Building A Usa Strat On A Budget, Can a great quality American Strat be had for around $400? |
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Sep 26 2010, 09:09 PM
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Sounds like great project! You should learn a ton by the time you have it ready to roll. Enjoy the process and the result
 Practice! Todd |
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Sep 28 2010, 01:11 AM
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Cool Project.
I remember wiring pups on my JEM. Then I even didn't know which position the pickup switch needs to be to select neck/bridge pickup.. I connected all in reverse. 
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Sep 28 2010, 04:08 PM
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Seems like a great project.
If you take some pictures of the pieces and proccess it would make for an awesome wiki entry too! -------------------- Guitars:
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Sep 28 2010, 05:23 PM
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QUOTE (Mudbone @ Sep 28 2010, 06:12 PM)  I actually planned on documenting the whole project Its most likely gonna be done in two or three stages, hopefully I'll get two stages completed by the end of next month.Awesome! I can put it all in the knowledge base if you are interested, just let me know 
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Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Ibanez RG2570MZ, Epiphone SG G-400 Amp: Vox AC4TVH head + V112TV cab Effects: Vox Satchurator, Vox Time Machine, Dunlop CryBaby, Boss MT-2, Boss CE-5, Boss TU-2, Boss ME-70 Recording: Line-6 POD X3 + FBV-Express, Pandora PX5D GMC wants YOU to take part in our Guitar-Wikipedia! Have a good time reading great articles and writing your own with us in our GUITAR WIKI! Share your playing and get Pro-advice from our Instructors: Join REC |
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Sep 28 2010, 06:07 PM
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QUOTE (Captain Insaino @ Sep 28 2010, 12:39 PM) Looks cool... the way I was going to do it was a bit more expensive but I think you will get the same result... In my shopping list I have: MIM tabaco burst fender body in adler for $170 maple neck with rose wood board nut installed jumbo frets $200 Then you add tuners, cover plate, electronics, for about another $300, so I would be into it for about $700, You could get the same result by just getting a MIM fender from ebay, for about $400 and just changing out the pick ups, replacing the nut, tuners, and saddle for quality items for $200 to $300..... about the same thing just less work.... I have no idea about poplar for a tone wood, but it you play her and she sings to you that is all that matters.. The only thing I saw that you did not list was shielding foil for the cavity, you may want to think about putting some in there ... Take lots of pictures and show us how your project gets along..... Originally I wanted a MIM Strat, but the initial investment was a bit too steep for me. Plus I like the I idea of having an American made guitar, national pride i guess But if both were the same price I would probably go with the MIM Strat, simply cause there are more aftermarket options.As far as shielding goes, I have just received an aluminum pickguard shield along with the pickguard from GuitarFetish.com. GuitarFetish also sells copper tape with a conductive adhesive, so theres no need to solder the different strips of tape together. However, I have read that if more than roughly 10 square centimeters of shielding is used, treble begins to roll off, assuming the shielding is grounded. I have also heard that the shielding doesn't have to be grounded to create a Faraday Cage. At the moment I don't know which to believe. Once I have all the components installed - i.e. pickups, pots and switch - I'll play it without any shielding, just to set a benchmark. Then I'll install the shielding without grounding it, and see if I notice any difference. Finally if that hasn't worked I'll ground it. If you have any experience with grounding that you can share it will be greatly appreciated. I just found this article on shielding, but haven't really read through the whole thing yet http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/shield3.php QUOTE (Fran @ Sep 28 2010, 12:23 PM) Awesome! I can put it all in the knowledge base if you are interested, just let me know Cool dude, I'll let you know when I complete the first stage, which hopefully shall be completed next week
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