so, i read the history of blackie, and its crazy how he found three vintage guitars for 100 each and put it together. my question: is this still possible today? to find parts like that and build a guitar that good?

I've built about two dozen Strats in that manner -- eight of them for myself.

Arjay

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yea i know it can be done. but can it be done with vintage parts, all american?
and how much would that cost? im sure a lot.

Well I think it's a safe bet that in this day and age, nobody in their right mind will buy three vintage Strats (doubtlessly priced well in excess of five figures each), only to cannibalize them in order to construct some nebulous "dream guitar".

I build mine with all-new components, or those which have been only slightly "used".

Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

Hi gil!

Check it out for inspiration:

http://www.fender.com/community/forums/ ... 530#518530

Happy building! Post lots of pics and info when you do! There's a bunch of build freaks out here will surely be happy to give a helping hand... See ya 'round!

-Nutter

Isn't that what's happening on E-Bay ?
Small scale LBO's

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Even if you had the parts, knowing what your doing would be the first step.

If you have never tinkered with strat guitars it would pay to buy a couple of old pawn shop squiers and tinker with modding them. Do some reading also. Work your way up.

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Keep in mind Blackie's parts weren't 'vintage' when he did it. Merely a few years old.

You could easily mix and match parts like he did.

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I'm not an expert, but I play one on the internet.

Hi gil5280: THEN DO!

But listen, here's the bit where Clapton got really clever. He didn't use vintage guitars, just slightly battered contemporary ones where it didn't matter about ripping them apart and slapping them back together.

See how that could work? ...Aaaaaaaah!

Good luck - C

EDIT: Oops - Twelvebar was making much the same point just as I was posting this. Only he put it more succinctly...

I wake up most mornings thinking just that.....



Andy

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I would follow this advise. I've heard it's possible to put together a guitar out of quality parts, and it ends up sounding horrible.