im in the process of putting together a strat here is what i've done so far...
![](https://forum.seymourduncan.com/picture.php?albumid=183&pictureid=1708)
i bought this alder body off ebay. it was in pretty bad shape a lot worse then it looks in the pic. it looked like the previous owner tried to relic it with a razer blade and rocks.
first i stripped all the paint off with a heat gun. there was a crack in the back that i thought was just in the paint but when i stripped it down it turned out it was in the wood so i filled it in and smoothed it out.
i then painted a few coats of primer on ready for the new colour... aged white...
i've wet sanded the whole thing but havn't buffed it to a high gloss yet.
i might just leave it matte.
here is how it looks now
![](https://forum.seymourduncan.com/picture.php?albumid=183&pictureid=1707)
i had an old lefty mighty mite neck that i clear coated in a satin poly
i also painted the head stock to match...
![](https://forum.seymourduncan.com/picture.php?albumid=183&pictureid=1704)
i had to shave away some of the body to make the neck fit. also i think i might have to make the pocket deeper what do you guys think?
![](https://forum.seymourduncan.com/picture.php?albumid=183&pictureid=1705)
![](https://forum.seymourduncan.com/picture.php?albumid=183&pictureid=1703)
lol i had to paint on marker dots as it was a left handed neck!
i still need all the hardware etc will update once its finished!
i bought this alder body off ebay. it was in pretty bad shape a lot worse then it looks in the pic. it looked like the previous owner tried to relic it with a razer blade and rocks.
first i stripped all the paint off with a heat gun. there was a crack in the back that i thought was just in the paint but when i stripped it down it turned out it was in the wood so i filled it in and smoothed it out.
i then painted a few coats of primer on ready for the new colour... aged white...
i've wet sanded the whole thing but havn't buffed it to a high gloss yet.
i might just leave it matte.
here is how it looks now
i had an old lefty mighty mite neck that i clear coated in a satin poly
i also painted the head stock to match...
i had to shave away some of the body to make the neck fit. also i think i might have to make the pocket deeper what do you guys think?
lol i had to paint on marker dots as it was a left handed neck!
i still need all the hardware etc will update once its finished!
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