Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

[Diocletian]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

Oh yeah, let me translate, that would be like forging Sir Don Bradman's signature on a Cricket bat.

lol

Now I KNOW fine you've been to Scotland so understand I have no idea what the feck you're on about, and are just trying to bait me. Cricket? Poof's game.

So I'll wait until the next time you're around Glasgow and crash my mobility scooter into you.

[tc]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

The difference is that mine are made for me, not a copy of anyone else's guitar. I haven't found any guitarists that are as odd as I am to copy off of.

Speaking of... I just redid one of my earlier ones.. off to update that thread.

I just meant obsession in the sense that once you build one.....you can't stop. Ever. Ever. It's worse than crack, assembling/modding/building guitars! Haha!

[dominus]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

I just meant obsession in the sense that once you build one.....you can't stop. Ever. Ever. It's worse than crack, assembling/modding/building guitars! Haha!

Gotcha.

That reminds me, I've got to go put another coat on the one I'm doing today.

[The Dali]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

Keep in mind that I wasn't trying to pass of the signature as HIS signature, but just the fake signature that is on his "signature" guitar.

Anyway... I expect to order the rest of the components tonight so hopefully I can start the work this week!

[Diocletian]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

Keep in mind that I wasn't trying to pass of the signature as HIS signature, but just the fake signature that is on his "signature" guitar.

Er......

???

Same thing? No?

[LtKojak]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

Keep in mind that I wasn't trying to pass of the signature as HIS signature, but just the fake signature that is on his "signature" guitar.

"As we know,
There are known knowns.
There are things we know we know.
We also know
There are known unknowns.
That is to say
We know there are some things
We do not know.
But there are also unknown unknowns,
The ones we don't know
We don't know."

Donald Rumsfeld

Poetry at its best!

[The Dali]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

I was just trying to emulate the guitar, and not pass off the signature as ACTUALLY Dave's signature. (ie, that he HAD SIGNED that guitar)

The other mentions above are kinda inferring that someone is trying to pass of the "fake" signature as the real thing, even if only for looks (ie, Babe Ruth's signature on a baseball as actually signed by the Babe himself).

The Dave Murray strat has a replcia of his signature on the back of the headstock - so do Eric Clapton's Blackie strat and the Jimmie Vaughan strats. The guitar wasn't actually SIGNED by the artist. Since I am replicating the guitar I was thinking of replicating the signature, but I was in nbo way going to pass it off that Dave actually signed the guitar. It really had nothing to do with the signature itself, other than it happened to be on the guitar.


But, whatever - the real issue is that you think baseball is a lame sport! How dare you!?

[Diocletian]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

Baseball sucks balls.
If you want to know where I got my Dave sig, PM me. It doesn't look as good as the one on Grandturk's, but it costs a lot less.

[The Dali]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

I really thought we had something, me and you... and you go and throw it away like yesterday's trash...

Let me guess, you like "soccer", eh? Uggg!

I'll think about the signature. Thanks!

[The Dali]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

Plans have changed slightly. I found a near mint MIM strat with a 50's logo already applied. So... I will likely use that as the basis for the Murray.

With that said, I think I will use the Squier to build a poor man's Gilmour to sell. I'll post those pictures as well.

[Diocletian]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

Plans have changed slightly. I found a near mint MIM strat with a 50's logo already applied. So... I will likely use that as the basis for the Murray.

With that said, I think I will use the Squier to build a poor man's Gilmour to sell. I'll post those pictures as well.

Good to hear you found a nice MIM.

On the Squier thing, I did exactly that with one - turned it into a poor man's Gilmour, and when I came to sell it all I did was break even given the money I'd spent on new pickguard, tuners and an SSL-6.
You may be better just selling it as it is, save some hassle.

[The Dali]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

The beauty is that I have a bunch of pickups and electronics that are free, so converting it shouldn't be too big of a cost issue. Even if I break even it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

Is that Ian Anderson as your avatar?

[Diocletian]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

Yeah - didn't you know I was a big Tull fan?!

[CTN]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

everyone should be a tull fan! lol

but back on topic, i'm lookin forward to seeing this progress.

[The Dali]

Re: Dave Murray Strat Build Thread

Saw "Ian Anderson plays Acoustic Tull" this past year here in Connecticut. He played his little teeny parlor acoustic. Pretty good show.

But, yes, back on topic.

Should have most of my material this weekend and will post pics as soon as I have progress!