Having a boatload of custom work done to my stratocaster..

[Justinm1789]

Feel free to fuck with people's quotes.

I was tempted.

That's what she said.

That color is sick. Can't wait to see finished pics + hear demos with that wiring setup.

I'll be sure to. I've been playing in DADFAD a lot lately, which is a relatively unexplored tuning. Open D minor. Everything I've been playing with it sounds good if not really bummy. Minor and major chords are exceedingly easy, minor scales are a breeze, and all sorts of weird chords and patterns are opened up. Any fret barred across the neck becomes a minor chord, and if you add a semitone higher on the F string, it becomes a major chord. It makes sense in theory, too, having the DAD from drop D on the bass strings and the FAD from D standard on the treble strings. It's pretty easy to adapt to. I'll have to show what that's like, with this guitar. I kinda designed it expressly with the idea of playing moody pissy stuff in mind.

[Justinm1789]

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Binding and sanding done, refret and refinish are up next.

[Justinm1789]

Frets and finish are done, clear coat comes next. A nice vintage-style amber tint, and the binding looks a little aged now.

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[Justinm1789]

finish stripped from binding because it started to yellow a bit much.

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[Chankgeez]

Yeah, binding's tough.

[phantasmagorovich]

Yeah, binding's tough.

You know, twss too.

[Chankgeez]

Yeah, binding's tough.

You know, twss too.

It's true.

[Justinm1789]

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Almost done. All that's left is for him to wire in the jag switchplate, route a body pocket for it, and reassemble. Pics of the finished guitar coming as soon as I get them.

I think he did a great job. That's what she said.

[AxAxSxS]

[Disarm D'arcy]

I really like the midnight blue

[Chankgeez]

I think he did a great job. That's what she said.

[Justinm1789]

I really like the midnight blue

Thanks! It's my favorite color.

[Justinm1789]

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[Justinm1789]

Almost done. He just has to route a channel in the body for the jag stuff, wire in the switches, fabricate a brass nut, and reassemble. He also wants to strip the gold finish from the roller trees I got, since I guess I ordered them in gold and it mismatches.

[Justinm1789]

Jaguar switch plate pocket routed. What craftsmanship, this guy.

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