Hey, Ive built a tele from a kit and failed badly at trying to make a V from scratch (the less said about that the better ) anyway ive been inspired by Guitarfrenzy's Strat project, and have decided, i have a 2 LP, a tele, but i dont have a strat so i need one!
Well anyway i was going to just go for it and just go by drawing and cad files but i think its wiser if i just order the templates from http://www.guitarbuildingtemplates.com
this brings me to my first question, whats the difference between a 50s and a 60s strat? they have the templates for both, but i cant see a difference
also i need some help deciding on Materials, i was thinking maybe i would use a 1 piece ash for the body? what do you think?
I was going to build the neck aswell but i think thats beyond my skill level at the moment so hopefully i can find a Strat type neck with a Ebony fretboard, but will this neck fit the size of the routing template frm http://www.guitarbuildingtemplates.com ??
Other details;
I want it to have no contours, i dont like them
I havent decided on a colour but proberly a solid colour, a vintage type white maybe..
your standard type tremolo, i was going to go for a TOM but all my guitars have TOMs so i think i need a tremolo although i wont use it much
is there anything ive over looked?
im hopeing this thread can be a refrence thread for my project, so if anyone has tips, hints or suggestions please post them!