with-it FCS '57 w Jimmy Vaughn/Eric Johnson wired Fat 50 "Abby" wound-on-my-birthday PUPs 
(how does that happen?)
Behind it, my SS, had to do it
, with a modified 10" radius and Spitfire guard. It's actually the first one that I actually bonded with and plays spectacular. Can only keep one tho (house management intervention). The SS is now a house guest. (No, I don't think the SS is a "Strat" LOL)
(how does that happen?)Behind it, my SS, had to do it
, with a modified 10" radius and Spitfire guard. It's actually the first one that I actually bonded with and plays spectacular. Can only keep one tho (house management intervention). The SS is now a house guest. (No, I don't think the SS is a "Strat" LOL)
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That is a very good looking uncommon color combo. Love it!
One of the reasons I sold the Corgan was because I couldn’t get over the fact that it had the same color scheme as the cheapest Squiers. Black and white was just too boring eventually. I wanted something unique.
The American Performer has a similar neck; I wanted the big headstock again and jumbo frets. And the satin poly is very smooth. I love sparkle finishes, it just ticked all the boxes!
Chuckracer
Strat-Talk Member
1972 Strat, very modded and a delicious MJT/Musikraft partscaster with a brazilian rosewood board. Kleins in both - 69s in the '72 and 65s in the parts monster. I love them both equally and they are very different. The black one is pretty and bluesy sounding with soft mids, the '72 is a rock machine with strong mids.
Exhead
Strat-Tinkerer
What is the recessed strap lock on the white one? Awesome guitars BTW.
Slider58
Strat-Talker
I only have the one Strat, an American Special. I think at some point I need another, a SSS, preferably a natural finish '70s reissue
Exhead
Strat-Tinkerer
Here are a few. More since this picture was taken.
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Toppalini
Strat-O-Master
What do you think of your MK neck? I also have a MK with BRW and looooove it.
EveryNoteCounts
Strat-Talk Member
your partscaster looks a LOT like my Carvin! We have similar taste in that way.
Also, here are some pics of my personally spec’ed Fender Custom Shop Strat.
Quartersawn roasted maple neck,
63c neck carve
Trans ebony finish
69 pickups
Also, here are some pics of my personally spec’ed Fender Custom Shop Strat.
Quartersawn roasted maple neck,
63c neck carve
Trans ebony finish
69 pickups
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dogletnoir
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Some of my faves...
Front to back: Bridget, Shelly, Scarlett, Mojo Chile, Gwen, Sakura, and KT
1996 st 62, 2001 American series, 1987 e10 Squier, 2002 classic series and 2013 mij 58 reissue
GT3Twenty10
Strat-Talk Member
Lateralu_s
Strat-O-Master
I'm up in the woods with friends jamming so I only have this one with me. 05 knopfler strat I've had since new. Hot Rod red is pretty faded these days.
I need to start learning how to take photos lol. Some of the pics posted here look sooo good.
I need to start learning how to take photos lol. Some of the pics posted here look sooo good.
