Just finished a project 2-pup Strat

[TremoloKing]

Just finished it last night.

USA Custom body, routed for bridge HB, Waterlox Tung Oil finish

Warmoth neck, large V, 6105 stainless frets, maple cap, lacquer finish, Gotoh Schaller style 15:1 tuners

Two pickups:
SD TB-4 (JB model) humbucker bridge
SD SSL-6 Custom Flat single coil neck

controls:
bridge vol
neck vol
master tone
3 pos pickup selector
coil cut switch

Fender American Vintage bridge

 

[Smilemon]

Re: Just finished a project 2-pup Strat

Wow that looks good, i hope mine turns out just as good.

 

[ImmortalSix]

Re: Just finished a project 2-pup Strat

I love the Humbucker bridge / neck single setup!

Sounds like with a JB and an SSL you'll have a very functional range of tones.

Did you finish the body with just oil or did you oil it and then coat it with clear?

 

[Guest]

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Sweet. Congrats.

 

[Kac]

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Wow. that is beautiful! I too really like the H/S setup on a strat that and S/S/S are the only ways to go on a strat if ya ask me. Very Kool!

Rock On ~ Kac

 

[ErikH]

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That looks great. Nice job on that one. How does she sound?

 

[TremoloKing]

Re: Just finished a project 2-pup Strat

Did you finish the body with just oil or did you oil it and then coat it with clear?

Just the Waterlox Tung oil. Their formula contains resins that harden. So as you add coats, it builds up to the surface. I added a little stain toward the end because the color was weak. It was a kind of experiment. I may refin with nitro lacquer when the weather warms up.

I did this walnut bass body with Waterlox but stopped coating when it started to leave a sheen.

 

[Guest]

Re: Just finished a project 2-pup Strat

Oh man... I don't even play the bass and I love it.

 

[Guest]

Re: Just finished a project 2-pup Strat

Very nice work, love the color of the body! congrats

 

[tubeman87]

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Very nice, Post some souncd clips when you can, I'd love to hear it!

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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Looks sharp,nice work!!!
:smokin:

 

[pixelpusher]

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very sweet build!!!

.. i keep swapping pups in my recent build.. started with an SH-14 in the bridge (very mid honky but really approaching an early VH style tone) and an stk-2 in the neck (nice but a little muddy in my gtr with a korina body/maple neck) .. then a '59 in the bridge (VERY weak compared to the sh-14 as expected but it almost sounded single coily with the 500k pots. I have a lil '59 in my tele and it sounds fatter there with the 250k pots and ash body)

I am now on a 1/4 pound in the neck and a distortion in the bridge.... which so far I like best. The distortion is aces for slammin thick rock/metal stuff and really makes my jcm 800 scream and my mesa just pummels you but as you expect with a pup named "distortion" it doesn't clean up that well although it is still useable. The 1/4 pound gets me to my favorite kind of neck tone which resembles a p-90 but still has some spank.. great lead tones on that when driven hard though.

congrats on making yourself a sweet guitar!