WTB: baseplate for strat
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Re: WTB: baseplate for strat
FWIW long before anyone made and sold baseplates for Strats, I used to make my own.
It's REAL easy, you can take an old hacksaw blade and break or cut it off to size and attach it to the bridge pu.
It works just as good as one you'd buy, really any piece of magnetic steel or iron will work.
If you want to get fancy , you can wrap it in some copper sheilding tape and add a ground wire but I never did, just glued it onto the bottom of the bridge pu with a little bit of clear silicone.
FWIW long before anyone made and sold baseplates for Strats, I used to make my own.
It's REAL easy, you can take an old hacksaw blade and break or cut it off to size and attach it to the bridge pu.
It works just as good as one you'd buy, really any piece of magnetic steel or iron will work.
If you want to get fancy , you can wrap it in some copper sheilding tape and add a ground wire but I never did, just glued it onto the bottom of the bridge pu with a little bit of clear silicone.
idsnowdog
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Re: WTB: baseplate for strat
I just used a little bit of silicone gel but you could use wax too.
Re: WTB: baseplate for strat
What I meant was if you make one out of steel it will sound just like one that you buy made out of steel.
I don't know what other metals would sound like, the Tele baseplates are made out of steel, some are copper plated, but they are steel.
I have read some info that Bill Lawrence posted about baseplates made out of different metals, and he discussed the tonal qualities of each different type metal, FWIW you probably could find that info if you do a search on the TDPRI.
What I meant was if you make one out of steel it will sound just like one that you buy made out of steel.
I don't know what other metals would sound like, the Tele baseplates are made out of steel, some are copper plated, but they are steel.
I have read some info that Bill Lawrence posted about baseplates made out of different metals, and he discussed the tonal qualities of each different type metal, FWIW you probably could find that info if you do a search on the TDPRI.
