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matt3310
Post subject: Foto Flame Strat rebuilt!!
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:58 pm
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Here she is! first the before pics. It was in BAD shape!! There was more nasty funk on the fretboard than any guitar I've ever seen! It was super gross! The original pickguard was broke, and the electronics were complete junk! The bridge and saddles were rusted. 2 Of the saddles were a different type.

So I stripped it. Cleaned the ever-loving $@!& out of it. New CTS pots and switch. Fender 57/62 pickups, new Warmoth pickguard. And about a gallon of soap and water! :)

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Old saddle with new:
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All done!!

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bshane84
Post subject: Re: Foto Flame Strat rebuilt!!
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:32 pm
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Nice job Matt. Looks nice.

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Post subject: Re: Foto Flame Strat rebuilt!!
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:33 pm
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Glad to see it get the loving care it deserves!
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Xhefri
Post subject: Re: Foto Flame Strat rebuilt!!
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:07 pm
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Very cool! Love those Foto-flame 62 reissues! Nice job and as they say: 1 picture is worth a 1000 words!

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matt3310
Post subject: Re: Foto Flame Strat rebuilt!!
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:23 pm
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Thanks Xhefri! That means a lot coming from you! :)
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jpmist
Post subject: Re: Foto Flame Strat rebuilt!!
PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:15 am
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matt3310 wrote:
Here she is! first the before pics. It was in BAD shape!! There was more nasty funk on the fretboard than any guitar I've ever seen! It was super gross! The original pickguard was broke, and the electronics were complete junk! The bridge and saddles were rusted. 2 Of the saddles were a different type.

So I stripped it. Cleaned the ever-loving $@!& out of it. New CTS pots and switch. Fender 57/62 pickups, new Warmoth pickguard. And about a gallon of soap and water! :)


Very nice and great pics!

Just curious about the fretboard, what did you treat it with? Have you ever tried sanding out the fingernail marks? Those little ovals drive me nuts to look at, are they generally too deep to sand out?
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bluesstrattone
Post subject: Re: Foto Flame Strat rebuilt!!
PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:21 am
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Man that's gorgeous !!
Bet it sounds amazing with those 57/62 pickups

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