Members brikus Posted November 9, 2005 Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 Originally posted by CreamTele yeah i wired my tele pickups in series. but to take the time to figure out the circuit to do all that switching seems like too much work to me... a little use and you're there...and in no time you're able to lay schematics that would give cold sweats to an electronics graduate ! (true...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Outrider Posted November 9, 2005 Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 My JV strat's a sunburst that came with vintage white plastics. I was never a fan of that combination, so I changed the plastic parts to black, and the pickguard to black pearloid.I later added a SD Lil' 59 to the bridge.I've never been 100% with this combination, though. For 2006, I think I'm changing the pickguard to that copper-colored pearloid.Behind me, Bill's yellow strat isn't customized...it's a 1983 American Standard Strat that came from the factory with 1 vol, 1 tone, and a straight-in jack on the plate. Apparently, they changed it that year to savemoney, but dropped the idea soon after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted November 9, 2005 Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 I always seem to get to these threads only after they are 3 pages or more!My Warmoths: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted November 9, 2005 Members Share Posted November 9, 2005 No Fender - it's a Zion.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crabfunk Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by Burgess Thanks again! Yeah, it's a nice little amp and is pretty easy to lug around as it fits in the trunk nicely along with my guitars and accessory bag. Those amps have a rep for being buzzy as for distortion and yes if you dime the gain it can be a bit much. I tend to do things in moderation so that's the OD1 channel with just enough gain to give me some breakup with the guitar wide open but low enough so it cleans up nice. Like I said, no pedals in my rig and all the dist you heard was just from me cranking up the axe. If memory serves, I think did crank in the midboost for the last part of the solo... Great sound and great playing on the Strat; nice work on the vocals as well. Have a pint on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crabfunk Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by GRIFF10672 Back in 88 or 89 I bought this heavily road rashed USA made Strat off this idiot who I think pulled a " The Who " on it . The neck was cracked and the body looked like it was dragged from a car . The hardware was in great shape except for a few small nicks on the tuners . I gave him 100.00 for it . Probably should have given him 50. but heh I was only 17 at the time and was just starting to have GAS for gear . Ended up putting it in my closet and never looked at it . Well got divorced a few years ago . So this thing was found again . So I brought it down to my Dad's woodshop in his basement to see what he could do . He sanded the body down to the wood got out all the bad rash and dings except for a real bad gouge right above the the neck pickup . That's why it's a little concave there looks like the shape of half a hand sander doesn't it . I told him to sand it till it was gone . I thought that that spot would look stupid but now I think it makes it look unique . So he asked me if I wanted to paint it . I said sure.. would it come out OK ???he said " I guess So " So I picked out a metalic black color and he went to town and even clear coated it . Ordered a compound radius neck from Warmoth ripped out what was left of the electronics . Replaced it with all Emg's .. routed out the bridge spot for the 81 . Then we made a homemade pickguard out of Lexan . I figured out if you glued black paper to the back you got a cool deep black mirror look . Also ordered some of those graphite bridge saddles . Well I threw this sucker together ........... and I'm absolutley amazed by how it sounds and plays ... totally happy with the result . Like butter !!!Many thanks to my Dad .... Geeesh if I knew he could do this I would of had him making guitars for me instead of me buying them . Even the paint job came out mint .Thanks Dad !!!!!!!!! Man, that RULES. Big thumbs up to you and your Dad. This pic goes in my screen saver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prodrigu Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 I LOOOOVE that Warmoth Tele. I am planning on building on for myself very simillar. Which pickups did you use ? And how does the neck pickup sound, and what is it best for ?Good job !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AtomHeartMother Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by prodrigu I LOOOOVE that Warmoth Tele. I am planning on building on for myself very simillar. Which pickups did you use ? And how does the neck pickup sound, and what is it best for ? Good job !!! Which one is the Warmoth Tele? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prodrigu Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by AtomHeartMother Which one is the Warmoth Tele? The black one in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AtomHeartMother Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by prodrigu The black one in the middle. Yeah, I was just kidding.Apparently it wasn't funny. Instead I just looked like an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by prodrigu I LOOOOVE that Warmoth Tele. I am planning on building on for myself very simillar. Which pickups did you use ? And how does the neck pickup sound, and what is it best for ? Good job !!! Thanks! I love the guitar. It has changed me from an exclusive Strat man to a Strat/Tele man. I've been using mainly the Tele on stage. People really dig it & it is easily the easiest guitar i have to play. Now only if it had the fat gut route on the back I'd be a bit more comfortable with it on stage I have a SD Little 59 in the bridge. Warms up the twang quite a bit. Nicely balanced. Takes cleans and gain very well. Neck Pickup is a SD Vintage stacked, Sounds like a very warm single coil somehow, yet has no hum. Probabaly the best pickup I have ever owned... and thats saying a lot because I love my JB/JB Jr's on my Strats. The guitar sounds more like a Les paul with p-90's than a Tele... Which is a good thing. Graphtech nut, saddles & string trees like all my guitars.I am currently building another bastard tele with a P-90 in the neck and maybe another vintage stacked for the bridge. This Tele won't be the looker, but it will have the Tele sound. After that.. i'm done with guitars for a while I think. I have a hard enough time choosing what guitar I wanna play now as it is. I love em all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Originally posted by crabfunk Great sound and great playing on the Strat; nice work on the vocals as well. Have a pint on me. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 What's ironic is that "showing" a customized Strat might not actually reveal anything thats new, modded, or updated. For the most part, changes in tuners, pickups, refrets, new nut, and electronics are pretty damn subtle visually, but can make huge differences in how the guitar plays and sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JandG Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 Crap, that is is nice p-90 strat.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hardtdc Posted November 12, 2005 Members Share Posted November 12, 2005 My 70's Harmony strat. Re-shaped headstock, custom logo, re-finished body, original aged pickguard, tips, and knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DracoAran Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 SX SST-57. Changed the pickguard (Fender red pearloid), copper shielded the cavity, installed a Stew Mac blade switch, CTS volume pot, push/pull master tone pot (series mod), and Fender No Load blend switch. Also a switchcraft jack.Stock pickups, tuners, nut, saddles, and strap buttons.One of the tuners is too soft to turn.The trem arm had to be drillet out.Also managed to chip off a piece of finish at the neck pocket.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/DracoAran/SX_SST57/Cimg0478.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/DracoAran/SX_SST57/Cimg0480.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/DracoAran/SX_SST57/Cimg0482.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CompleteGuitard Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 This started life as a Delonge strat,I've added Sperzel tuners, Schaller straplocks, A duncan JB and Jazz with a 5 way switch.Combos are :Jazz fullJazz outside coilJazz outside coil + JB Outside CoilJB outside CoilJB fullIt covers everything and is by far my number one. that middle position on the switch is a really really cool and unique sound, I've yet to hear another like it. Very clean but really full at the same time, i ride that position pretty much all the time if i'm not doing full neck humbucker leads or Bridge bucker power chords. The only difference from the picture is i've replaced the switch tip with a black one, shown in my sig. Its BY FAR my best guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yaz75 Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Nothing that special from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bcjames Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thats where i'm headed with my strat. Not sure on the pickgaurd yet. I'm still trying desperatly to find someone in the UK that makes a surf green body, all I can get are black, white and red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aldy Posted November 13, 2005 Members Share Posted November 13, 2005 Here's mine, not to everyone's tastes i know, but it works for me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrHotMark Posted July 4, 2006 Members Share Posted July 4, 2006 Rally Nova/Camaro Orange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sonnilon Posted July 4, 2006 Members Share Posted July 4, 2006 Not really all that customized, just a pearloid pickguard and a DiMarzio PAF Pro. Sounds great, though. I need to take some new pics of my gear, I don't even have any of my ValveKing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdog114 Posted July 4, 2006 Members Share Posted July 4, 2006 Both are hollow and have 6100 fretwire and 1.75" wide nuts. The green one has a vintage-spaced hardtail bridge and SD pickups. The wood one has DiMarzios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted July 4, 2006 Members Share Posted July 4, 2006 It's not a Fender or proper strat - but here is a redone Dean Bel Aire of mineHow it arrivednew LSR Roller NutWilkenson trem, Dimarzio X2N and 2 Dimarzio Protracks, new pots, switch, jack, knobs and polished frets. (and horrible paint by me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Mow Posted July 4, 2006 Members Share Posted July 4, 2006 I'd post mine.. But people are sick of seein' them for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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