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Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:46 am
by wildebelor
So…. This is a pretty strange idea, but that's usually how my ideas go!
Basically I was looking at the EGC500/TB500s and it clicked that I could do the following:
cut a pickguard to an almost identical shape as the TB500 which would hide the stupid strat input jack
load it with p90s
hardtail (maybe with a pickup behind the bridge)
1 tone / 1 volume with 3 way selector
Whilst I'm in there, I'll be shielding everything blah blah blah
All I need to do is come up with the aesthetics….
Help me!
These are some variations…. leaning towards the middle one.
At the same time, I've ordered some crazy orange sparkle from krylon...
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:40 am
by skullservant
Yeah I dig the middle one too. That pickguard would be pretty awesome.
Also,
there is a TB neck on Ebay for $1200US, which is a pretty large chunk of change buuuut it could get you even closer
Regardless if it has an aluminum neck or not it will still rule. P90's in strats are awesome.
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:06 am
by Obulus
Black on black man, looks killer!
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:08 am
by wildebelor
I just feel it's super plain to do that - either way, I'll make the final decision when I strip the body.
If it has a nice figure (somewhat unlikely), then I'll stain it!
If it's turd - time to polish it!
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:14 am
by skullservant
Yeah. I've never fully stripped a guitar before, and I'm not sure that I ever want to haha. I do think black on black would look rad, and get that Albini thing going on too!
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:22 am
by wildebelor
I'm having a bolt-on aluminium neck built for me at the moment which will actually fit this pocket perfectly!
Paint stripper makes quick work! It's just really the prep that makes me lose my mind.
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:36 am
by skullservant
awesome! Are you using that OZ aluminum guy? I can't recall what his name is at the moment
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:34 pm
by wildebelor
No actually, someone in Cananda is crafting it for me!
SO excited.
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:15 pm
by skullservant
yay!!
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:47 pm
by Decibill
The middle option is the winner for me....
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:54 am
by wildebelor
I think It's also the winner for me!
Donor guitar will arrive shortly, then it's strip and stain!
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:34 am
by goroth
Dude.
Dude.
Orange sparkle with black pickguard. That would be so freaking good. And do the headstock in orange too. If you've got time you should mock it up - there's a chance it may even look tasteful.
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 3:57 am
by wildebelor
Goroth - this looks ugly as hell!
Plus, today when testing the sparkle on a pedal, the can exploded on me.
Not happy! Glitter everywhere!
Made some progress today -
Drew up the pick guard template for real!
very stoked on that.
The pickguard will be black 3-ply, so I can go with a black body incase the wood underneath the hideous donor body sucks.
Ordered everything, just waiting for it to arrive now.
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:52 pm
by osbornkt
Wildebelor, who's building that neck for you? How are they to deal with?
Re: Strat / TB500 build
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 3:50 pm
by skullservant
osbornkt wrote:Wildebelor, who's building that neck for you? How are they to deal with?