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[gwEm]

Mahogany hardtail strat body with 50s contouring from the same guy who did MartinW's body recently  8)

Hes done a very nice job on it I must say.

[sgmypod]

nice who made this one?

[gwEm]

nice who made this one?

ebay seller 1jonone. its one piece mahogany, high end african stuff apparantly. it has a nice sound when I tap it - more i can't say :)

[MrBump]

That looks really nice, gwem... May I enquire as to the costage?

[Philly Q]

So what are the plans for this one?

[gwEm]

That looks really nice, gwem... May I enquire as to the costage?

I'm not sure it would be right to post the precise price, considering the different options he offers. But I can tell you it arrived faster than a similar Warmoth body, and was a similar price, probably cheaper considering it didn't need to be imported. Furthermore this body is a one piece, not a 2 or 3 piece like Warmoth would have been. He also sold me a Fender USA hardtail bridge which could have been difficult to find here. Overall, it was a good deal, and hopefully for John too since he was very easy to communicate with.

[gwEm]

So what are the plans for this one?

not sure - i wish i could finish it in cherry - might be a bit expensive though. so i'm thinking about a similar finish to my firebird (oil in other words). that sultan pickguard is planned for this too, but if I don't like the sultan's I might sell them and fit DiMarzio Injectors(!)

[Philly Q]

but if I don't like the sultan's I might sell them and fit DiMarzio Injectors(!)

I hadn't heard of the Injectors - not been keeping up to date on the DiMarzio site!

[gwEm]

but if I don't like the sultan's I might sell them and fit DiMarzio Injectors(!)

I hadn't heard of the Injectors - not been keeping up to date on the DiMarzio site!

As much as I love the tone of my Sinner/Trilogy set it is a bit too noisy

[Philly Q]

but if I don't like the sultan's I might sell them and fit DiMarzio Injectors(!)

I hadn't heard of the Injectors - not been keeping up to date on the DiMarzio site!

As much as I love the tone of my Sinner/Trilogy set it is a bit too noisy

Oooh, sacrilege!  Don't upset the vintage crowd!!  :lol:

[FELINEGUITARS]

but if I don't like the sultan's I might sell them and fit DiMarzio Injectors(!)

I hadn't heard of the Injectors - not been keeping up to date on the DiMarzio site!

They're the one's Paul Gilbert is using in the Ibanez Fireman
Paul letting rip-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntzIcRq3I8M

[Jonny]

but if I don't like the sultan's I might sell them and fit DiMarzio Injectors(!)

I hadn't heard of the Injectors - not been keeping up to date on the DiMarzio site!

They're the one's Paul Gilbert is using in the Ibanez Fireman
Paul letting rip-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntzIcRq3I8M

This is the only reason I would want a set. Or even go for single coils.

[gwEm]

I really love the tone of singles, though they do need more work to sound good with decent gain levels.

For me, the easiest type to get a good distorted tone is the telecaster bridge. P90s can sound quite bass heavy, and strats can sound brittle and too bright. But of course you can get them all sounding good :)

The benefits are a tonne of cut, and raunchy tone. They also clean up better, i think, with the volume control. I find that especially neck humbuckers can get lost in a live situation.

To be honest I'm liking minihumbuckers or firebird mini-hbs as a good middleground.

Recently I'm embracing the strat way :)

[MrBump]

^ Fellas, please have a little consideration for my fading eyesight!

[Twinfan]

To be honest I'm liking minihumbuckers or firebird mini-hbs as a good middleground.

;)