Guitar advice, PLEASE!

[HJM]

Reshape refret and scallop it....Blackmoor strat!

LOL; I actually looked into the Blackmore Strat ... it's freakin' expensive!

Bugger my spelling's sh1te

[FELINEGUITARS]

Yeah, that's about right; but I'd take the FB radius up to 12" or 16", jumbo wire and if you're not an inveterate Strat "C" shape neck lover, get the neck slimmed down a little. There's enough timber in a standard Strat neck to make almost any proflie you want out of it.

Would the Roland midi sensor work as well if the strings hit the bridge at a flatter radius than the  pickup. You may lose sensitivity on the high and low E's if the strings are too far away from the sensor.

just a thought

[TwilightOdyssey]

Yeah, that's about right; but I'd take the FB radius up to 12" or 16", jumbo wire and if you're not an inveterate Strat "C" shape neck lover, get the neck slimmed down a little. There's enough timber in a standard Strat neck to make almost any proflie you want out of it.

Well, let's put it this way, Bob ... 3 of my necks have J Frog profiles, and one is an ESP Mirage; all of them are 14" radius, too ... the Strat is the odd one out.

[HJM]

Would the Roland midi sensor work as well if the strings hit the bridge at a flatter radius than the  pickup. You may lose sensitivity on the high and low E's if the strings are too far away from the sensor.

just a thought

Not too much of a problem - you can alter the sensitivity of each string on the synth to compensate, but a matched radius gives the best response, perhaps that's why the guitar tracks so well?

[Bob Johnson]

Yeah, that's about right; but I'd take the FB radius up to 12" or 16", jumbo wire and if you're not an inveterate Strat "C" shape neck lover, get the neck slimmed down a little. There's enough timber in a standard Strat neck to make almost any proflie you want out of it.

Would the Roland midi sensor work as well if the strings hit the bridge at a flatter radius than the  pickup. You may lose sensitivity on the high and low E's if the strings are too far away from the sensor.

just a thought

Yeah, it's a good point. It would take a little close scrutiny to see how much the sensor would be affected I guess.

[Drac]

Howdy, T.O.:
I wouldn't throw good money after bad on that cr@p-caster...
-It apparently doesn't suit you as it is...
So consider selling it 'as is', as a stock 'roland-ready' strat...
-then apply yer funds to a new GK-either the 'facehugger', or the built in kit...(they cost the same, at least here in DK...but ye'll have to install it, or have it done...)
-and adapt a guitar that already performs...
Trems are less than ideal for the synths- they stream bending info, and hog the synths already taxed cpu-hardtails track faster-Also, many trems physically raise and lower the relative distance of the strings to the hex pickup, in their diving/pulling sweep, and those GK's want to be as close as possible for the best performance-those original strat trems are the worst!-
Roller trems like the old Kahler stay at a consistent height  if you gotta have one...
-If you have an old sleeper you can spare for the project,  I think you will be glad for it's familiarity,  and wind up with a "real" instrument that frees your conscience for expressing yer vivid synth-scapes...Vamp ON !
-cheers from Drac

[Bob Johnson]

I think Drac has cut to the chase there. It's so easy to get into "what if" loops that we all got obsessed with fixing the Strat instead of fixing the real problem.

[indysmith]

option 1: If you don't like how it is, don't give up, customise it to them max, make it perfect  :P