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Offline bucky katt

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trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« on: January 14, 2010, 08:11:15 PM »
a bit more than a year ago (i think) i got, for 55 dollars, a bitsa guitar (bit of this guitar, bits of this guitar) anyways it has really sweet, low,fast action and super nice electrics (theyre from an american stratocaster) and some dip#$%* decided to try and make it look "road worn" apparently with a power sander and some 80 grit  :P and i've been kicking around ideas about what to do with the finish. leave it as is (none of the ugly cosmetics make it play bad) or refinish it. i spotted pics of an SG that had been "reliced" and it had a cool looking stripe, kind of like a rally sport stripe from a late 60's or 70's GM muscle car. i have some left over paint from painting my airtech seat/tail piece and i'm thinking that maybe i'll do the same thing with the FrankenStrat. it's not like i have alot of money into it and if i decide i dont like it i can always strip the stripe off, but i have a feeling it might just look cool as hell, here are pics i took of FrankenStrat this evening. i have plenty of quick drying silver paint and i already tested it under the neck plate to be sure it was compatible. opinions ladies and gentlemen? oh, it IS a hardtail model, the main reason i got it.
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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2010, 08:58:42 PM »
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 Tie that in with the ss stripes.
 Just a thought.
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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2010, 09:02:02 PM »
hmmmmmmmm theres an idea. or i could do a SOHC4.net logo in the middle of the stripe. i'm gonna play with the paint and the Scotch #215 line tape tomorrow. i knew i wouldnt go too long without a project  ;D
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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2010, 09:59:40 PM »
Funny thing Bucky, they call that the reliced  look, you can buy brand new guitars with that scuffing on it, its supposed to add character. Never liked it myself unless its natural wear...

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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2010, 10:09:08 PM »
theres a Stevie Ray Vaughan signature guitar that looks like it's been in a fire then ran over by the firetruck. oh, one more thing, it sells for 17,000 dollars. not 170 not 1700 but yes seventeen thousand!  http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Stevie-Ray-Vaughan-Lenny-Tribute-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=515826
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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2010, 08:40:50 AM »
Eff it, It's a sweet sounding guitar that plays good for cheap, why mess with it? I've got something similar that was $40 for the neck and $45. for the loaded body. It's just a joy, how can you make that better? If you live with that guitar some more, it'll be more endearing and have more of you in it.
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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2010, 11:11:04 AM »
yeah, i tried putting a  rally sport kind of stripe along the top (if viewed from the position i'd hold it in to play) which is one broad stripe then one thin stripe down each side of the main one, it looked worse than it did before the stripe. i'll eventually sand it to get a nice flat surface then i'll paint it in the fender color Surf Green, in nitrocellulose. but for now i'm just going to enjoy the guitar. it's not like i'm going out and playing a gig so it will pass for now. i AM going to do lipstick pickups sometime this winter i think.
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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2010, 11:17:15 AM »
i also need to get the tele back together too. anyone here have a neck for a tele they want to part with? lol and maybe some tuning machines i'll have a little cash coming in pretty soon OR maybe we canwork out a trade for parts or even a 25watt fender frontman amp.
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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2010, 11:52:27 AM »
i've done a bunch of messing with cheapie cool guitars.
you can strip all the old finish off and spray it with nitro in a can.
good supplies and info here:
http://www.reranch.com/
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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2010, 07:34:33 PM »
thanks for the URL! it's in my bookmarked pages now
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Re: trying to decide what to do with "FrankenStrat"
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2010, 06:06:20 AM »
the stripe sounds like a cool idea and a fun project.  but i'd have to say that i never babied the finish on my guitar; i like it a little rough around the edges as long as the action is good and the neck is solid.
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