Parker_Fly Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Well I finally finished my strat project Ive been working on for a while.. It started life out as a sorry looking red squire much like this: http://www.musicianshop.com/Fender_Guitars...rat_red_BIG.jpg And a new Warmoth neck, new set of pups, and a new paint job later it's looking like this: Dont mind the upper right picture, Ive been playing for like an hour with it and my handprints are all over it so its just a smudge, I assure you the paint is flawless :wink: What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 I can't tell in the pictures how smooth the finish is. In the body pic, lighting along the top cutaway makes it look very orange-peely, but it could just be the lighting on the sparkles. One other thing-- it needs black pickup covers. I repeat, NEEDS. It'll really tie the whole look together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Fly Posted March 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 I can't tell in the pictures how smooth the finish is. In the body pic, lighting along the top cutaway makes it look very orange-peely, but it could just be the lighting on the sparkles. One other thing-- it needs black pickup covers. I repeat, NEEDS. It'll really tie the whole look together. ← well the pictures makes it loot alot worse than it really is.. Considering I paid $18 total for the paint and im 16 I think it turned out pretty damn good. Im planning on putting a whole different pickguard on, prolly white pearloid, this is just so i can play her for the next couple of weeks.. Im planning on also painting the headstock to match.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digideus Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Looking good! I like the finish. Is that a paint finish or did you do something specific before finishing it? A Pearloid or some form of mirrored scratchplate would look great with that finish. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadmike Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 very *cosmic* looking finish, i like it. completely agree with the above suggestions. those scratchplate and pickups are just too boring for fun looking axe like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Fly Posted March 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 (edited) Looking good! I like the finish. Is that a paint finish or did you do something specific before finishing it? its just some car paint i got from pepboys with 3 stages... black, sparkle, clear... like $3 a can and i was two cans of each to finish it. Edited March 11, 2005 by Parker_Fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 I agree with all the comments on here, its a nice looking guitar Parker Are you going to add a decal to the headstock, or just paint it? Once again well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 (edited) I see you can swap a 21 fret neck for a 22 fret AM. Std. style neck. I assume the only difference between the necks is the little fretboard overhang on the new neck to accomodate the 22nd fret. Or did you have to do a little bit of neck pocket shaving to get the right intonation? Edited March 12, 2005 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Fly Posted March 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 I agree with all the comments on here, its a nice looking guitar Parker Are you going to add a decal to the headstock, or just paint it? Once again well done ← just gonna paint over it.. Thanks! I see you can swap a 21 fret neck for a 22 fret AM. Std. style neck. I assume the only difference between the necks is the little fretboard overhang on the new neck to accomodate the 22nd fret. Or did you have to do a little bit of neck pocket shaving to get the right intonation? The new neck is the same exact specs as the old one so theres no problems in that dept.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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