That does look really cool - I like the way it works like a burst, I've seen too many scorch jobs that look like a lunatic has been let loose with a blow torch.
I've dyed it black before sanding it. Will be green as soon as Northwest Guitars have some more green dye in stock.
All other bits will be cheap and Chinese, at least to begin with, upgraded later when funds allow. Prewired scratchplate £15, bridge for a tenner, neck for £30... what could possibly go wrong?
It's a temporary scratchplate you have there ? Do you think one of the above would work with it ?
I think the original plan looks deadly but to pull it off needs a gloss finish otherwise the black scratchplate will drag it all down. I'm probably wrong though. BossGirl is in charge of all the decorating in this house.
It is temporary, the black one is prewired and only £15 so that may well be temporary too. Out of those pictured I'd say the aged or the aged pearl might suit. I'd be happy with the tortoiseshell but already have a green strat with tort plate so it'd be nice to do something else. I forget who suggested the stock sheen and conditioner with tru-oil, might have been Jocko, but I have a bottle of that waiting to be tried so that's a silk finish possibility. It could easily end up glossy though. It's probably a good thing I dont have all the parts yet or else they'd be fitted now just as it is. The scorchcaster thing is almost ready for final assembly so I'll have a think about it while I do that.
A flimsy tremolo, maybe, but a flimsy bridge is a definite no. What next, Bry?
Well I raided the spares box to finish a guitar my daughter painted when she was 3 so there's room for this tin-foil trem in there. I cant imagine using it anywhere else
If she learns three chords I'll wire it up.
I reckon I'll get a Wilko bridge to go on the green one instead.
It's yet to meet an amp. It came close, I dug out an old socket to temporarily wire it up while I wait on the post but it was badly rusted and I didn't bother. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out with the ultra cheap neck but now I reckon it has earned an upgrade to IronGear pickups. It's turned out really nicely and has had me playing more than I have in many months. When I'm not playing it I'm staring at it
Oh yes I forgot it doesn’t have an output jack. Irongear picks up are great! I have a pair of Pigirons but always fancied the Smokestacks. Which ones are you getting?
Terrific looking guitar there Bry, and thanks for posting the pics.
May I ask what is involved in fitting a two-post trem like that? - is it at all tricky drilling the body for the inserts and what kit do you need? I have half an idea for a future HSH super-strat project that might use a similar trem, but it I have to invest in some sort of fancy drill press thing, it's maybe a no-go for me. I've done all my previous builds with just a simple hand drill.
Re: drill press vs hand drill, I blu tack-ed a spirit level bubble to the back end of my drill and made some (if I say so myself) rather straight holes for trem posts. You can get them off eBay for a couple of quid or less. Worked for me.
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My faith in the power of fire has been restored!
Already planning what to do with this...
That's funny - I know what that's like: barely finished one and you're planning the next. At least it's a legal and healthy drug
I've dyed it black before sanding it. Will be green as soon as Northwest Guitars have some more green dye in stock.
All other bits will be cheap and Chinese, at least to begin with, upgraded later when funds allow.
Prewired scratchplate £15, bridge for a tenner, neck for £30... what could possibly go wrong?
It's a temporary scratchplate you have there ? Do you think one of the above would work with it ?
I think the original plan looks deadly but to pull it off needs a gloss finish otherwise the black scratchplate will drag it all down. I'm probably wrong though. BossGirl is in charge of all the decorating in this house.
I forget who suggested the stock sheen and conditioner with tru-oil, might have been Jocko, but I have a bottle of that waiting to be tried so that's a silk finish possibility. It could easily end up glossy though.
It's probably a good thing I dont have all the parts yet or else they'd be fitted now just as it is. The scorchcaster thing is almost ready for final assembly so I'll have a think about it while I do that.
Looks great. I like the matt finish btw.
I can confirm that a bridge costing less than £9 is every bit as light and flimsy as you would expect
If she learns three chords I'll wire it up.
I reckon I'll get a Wilko bridge to go on the green one instead.
Just waiting for a jack socket and set-up. I think I love this one.
That is bang on !
(Looks well suited to the garden too.)
I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out with the ultra cheap neck but now I reckon it has earned an upgrade to IronGear pickups. It's turned out really nicely and has had me playing more than I have in many months. When I'm not playing it I'm staring at it
Irongear picks up are great! I have a pair of Pigirons but always fancied the Smokestacks. Which ones are you getting?
May I ask what is involved in fitting a two-post trem like that? - is it at all tricky drilling the body for the inserts and what kit do you need? I have half an idea for a future HSH super-strat project that might use a similar trem, but it I have to invest in some sort of fancy drill press thing, it's maybe a no-go for me. I've done all my previous builds with just a simple hand drill.