Dave Murray sig strat (Squier copy!)

[Diocletian]

I had a DiMarzio Super Distortion which I had never used and couldn't get a decent price for on ebay. So I had a look and decided to make a Dave Murray type strat, since he's used Super D's on all the classic Maiden stuff.

I found a black Squier for a silly low price, £30 (which is a great over here considering it was in great nick with all the hardware still in place).

Here it is when I got it:

I cut holes in the existing pickguard and fitted the Super D in the bridge. I also fitted a middle single coil from a Fender USA strat and got some chrome pickup rings. Now these are only plastic as I was doing this as cheaply as possible and got these at a bargain price.
The neck PAF I swapped for a DDJ with Mark Cearlock.

So, at this point it was almost done, apart from the rosewood fretboard and the wrong, CBS style headstock. Luckily I'd sold a Squier strat to my pal a few years back, which had a maple fretboard, and since he never plays it, he said I could have take the neck off it....The decal was totally ruined, someone had replaced the Squier one with a Fender one before I got it all those years back but they'd made a poor job of it, so I replaced it with the correct 1957 style decal.

Here they are together.

and after neck swapping:

And...the finished article:

 

[Diocletian]

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[Diocletian]

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I love this picture, mainly cos the tent's lit up by something and it all looks a bit "Something Wicked...."

 

[Empty Pockets]

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that's rad.

didn't dave's have a floyd?

still rad.

 

[Diocletian]

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No, here's Dave's sig - it's a 57 Strat (Paul Kossof's), with humbuckers and chrome pickup rings:

It also costs £1300! Mine cost a grand total of about £10, considering I already had many of the parts and recouped some money by selling parts I didnt need from another guitar.

 

[astrozombie]

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you wouldnt happen to know what that is in dollars huh?

SWEET strat

 

[astrozombie]

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bro whered you get the fender neck?

 

[Diocletian]

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It's not a Fender neck, didn't you read what I wrote?! There's even pictures showing where the neck came from! :lol:

Oh BTW I'm not going to try and pass this off as a genuine Fender. I've even left the Squier neckplate on.

 

[Mark Cearlock]

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How are you liking that vintage paf?

 

[Diocletian]

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How are you liking that vintage paf?

I love it! It's a perfect match for the other pups in the guitar and ideal for Dave's lead tone. :1:

 

[BloodRose]

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thats cool!! Id love to have something with a Super D in it. Ive had them im LPs before, how are they in strats??

 

[Grandturk]

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how are they in strats??

Killer! Fat and round, plenty of bite. I love them in these two:

 

[Aceman]

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Awesomeness - what's the first Maiden tune you played on it?

 

[ken361]

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Awesomeness - what's the first Maiden tune you played on it?

hey Ace did you see my Kiss pics?
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=173913

 

[Diocletian]

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Awesomeness - what's the first Maiden tune you played on it?

I think it musta been Wrathchild or The Trooper. I've learned those two pretty well recently so tend to play them a lot.

 

[Diocletian]

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Killer! Fat and round, plenty of bite. I love them in these two:

Hey Turk, thanks a lot BTW - the great photos you put up on JCF of the Dave sig were a massive help to me when I was making my copy. :beerchug:

 

[Diocletian]

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thats cool!! Id love to have something with a Super D in it. Ive had them im LPs before, how are they in strats??

They sound as I expected from listening to Maiden for years. I've not had much chance to play either guitar I've put them in recently though.

 

[StalePretzel]

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That's a very beautiful guitar there dio. Nothing like having a project end up the way you intended it to. Once again this guitat me reminiscent of Mick Mars strat.

 

[Diocletian]

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That's sweet, if a bit beat up, Chris Holmes style! Mick's an under-rated player, I like his playing a lot.

 

[Diocletian]

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What happened to Turk's pics?