http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/stratoc ... d-one.html

So I came across this forum a few days ago, and they have some pretty cool stuff going on. This guy builds guitars to order, by hand, by himself, and posts pics of the process.
I found it very interesting! Take a look for yourselves.

Yeah, that link was posted here once before. Very interesting, but also odd, in that he made the strat with a spruce body. He reasons that because Martin tops and Steinway pianos use spruce, it will be a good wood choice for a Strat body.

The argument is faulty, as the qualities needed for tops and sounding boards are not the same as the qualities needed for a guitar body. My guess is that the body will be warm to the point of lacking any high end.

I didn't re-read the article, but I don't recall the author commenting on the tonal properties of the guitar.