NGD - 2015 Fender Road Worn Stratocaster black!

[cliffenstein]

I really like the look of that guitar. I didn't even know plugs for unused holes existed. I might have to get one for my Strat. I can't play a guitar that has a knob that keeps me from resting my hand on the bridge.

The stock volume knob location on Strats is big time in my way, but it wasn't placed there for how people like me play. I play all down strumming with my hand in the fan position (fingers hanging down) and I don't do any riding of the volume knob at all. My fingers bang into the stock volume knob position which hurts my fingers and also inadvertently turns the volume down...so it's a lose/lose for me having the volume in the stock position.

As far as the nylon plugs...they sell them at Lowe's (but not Home Depot) in both black and white options. They have them in various sizes too...you want the 3/8" one for this purpose...they slip right in flawlessly.

 

[cliffenstein]

Freaking awesome!!!!! Really nice road worn work. Everything about it just screams mojo and player!!!!

Thanks a lot Ace!!!!!

 

[Securb]

I would consider putting in a stutter switch where that vol pot once lived.

 

[misterwhizzy]

The stock volume knob location on Strats is big time in my way, but it wasn't placed there for how people like me play. I play all down strumming with my hand in the fan position (fingers hanging down) and I don't do any riding of the volume knob at all. My fingers bang into the stock volume knob position which hurts my fingers and also inadvertently turns the volume down...so it's a lose/lose for me having the volume in the stock position.

As far as the nylon plugs...they sell them at Lowe's (but not Home Depot) in both black and white options. They have them in various sizes too...you want the 3/8" one for this purpose...they slip right in flawlessly.

Nylon? I need it in Alnico 8.

 

[JMP/HBE]

TR at the heel is such a PITA.

 

[ErikH]

Nice catch. Good job getting those other bits to match the worn in look. Looks good.

 

[Napthol]

The original Road Worns weren't cheaply made. They were a solid Mexican Strat. By the way, I think we are missing a forum. I can't find the off topic forum.

Now I see it. It wasn't there earlier today.

 

[Mikelamury]

They're knickel plated drop in replacements made by Gotoh. I aged them by sandpapering the shine off, then putting muriatic acid solution in a plastic bowl with the tuners inside a smaller plastic bowl floating in the bigger bowl with a lid on top to trap acidic gases. After several hours of the gases working on the tuners, I removed the tuners from the smaller bowl, rinsed them off with cool tap water and let them dry on a paper towel. Final step was popping them in a ziploc baggy and then into a small cardboard box. After shaking the box around for a minute or so, out came the tuners and voila! I was left with perfectly aged high-quality locking tuners that look like they came on the guitar stock.

I used the same method when I was aging parts for my relic guitars.

 

[Securb]

Picked up a super cool black 2015 Road Worn Stratocaster...previous owner had shielded the electronics cavity, upgraded the pickups (Seymour Duncan APS1 & 2 in the neck/middle and Porter vintage custom in the bridge), replaced the neck plate with a 5 digit numbered one (which would correspond to 1961, so either the number had some personal significance or it was just a random number), and even replaced the butterfly string tree with a proper 50's round one). Bridge was already decked and all 5 springs were on it, exactly as I set my strats.

I picked up a set of Gotoh SD91 Magnum Lock tuners and gave them the Muriatic Acid aging treatment. Since single coil bridge pickups don't work for what I play, I replaced that excellent Porter bridge pickup with my usual black Seymour Duncan JB Jr (which I scratched up a bit with my sandpaper block it to match with the aesthetics of the guitar). Finally, I had the volume knob moved down one spot and filled the hole with a nylon plug (scuffed and minwaxed to look better against the Fender aged pickguard).

Soft V neck is super comfortable to play and measures at .89 at the first fret and .92 at the 12th. I love the easy playability that these 6105 frets bring to the neck. On this guitar, they're totally level and show no divot marks.

There's some chipping around 4 of the tuner holes which doesn't bother me at all...fits the motif.

I haven't weighed the guitar but it's nice and light.

Killer guitar!

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Really nice job aging the tuners if you hadn't told me I would have thought they aged naturally.

 

[LesStrat]

Enjoy!

new guitars are fun.