Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
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Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
Re: Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
I'm not a huge Strat fan but I can dig the bound Strat look.
I'm not a huge Strat fan but I can dig the bound Strat look.
JOLLY
Super Simonologist
Re: Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
Yeah, they've got to be flat top.
ItsaBass
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Re: Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
The binding itself looks great to me. Thing is, they need custom pickguards, or else they look retarded. Regular Strat guards are pulled in a bit from the edges of the body, to clear the big roundover used on Strats. It looks fine visually, because the pickguard is still close to where the roundover starts. But with binding, there is a very small roundover, about 1/4 the size of the normal Strat one, if that. The normal Strat guard needs to be expanded to be closer to the edge in this case, or else it looks funky; the body looks oversized for the guard. Or, even better, bring in the edges of the body by about 3/16" to match the normal guard, and end up with a slightly smaller and lighter body that has a hair more upper fret access.
Whoever made this one made the guard and the body line up better. None of the others did.
The binding itself looks great to me. Thing is, they need custom pickguards, or else they look retarded. Regular Strat guards are pulled in a bit from the edges of the body, to clear the big roundover used on Strats. It looks fine visually, because the pickguard is still close to where the roundover starts. But with binding, there is a very small roundover, about 1/4 the size of the normal Strat one, if that. The normal Strat guard needs to be expanded to be closer to the edge in this case, or else it looks funky; the body looks oversized for the guard. Or, even better, bring in the edges of the body by about 3/16" to match the normal guard, and end up with a slightly smaller and lighter body that has a hair more upper fret access.
Whoever made this one made the guard and the body line up better. None of the others did.
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PushedCrayon
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Re: Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
This post and the photos turned me into a fan!
This post and the photos turned me into a fan!
kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
I dont mind them. I think for me it would work better with no pickguard. And HS
I dont mind them. I think for me it would work better with no pickguard. And HS
Re: Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
Nah, the regular guard looks just fine.
Its the same distance all the way around the edge, just a different distance.
Quite frankly having the guard further away from the binding is better as the two don't visually clash.
Nah, the regular guard looks just fine.
Its the same distance all the way around the edge, just a different distance.
Quite frankly having the guard further away from the binding is better as the two don't visually clash.
Boogie Bill
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Re: Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
Check out some of G&L's options. They offer their "strat" bodies with the PRS-style faux binding.
Bill
Check out some of G&L's options. They offer their "strat" bodies with the PRS-style faux binding.
Bill
jake_xms3_punk
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Re: Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
I prefer strats with bound necks over bound bodies. Teles on the other hand I think look good bound
I prefer strats with bound necks over bound bodies. Teles on the other hand I think look good bound
MetalManiac
Li'l Junior Member
Re: Anybody Else Here A Big Fan Of Stratocasters With Bound Bodies?
No.
No.
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