”Ideas for my...” custom made strat?

[Filhada]

”Ideas for my...” custom made strat?

Hello! Sorry if this is in the wrong place, i´m new to this forum.

First thing, i´m not american, i´m brazillian, and here things are really expensive. 300 bucks for a duncan! But i really want one guitar that i can call it ”my son”.:1:
Can you guys help me with the details?

The specifications of the model:
Freijó body(Alder equivalent)
Maple 3pc Set Neck
Jacarandá or Pau Ferro fingerboard
25.5 scale, 24frets
SSH, Master volume and m.tone


On the bridge, it'going to be a PATB, Original or Saraceno.
The singles will be stk-6 or 7.
I didn't am a quack player, i want a singing guitar, versatle, but at my way(sorta progressive, think Sugizo).

What about the singles? Some (noiseless) suggestion?

An maple top will make it too bright?

Floyd Rose or Vintage Tremolo?(i like to do ”down bends/vibratos”, for up ones i prefer to use my fingers)

Ja ne!

P.s. How my ”speak” is?
P.s.2 i still live on Brazil, so prices are others. An custom guitar is cheaper than a ”brand” one.

 

[KeeperOS]

Re: ”Ideas for my...” custom made strat?

Re: ”Ideas for my...” custom made strat?

Hey bro, no, this is the right place so no worries!
So far what you've been talking about is pretty standard.

About single coils, I haven't have as much experience as with humbuckers but for a sweeter tone and noiseless I seemed to like the STK-S4 Classic Stack Plus, although if you don't want as much of the typical Strat "quack" you'd might prefer the STK-S6 Custom Stack Plus. I had the actual SSL-5 Custom Staggered and I remember it as a raunchier, rockier single coil.

About the Maple Top, I've tried A LOT of neck-thru guitars where the body was alder, the neck maple and had maple tops. First of all, keep in mind that a neck-thru will be brighter than a set-neck by design. That said, there were guitars that were pure ice-pick and guitars that actually had a pretty great rounded tone.

So, if you wanna go with a top make sure the guy that's building it for you chooses the back and top carefully, making sure to match them as best as possible.

As for the trem, I have and like both but for me, the Floyd Rose, made so that it goes down-only is my preference. The guy that'll build this for you can make it so that it goes down-only as well, keeping very good tuning stability without you worrying about going sharp if you push the trem a little more.
By the way, the Floyd Rose I like the best is the one built by Gotoh. Also, I like to add to it a Big Brass Block, that makes the tone a bit fatter and helps with sustain a lot too.

Hope I was some help, feel free to ask anything else you might need to.

And welcome to the forum!!!