In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

[Ayrton]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

I scalloped one of my first guitars (in the '80's, didn't we all?) and once was enough.

I tweaked it up this morning and so far so good.

I forgot to add that the finished guitar weighs in at 7.9 pounds.

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

I've never seen a '70's Strat look so good!

What are you gonna do with it?

 

[Ayrton]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

I've never seen a '70's Strat look so good!

What are you gonna do with it?

Assimilation to the collective of course.

I tweaked it up a bit tonight and I am digging more. I may need to swap out the original pots and cap.

 

[kramersteen]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

My question didn't get answered. I might have switched over to tin foil who knows.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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The tin foil is there to catch glue!!!
Read you feggin' upsidedown person

 

[kramersteen]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

The tin foil is there to catch glue!!!
Read you feggin' upsidedown person

Dragon punch!

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

Hehe just wondered if all them fluids had hit the overflow valve?? :eyecrazy:

 

[kramersteen]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

Block

I fixed that.

And yes the fluids are overflowing out my head holes.

 

[Ayrton]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

My question didn't get answered. I might have switched over to tin foil who knows.

Sorry about that. I thought you had seen where I added the foil to catch glue drips.

 

[kramersteen]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

Yeah thanks lol.

 

[LesStrat]

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Nice work.

 

[kramersteen]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

I scalloped one of my first guitars (in the '80's, didn't we all?) and once was enough.

I tweaked it up this morning and so far so good.

I forgot to add that the finished guitar weighs in at 7.9 pounds.

If I had one of those machines that do it I would but hand doing 24frets is a nightmare

 

[treyhaislip]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

Awesome job! Seriously, excellent work! :beerchug:

 

[Ayrton]

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Some final tweakings on the strat.

Once everything was complete I had a rather large gap in the neck pocket. Everything went back into the original holes so either I just missed it or the original finish was much thicker here than I thought, but I couldn't just leave it.

Refinishing the body was out so any adjustment would have to be at the neck.

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

Eye sea wut ewe done their.

 

[Silence Kid]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

It does not really matter- but I wonder if the neck would still interchange with another Strat body? If it didn't I suppose one could plug & ream out the holes in the body slightly. Regardless sounds like you saved the guitar/neck so no complaints.

 

[Ayrton]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

Mid to late Fenders were so notoriously sloppy who knows. I have always said the three things to really look out for on ‘70’s Fenders were sound, weight and neck fit.

 

[KeeperOS]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

Am I the only one who thinks the grain pattern /color shifting was too cool to paint over opaque?

Other than that, you really are a master man, every project more awe-inducing than the last (not to mention GAS-producing )

 

[SrDeMaFp]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

Man, this is a hell of a repair! You did a great job. Those are some fine looking frets too! How much would you charge for a fretjob?

 

[Ayrton]

Re: In the Workshop: Saving a '75 Stratocaster

Man, this is a hell of a repair! You did a great job. Those are some fine looking frets too! How much would you charge for a fretjob?

Thanks but I barely have time for my own stuff.