my black strat UPGRADED by OG

Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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Post by dawnofzion »

looks great man.....I thought you were switching the angle on the bridge pup?
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Post by robroe »

na i decided not to at the last second.

i figured it would look too univox-ish but in a pussy single coil kinda way with shit going all the wrong way
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that thing looks hawt!
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fuck a tone knob
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Post by robroe »

so i wired this thing up like my old super sonic, but with 2 single coils instead of humbuckers.

2 Vol's and a 3 way. fuck a tone knob

i just got it done and everything passes my bash the poles with a screw driver fiddle with knobs and switches tests. yay.

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Post by robert(original) »

fucking a~!
hey! since the hole was bigger for the toggle witch hole do you want me to make bigger on the tort guard?
and how big do you need it to be?
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I liek ~(bravo)
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that thign looks sweet. the knobs are perfect.
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middle spot.

but dude don't make anything bigger. rob enjoyed doing it himself he says

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Post by Mike »

That looks fierce.

IT SCREWS INTO THE FUCKING GUARD.

<3 Rob's skillz. He needs to work for Fender and make little blip commercials for them.

THE JACK SCREWS INTO THE PLATE YOU FUCKIN' NOOBS
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Random: I encountered my first Sage Green Fender bass today. That color is frickin nice in person!!!
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righto righto
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Post by Mark »

hilaryroe wrote:middle spot.

but dude don't make anything bigger. rob enjoyed doing it himself he says

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That thing is sweet. Ive always wanted to do a 2 pickup thing like that.
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Post by robroe »

ask robOG to make ya one. he has the template from my guitar
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Post by robert(original) »

doesn't richie sambora or someone like that have a custom strat with two covered pups in it?
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robert(original) wrote:doesn't richie sambora or someone like that have a custom strat with two covered pups in it?
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Post by robroe »

paul_ wrote:
robert(original) wrote:doesn't richie sambora or someone like that have a custom strat with two covered pups in it?
ritchie blackmore
dude the day i made this thread, i put a photo of the blackmore strat in the first post.


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my bad. :cry:
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Post by robroe »

ok dude. throw up some updated photoz.

project is going on 3 months now. its going to be worth it
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the decal is about 2 mms over to the left too far compared to the pic i pulled offline but it looks damn good!
the decal joe stuff is top notch.
dawn ofzions is good, but decal joe is fantastic! i just wish they weren't so much.