Finally finished up my 2 partscasters!
- Thread starter Nightburst
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Hell yeah indeed! Let’s have some details....
Nightburst
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Specs on the blue one: ( I just call them the red one and blue one because no nicknames yet)
Chambered mahogany body with matte open pore finish (2K)
Spalted Chestnut top Stained with Clou blue & black, natural masked off and scraped binding polished to high gloss
Tummy cut but no arm contour
Modern heel contour (I ripped off the idea from a very well known signature model as it is a genius and elegant solution)
Titanium neck joint bolts
Birdseye maple neck ( The guy that sold it to me said it is finished in nitro but I'm not sure, its a proper thin and great feeling finish)
Narrow Tall frets (love these!)
Wilkinson 50KII bridge with custom made (by me) big brass block
Gibson GEM active pickups, 50's wiring, NOS PIO tone cap (usa pyramid .36)
Fender Locking tuners
It's one of the lightest guitars I own, very resonant, alive and anything I hoped for when starting this build. It sounds simply a-mazing,
There is a grounding issue still to fix though, I get buzz when touching the polepieces and it goes away when I touch any metal part. I did everything else by the book so I must have forgotten one wire or did one wire too much perhaps. I don't like strat pikcguards for this reason alone, there's a lot of back and forward getting it right.
Chambered mahogany body with matte open pore finish (2K)
Spalted Chestnut top Stained with Clou blue & black, natural masked off and scraped binding polished to high gloss
Tummy cut but no arm contour
Modern heel contour (I ripped off the idea from a very well known signature model as it is a genius and elegant solution)
Titanium neck joint bolts
Birdseye maple neck ( The guy that sold it to me said it is finished in nitro but I'm not sure, its a proper thin and great feeling finish)
Narrow Tall frets (love these!)
Wilkinson 50KII bridge with custom made (by me) big brass block
Gibson GEM active pickups, 50's wiring, NOS PIO tone cap (usa pyramid .36)
Fender Locking tuners
It's one of the lightest guitars I own, very resonant, alive and anything I hoped for when starting this build. It sounds simply a-mazing,
There is a grounding issue still to fix though, I get buzz when touching the polepieces and it goes away when I touch any metal part. I did everything else by the book so I must have forgotten one wire or did one wire too much perhaps. I don't like strat pikcguards for this reason alone, there's a lot of back and forward getting it right.
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Nightburst
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I did a thread when I was building the red one a long time ago but I couldn't find it anymore lol 
Anyway here are some specs, the red one:
Ash body with Crimson stunning stains Cherry Red, open pore finish (2k, which is fantastic stuff for guitar bodies IMO)
Gotoh 510 style bridge with steel block and saddles
EMG SA & 85
Nubone nut
Oil finished neck (just 2 maybe 3 layers only, feels woody and silky)
Gotoh vintage staggered tuners
Best low end in a guitar I ever played, I'm not a traditional strat player as you might guess. Tone is seriously chunky, unfortunately also a little bit heavy for ash standards. It'll probably end up being my workhorse, its comfortable and versatile.
Anyway here are some specs, the red one:
Ash body with Crimson stunning stains Cherry Red, open pore finish (2k, which is fantastic stuff for guitar bodies IMO)
Gotoh 510 style bridge with steel block and saddles
EMG SA & 85
Nubone nut
Oil finished neck (just 2 maybe 3 layers only, feels woody and silky)
Gotoh vintage staggered tuners
Best low end in a guitar I ever played, I'm not a traditional strat player as you might guess. Tone is seriously chunky, unfortunately also a little bit heavy for ash standards. It'll probably end up being my workhorse, its comfortable and versatile.
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eclecticsynergy
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I like the body on the blue one. Did you buy that or did you carve it yourself?
Nightburst
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Glad you guys like them. Now that I have spend some more time with both, I am still just as happy.
While the blue one is my no.1 inspiring guitar, the red one has got an amazing tone. Something about the ash body I think. It's heavy but acoustically loud and very alive when playing it sitting down I can feel the notes in my stomach!
I really should put in the custom wound pickups again but I like the emg's for now.
The photo's I took don't do the blue top justice, it's a sight to behold in broad daylight!
While the blue one is my no.1 inspiring guitar, the red one has got an amazing tone. Something about the ash body I think. It's heavy but acoustically loud and very alive when playing it sitting down I can feel the notes in my stomach!
I really should put in the custom wound pickups again but I like the emg's for now.
The photo's I took don't do the blue top justice, it's a sight to behold in broad daylight!
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
I’m a Strat guy, and those are both super cool. Good mix of fancy and utility.
