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James2517
Post subject: My Stratocaster - made absolutely out of scratch
PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:16 pm
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Hi! I'd like to present my Strat. Everything is made by myself, including pickup :D. This is an experiment, just to show that it's possible to build guitar having about 5$ (output jack).
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Pickup has surprisingly good tone, but tune is a "bit" off.
Here's sample:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/647994951f4d920a/
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Hello James 2517,

Very crafty, it could use a bit of polish
but the idea is spot on.

Are those frets wooden?

What's next?

Cheers.
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Better quality than some of the Chinese fakes on ebay.
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Lawl, nice scratchocaster ^^
Are those permanent marker inlays o_O

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So where do you buy scratch. It's used to make all kinds of great things!!!!

I like the rawness of that. love to whip it out at a gig and peel someone's face off with it.

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SUPERB!

I'm curious to know what kind of voicing that pickup gives?

And I'm fascinated by the from-the-front neck fixing. I hope the Custom Shop boys are looking in. There's some stuff to learn here.

Great work, James! I love it!

Cheers - C
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[quote="Twelvebar"]So where do you buy scratch. It's used to make all kinds of great things!!!!

:lol: :lol:
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I. I can't believe my eyes...!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's a very clever guitar. How WOW - and all or only $5.00. How long is the neck? It looks like a smaller scale.
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Ceri wrote:
SUPERB!

I'm curious to know what kind of voicing that pickup gives?

And I'm fascinated by the from-the-front neck fixing. I hope the Custom Shop boys are looking in. There's some stuff to learn here.

Great work, James! I love it!

Cheers - C

Ceri, here's the video James posted on another thread:

James2517 wrote:
Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuj2bXtF0Yw

There are problems with tuning because strings are too high over the neck, but sound is nice (if it's plugged into an amp - I've got only weaak cable and Amplitube) ;(

Although the intonation is a bit off, I think the pickup has a pleasant tone. Keep up the excellent work, James! 8)

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That's a hoot!

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When i first saw the guitar i thought it was made of cake like on the volkswagon advert. Until i saw RR's link. That pickup sounds absolutely fantastic. Yep the intonations off and you cant tune the thing but that pickup needs preserving, its bloody brilliant sounding.

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What country are you in, James?

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Just needs tweaking. Love the pickup.

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Wow! I love your ingenuity and creative attitude! Great video man! Thanks for posting! :)
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