Project sneak peak

[metalchurch79]

I just threw this together the other day on a whim to see what it would look like and I might move forward on this because I have everything I need to put it together.


Strat body in Sherwood Green and relic’d
Kramer American neck
Orig Floyd
Warmoth parchment guard.

Unsure on the pickup(s) yet, these are mock up only.

[Chistopher]

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The weird angle that you took that picture at and the shadows had me thinking that you had some weird offset Strat body. Very nice, I hope to see how it turns out.

[metalchurch79]

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I don't understand why my ipad uploads them upside down but if I transfer them onto my pc they are oriented fine. No matter I got a few corrected....

[RorySquier]

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So I guess you're a lefty? The guitar looks good and I dig the Sherwood green. BTW you reached 666 likes at this moment...Satan must be proud of you.



;>)/

[metalchurch79]

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I walk the left hand path indeed! Hahaha! Thanks bro!

[metalchurch79]

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I almost forgot I made this thread...
Anyways, I've been slowly getting some stuff done to it and it's coming along really good so far. I still have a lot more relic'ing to do and I have to blend it in a little better so it doesn't look too contrived although it will to some extent until it ages together a little while.

Im going with a mint green slanted humbucker/1vol so this pickguard is mock-up only. Prob a reverse zebra Duncan of some sort. I may try a Custom since I never tried one and it's likely within the realm of my preferences lately.
















Some pics you guys have seen this morning but I figured Id just go ahead and throw them all in here to keep them in one place.

The hardware is really coming along poopy looking isn't it? I almost feel bad because a lot of these parts were OG 80's Kramer parts in excellent condition but I never use chrome hardware so I used up some stuff I've had laying around, such as this whole guitar actually.

Edit:
Here is a mock-up pic I just found showing the nut and some of the scallops.. The nut was relic'd more, and the string retainer was relic'd after this pic was taken though..

[metalchurch79]

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Got the waterslide on and I'm calling it a day. I might try to get a flash coat and a semi-light coat of clear over the decal once it dries a few hours.

[RorySquier]

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That guitar will look pretty cool after you get it all together.



;>)/

[kramersteen]

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Pretty mad but all the pictures got mirrored.

[ehdwuld]

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Hideous

Cant wait to see what it sounds like

[metalchurch79]

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Haha yea I think I would have been better off throwing it in a pond for a few months and then hooking a chain to it and dragging it to the store...haha









Here's the last of my work for the day... I took all the black finish off of the Floyd and the trem bar. Still not done yet but these are what I have going on.

I also ordered the mint green slanted hum pickguard from Warmoth earlier. Now I just need to figure out the pickup situation...

[LLL]

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I walk the left hand path indeed! Hahaha! Thanks bro!

We should join forces and make all these righties come to heel... like the insolent whelps they are.

[Chistopher]

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We should join forces and make all these righties come to heel... like the insolent whelps they are.

I'm saying this as a natural born and raised lefty.

Left handed guitars are really big dumb. You pay more for a smaller variety of guitars with harder to find parts and the used market is easily a 10th the size. Plus your guitar cable has to cross over your body to get to the pedals.

[metalchurch79]

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Absolutely and if I were to do it all over again I would have learned right handed just because of all the cool guitars out there. I also wouldn't have to build everything I like or wait for years until something pops up.


Something else that sucks is all this damn time Im putting into something to make it look like total crap. I never specifically done this before (on purpose), so it's def new to me. I got a lot of cool relic'ing tips online over the years I just never had a reason to apply them to anything. This will just be a beater anyways and I may put it in D standard, but depends on the pickup and how it sounds down tuned. Some guitars like it and some don't, this one probably doesn't give two ****s one way or another Im sure.

[LLL]

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I'm saying this as a natural born and raised lefty.

Left handed guitars are really big dumb. You pay more for a smaller variety of guitars with harder to find parts and the used market is easily a 10th the size. Plus your guitar cable has to cross over your body to get to the pedals.

Who needs pedals?

The best part about a left-handed guitar is no rightie will defile it with their dirty, grubby, insolent whelp mitts.

Our revolution is coming... whence that becometh, the sinister hand shall rule the galaxy.