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'62... Not my main guitar lately... I've been using a Nocaster and 335 mostly. But this one always goes with me to the gig.

cajone5 wrote:Love that strat

I really should build myself one one of these days. I would def. need a pro to do the setup but I imagine it's really a pleasure to play a guitar you built yourself. Hm... one day.

Thank you. It really is nice to own and play a guitar you built yourself. You just know that every detail is exactly the way you want it. I did all the wiring but I had a superb tech (Scott @ Pittsburgh Guitars) do the final assembly and setup on it.

Hulakatt wrote:

cajone5 wrote:Love that strat

I really should build myself one one of these days. I would def. need a pro to do the setup but I imagine it's really a pleasure to play a guitar you built yourself. Hm... one day.

Thank you. It really is nice to own and play a guitar you built yourself. You just know that every detail is exactly the way you want it. I did all the wiring but I had a superb tech (Scott @ Pittsburgh Guitars) do the final assembly and setup on it.

If always wanted to build my own but I am always apprehensive of how it is going to turn out

I love this guitar!

This has been my summer project and my first build! It has all Glendale hardware including the Intone Twang saddles (Aluminum E&A, and all others brass) It has a Musikraft boat shape that is .95" up and down the neck which I stained and then covered with Tru-Oil. I started/planned to use a different pickup set, but due to nasty squealing I ordered a Rumpelstiltskin 1950s Black Rope set which sounds amazing. I think it weighs at or under 7 pounds so it is super resonant and the larger Jazzmaster body has a fuller sound than the Tele bodies.

Actually it has a neck pickup with chrome cover. The pickguard shown is actually black construction paper.

Cool! I'm going to build a telemaster as my next project...

I want to build either an Esquire or a hardtail strat for my next project. Either way I could use something that's candy apple red with a rosewood board in my life

That looks great Scott! I'm a couple weeks away from having my second Jazzmaster done (actually, technically speaking it's a Jazzblaster since the pickups are Wide-Range Humbuckers). It's Ice Blue Metallic that I tinted so it's halfway between blue and green. I'll post some pics once it's ready!

Joeleo wrote:That looks great Scott! I'm a couple weeks away from having my second Jazzmaster done (actually, technically speaking it's a Jazzblaster since the pickups are Wide-Range Humbuckers). It's Ice Blue Metallic that I tinted so it's halfway between blue and green. I'll post some pics once it's ready!

MMmmm I have two pine Tele bodies and a lot of parts, but I need to get moving on putting a finish on the two bodies before the weather changes! I love my Telemaster so much I have considered selling one of the Tele bodies after I finish it and buy a Telemaster body, but it is hard to find one with a good weight. Mine is swamp ash and I believe it was made by Wildwood which does OEM work for MJT and many others. If finishing the bodies goes well I may get a business license and try and bring some money in for a change lol.

Which WRH's did you get? I have looked at the Lollars, but I think I am going to try these: http://www.at-the-creamery.co.uk/scatte ... amery.html He makes dead on copies of FRH as well as models that fit into a regular humbucking ring as well as the Jazzmaster pickup route. I have even thought of building just a regular Jazzmaster with a fat maple neck, mustang bridge and The Creamery WRH for Jazzmaster with the traditional trem. I have this cool arm & collett made by the guy who works on Johnny Marr's guitars so there is no wiggle in the hole and the arm stays where you leave it.