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Posted by: MattE Feb 4 2008, 03:49 AM

Alright, so I think I'm not the only one who's curious, but I wanted to ask about a spec list on your white Strat

Also, if I remember correctly, you mentioned you built that yourself from random parts, curious as to that little process

And, since I'm at it, would you mind taking a few angle shots of the top of your neck, around where the (what looks like) floyd rose lock nut is?

Thanks!
-Matt

Posted by: lavendell Feb 5 2008, 06:48 PM

Hi Matt,

Yes, I put it together myself from random parts and I'm afraid I can't give you a spec list. I just spent some time in a second hand music store and tried lots of different guitars, then I simply decided what parts I wanted to use. I was on a very limited budget so most of the parts were cheap “no name”-stuff, and I remember some of them didn’t fit (the neck for example) and I was a bit frustrated!

One thing that turned out ok though was the scallop. I'm very happy with that, but it's basically the only thing that is good on that guitar


-Marcus

Posted by: Stevie·Ray·Vaughn Feb 16 2008, 01:04 AM

You talk as though you dont really like it, so why do you use it so much then?

Posted by: lavendell Feb 16 2008, 10:33 AM

That's a fair question!

Well, I've learned how to play with it and I actually do like it. I don't care that the whammy bar keeps falling off, or that the output jack makes noises, or that the saddle is a bit rusty... etc, etc... I just think that the guitar sounds good, and I'm very happy with the neck!

Posted by: Stevie·Ray·Vaughn Feb 17 2008, 05:56 AM

Ahhh. Just curious, how difficult would it be for me to make my own guitar and still have it sound good? Like yours

Posted by: lavendell Feb 17 2008, 09:12 PM

Oh, I don't really know how to answer that question!
One way to start is to buy a few second hand guitars and move the parts from one to the other. It's not so difficult, and I think you'll learn a lot from it.

Posted by: Owen Feb 17 2008, 10:31 PM

I'm going to invade this topic with some more questions

Did you install the locking nut on the Fender neck? If you did, how easy was it to do?

Posted by: lavendell Feb 18 2008, 08:51 AM

Yes, I did (or maybe I had some help, can't really remember). To install it is very easy, as long as it fits. The "difficult" part is to adjust the height. But it's not that hard on a locking nut, if it's not glued.