well... heres MY pimped Squier ;)

[gwEm]

Twinfan stole my thunder a bit - but not much since he did a really cool job :) Finally I finished my Squier Cyclone project. Heres the details:

Squier Cyclone - ebay UK
Locking Sperzels - ebay USA
Graphtec nut - Feline
Rolled fretboard edges - me :) (tip from Wez)
3 ply solid colour scratchplate cut for 2 single coils - Feline
Tele 4 way switch - Feline
Mustang stripe - ebay USA
Jim Dunlop strap locks - AxesRUs

and of course the Slowhands, which you can read about in the pickup forum

If you want to see how it looked before - http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8799

[FernandoDuarte]

I don't really like this shape, but looks as nice as a Tornado could look in my eyes! :D

[WezV]

looks great - i love the speed stripe!

[Twinfan]

Looks spot on!  Nice work!

[Roobubba]

Very strange body shape: it kind of draws on many aspects that I hate and pulls them into one guitar!

But good work, nonetheless :)

Roo

[Joe Kataldo]

Wow Very Odd Guitar, both shapes and control placemnt  :lol:

[badgermark]

Wow! I keep thinking i want one of those offset guitars, but the scale lengths or bridges put me off. What the length of the neck on that bad boy?

[noodleplugerine]

AWESOME!

I need to do up a cheap guitar!

[Philly Q]

These threads have almost got me wishing I'd kept my blue sparkle Squier Supersonic.

How did you do the stripes?  Are they sprayed on or just some kind of stickers?

Oh, and how did you do the rolled fretboard edges?  I've often been tempted to try that.

[WezV]

These threads have almost got me wishing I'd kept my blue sparkle Squier Supersonic.

i miss mine as well(technically my girlfriends) , we sold it last year

if he followed my method for rolling the edges it involves a very sharp stanley knife or razor blade gently scr@ped back and forth between the frets

You hold it really lightly and start with the blade edge almost touching the face of the fretboard and roll as you go

you can just do it with sandpaper but i find the scr@per easier and quicker

[gibsongaz#1]

Love the 'Go faster' speed stripe! LOL!

[Philly Q]

if he followed my method for rolling the edges it involves a very sharp stanley knife or razor blade gently scr@ped back and forth between the frets

You hold it really lightly and start with the blade edge almost touching the face of the fretboard and roll as you go

you can just do it with sandpaper but i find the scr@per easier and quicker

I'd considered doing that, but thought you'd end up with a bit of a "step" in the wood each time you hit a fret end.  Unless you also round off the fret ends a bit?  Or is the rolling too subtle for that to be noticeable?

(I've probably described that very badly, but can't think how else to put it)

[WezV]

the step is there, basically like a little wedge of wood uner each fret end

but its barely noticeable on a subtle roundover and neater than it sounds..

basically this method gives a consistent roundover down each edge of the fretboard... technically speaking its not vintage accurate because natural wear leads to a roundover that is more pronouced at the mid point between two frets  

i bet you have a spare neck somewhere you can try it on!!!

here is a pretty good article on the technique - i believe fender have a team of light handed women doing this job
http://www.musicianshotline.com/archive/monthly/mean_gene/02_05.htm

[Philly Q]

i bet you have a spare neck somewhere you can try it on!!!

You know me too well, Wez!  :lol:   I do have an old Squier neck I could use as a guinea pig.

Thanks for the link - the technique is pretty much what I always imagined, good to have it confirmed.  I guess it must work pretty well on bound boards too?

[WezV]

yeah its just the same, but you need to be a bit more gentle on a bound board because plastic scr@pes away a bit too easy