NGD Donner DST550

[ehdwuld]

So I just couldn't pass it by

Beautiful finish
Roasted neck
Spoke wheel truss
HSS
pop in arm
Locking tuners








I think I'm gonna play it a bit before I put a roller nut on it

It arrived super nice
Bridge was a bit high lowered the studs and its perfect

Nice modern c neck
Rolled fretboard edges

I know i mentioned it in the other thread but I figured i would make its own rather than derailing that one

 

[Phantasmagoria]

Very sweet looking axe. How does it sound , the pups and stuff?

Does it really need a roller nut? I always avoid messing with nuts unless there's an issue. They can be tricky to replace.

 

[ehdwuld]

Very sweet looking axe. How does it sound , the pups and stuff?

Does it really need a roller nut? I always avoid messing with nuts unless there's an issue. They can be tricky to replace.

I posted the progress on replacing two nuts with roller nuts in the last two weeks

The first one didn't turn out pretty but functional
The second one my Candy Apple Squire looks much better

The pickups are a bit darker than the single coils in my other two strats

The CA Squire has the ceramic magnets glued on bottom

And the Sunburst has the Alnico polepieces

Both of which are bright single coil sounding

It may be the pots are different on the new Donner making them more dark

When I pull the pickguard I will check and post here

But right now it plays so nice

If I do anything, it will be a roller nut
There is nothing wrong with the nut it has other than I have an obsession.....

You know what I'm talking about....

 

[Mincer]

I am a big fan of roller nuts, too. It is super easy to adjust the height, and it eliminates binding at the nut.

 

[ehdwuld]

Eliminate the string trees

Yeah and binding is a thing of the past

Once the strings stretch in it is almost as stable as a Floyd

 

[ehdwuld]

Well there is a guy on YT that has one just like mine and posted images of the back of the pickguard




Dude taking apart his DST550

Look at that swimming pool route