Blacked out my Strat

tomhintz · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:19 pm

I bought this Strat used as a projectguitarr. I wound up replacing the tremolo, nut and chipguard complete with threehottStewartt-MacDonald pickups and top-shelf wiring/pots/switch. As I made the changes I got everything in black because I thought the parchment chipguard looked like fender was doing horrible things to accordions or something.
Anyway, I love the look and the new sound (TONS of sustain and volume) and I put a story together about it at the link below.

http://www.geezerguitar.com/blkoutstrat.html

FenderAmericanTele · **Joined:** Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:21 am **Posts:** 144

tomhintz wrote:

I bought this Strat used as a projectguitarr. I wound up replacing the tremolo, nut and chipguard complete with threehottStewartt-MacDonald pickups and top-shelf wiring/pots/switch. As I made the changes I got everything in black because I thought the parchment chipguard looked like fender was doing horrible things to accordions or something.
Anyway, I love the look and the new sound (TONS of sustain and volume) and I put a story together about it at the link below.

http://www.geezerguitar.com/blkoutstrat.html

Very nice looking guitar. I just started liking them in all black myself. Also just point it out and I'm not being a jerk. You put fall instead of all in this part:

"While looking at parts to hop the Fender Standard Stratocaster® up I began noticing that fall of the parts I was considering were available in black. "

I figured you'd like to know since people will be reading it

Again nice guitar

tomhintz · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:38 pm

Thanks for the heads up. Spell checker works, stupid checker, not so much.

shimmilou · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:23 pm

Nice job tomhintz, looks very cool.

I thought about getting a black bridge and jack plate, but I like the chrome with the rest of the black parts, kinda sets it off. Maybe black tuners though..... :?:

CRGuitarMan · **Joined:** Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:46 pm **Posts:** 2041

Nice job on the guitar.

This is about as close as I have come to a blackout...

And this one...

I never could find a good black jack plate and I would prefer a black Fender tremolo. Oh, well.

jcavender · **Joined:** Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:31 am **Posts:** 13

I love the blacked out look! I named mine Vader!

chromeface · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:27 am

The Edge has an all-black Strat with a large headstock.

GTG · **Joined:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:08 pm **Posts:** 1307

Beautiful guitars folks.

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