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....I have a strat body arriving and some pick-ups.
I like the sleek loof of XSSIVE's strat and the industrial look of screamingdaisy's strat.
So forget the smash-o-caster I know what I'm going to do with this stuff:
rosewood/maple neck with brushed aluminum Sperzels,Feitenized,oil finished,standard radius,D-shaped neck,with screw head inlays set into an aluminum sleeve,(ala theodie's)
Flat black body with black brushed aluminum pickgaurd,single hum,aluminum mounting ring,string through body,single volume,(push-pull for split).
I did this on the Kisakae site and I liked it,I can't post it because I never bothered getting a printer,(I don't know why,just never did).

cool...flat black rocks!!!

i'm actually about to soon start another strat build to use up extra parts i have lol. i have Dave (theodie) working on a neck for it now...so if he posts here i know he's slacking off and not in the shop hahahaha j/k Dave. this one will be dubbed the odiecaster since he's doing a bunch of neck work for it!

make sure to take pics of your build John!!

-Mike

It's not gonna be a build.I'm just using parts so it's just an assembly.

well that's what all mine are (parts from all over stuck together to make one guitar) but i still call them builds lol...i guess your right they are just assemblies but that doesn't sound as cool hahaha.

-Mike

Sounds like a great idea. Those screw inlays turned out awesome. I'm sure the industrial look of everything else will compliment them nicely.


Originally Posted by JohnJohnaluminum mounting ring

Where?

Oh ya

SWEET!!!!! Speaking of flat black and flat colors,(YO, XSSIVE) I was thinking of making a hot rod inspired guitar and lots of hot rods have primer gray paint. The saying back in the day was quot;when it will run, it is donequot; hence leaving the car primer. How about a primer gray super strat?

So instead of a rat rod do a rat strat?
That may be an idea,do series of flat colours,sand through it and touch here and there with a few sprays of a flat rust colour.A few spots of silverleaf blended in an touch sprayed could make it look like an old fender in need of a restoration.


Originally Posted by JohnJohnSo instead of a rat rod do a rat strat?

Yup!!!! Maybe some flames over the primer gray would be cool also!!!! It would give it that 30's rod look or the old lead sled look. For the lead sled, I think I need to leave the belly and arm countours off the body though.

Hmm,a little pinstriping over top would look cool.Plus going with the paint scheme idea I did in my edit.............Hmmmmmm.....

Do you mean a Von Dutch,(the original not the clothing company),/Ed Roth style flames?


Originally Posted by JohnJohnDo you mean a Von Dutch,(the original not the clothing company),/Ed Roth style flames?

I am not following you on that one bro. You got a pic?

shhh stop letting the forum members know my ideas lol j/k. i've been talking to scott (wattage) about my rat rod guitar idea for a while, i just keep putting it off and building other guitars. trust me, when i do it...it's gonna rock hahaha!!! i have it all planned out and written up in word as my plans to follow. all i'm gonna say is it's going to be a tele (i think lol).

on that note, did i ever show you guys the headstock logo i made on my hot rod esquire? let me go snap a pic, i'm sure you'll like it.

-Mike

I never hear it bro. I have been kicking around the idea for a few weeks now. Shhhhhhhh, I will keep it under my hat.

here's my headstock logo i made for my hot rod tele...-Mike


Originally Posted by theodieI am not following you on that one bro. You got a pic?

Yes I do but I can't seem to upload,(stupid computers!!!!!!!!!),right now.

i got it for ya John...wait, did you want me to post it...lol
-Mike

Well,here she is:
Originally Posted by XSSIVEi got it for ya John...wait, did you want me to post it...lol
-MikeThanks Mike,I owe ya one.

no problem at all!!!

-Mike