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tomjackson

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Blacktoped my strat
« on: April 15, 2011, 04:42:32 PM »

I'm down to just a Tele and Strat now so I decided to put 2 humbuckers in my strat and do the blacktop wiring.

I quite like it.  It's had single coils in for the last 15 years so the hums make a good change.

The knobs are Gretch.  There should be 3 but I ordered the wrong pickguard.  Doh!
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Ian Price

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2011, 05:51:35 PM »
Sorry Tom but I don't like that at all!

100 lines after school please - "I must not put dual humbuckers in a strat"   :lol:
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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2011, 05:54:56 PM »
I like it.  Looks classy with the covers.
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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2011, 05:56:30 PM »
Quote from: Ian Price on April 15, 2011, 05:51:35 PM
Sorry Tom but I don't like that at all!

100 lines after school please - "I must not put dual humbuckers in a strat"   :lol:

it does look classy as hell though

I've butchered one strat into a double humbucker guitar. That still leaves me three strats with just single coils and one HSS though. A guitar collection isn't complete without at least three SSS strats.
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tomjackson

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2011, 06:05:26 PM »

I must admit it took me a while to get used to it, but as I'm pretty OCD about strats I've decided it will never be the strat I really want so I may as well do something completely different with it!

It has a swimming pool route and 2 pivot trem so it doesn't satisfy my vintage strat gas but with the hums it does have the best of both worlds.

It will be my bashing around gigging guitar....

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2011, 06:24:30 PM »
That looks nicely done.  What pickups did you put in there?
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tomjackson

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2011, 06:37:19 PM »

They are Tonerider AII's.  They will do until I can afford some Stormies....
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Philly Q

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2011, 07:23:40 PM »
Quote from: Frank on April 15, 2011, 05:56:30 PM
A guitar collection isn't complete without at least three SSS strats.

Despite my sizeable collection, I've only got one Strat!


(but I have enough parts to make 3 or 4 more....  :oops: )
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gordiji

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2011, 07:59:44 PM »
looks great to me. stormy bridge for sale in seconds out.
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PhilKing

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2011, 08:10:41 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on April 15, 2011, 07:23:40 PM
Quote from: Frank on April 15, 2011, 05:56:30 PM
A guitar collection isn't complete without at least three SSS strats.
Despite my sizeable collection, I've only got one Strat!

(but I have enough parts to make 3 or 4 more....  :oops: )

I've about 16..............
1957 Original - Apache's
1956 Bravewood
1960 Original
1963 Original
1964 Bravewood - VHII & 2 MM's
1981 57 reissue - Slowhand Bridge & 2 A5 Apaches
Black HSS - Stormy Monday & 2 Sultans
Flamed Redwood - HD & 2 Sinners
Daphne Blue - 59 Slabboard
Black - 69 Custom Set
White - Apache's with baseplates
Shell Pink Hard Tail - custom AII Mother's Milk set
Sunburst - Crawlers
Custom Hollowbody - IT's
1967 Bravewood on the way
new hardtail - A5 Apaches

I like Strats!
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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2011, 09:32:20 PM »
I have owned quite a few Strats over the years (11 or 12 I think, plus some partscasters).  Nothing really high-end, mostly American Standards, an American Vintage, a Squier, a couple of MIM and MIJ.  But I always end up selling them.  Never seem to find one I really like.

Maybe my new relic hardtail will be "the one"...  :?
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Telerocker

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2011, 01:11:24 AM »
I don't see what is wrong to ''Blacktop'' a strat. Fender did the HH several times in a strat. Like the Fender Big Apple. Uncovered though.
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Plexi Ken

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2011, 11:37:29 AM »
Love it  :D

You're give me serious GAS, I'm current have 3 Strats (all SSS), next one must be HH
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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2011, 11:48:54 AM »
I quite like it, although PQMustSellMePartsToMakeAStratAtAMassivelydiscountedRate i'm not sold on the knobs

On a side note, does anyone PQMustSellMePartsToMakeAStratAtAMassivelydiscountedRate believe that subliminal messaging works?

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Re: Blacktoped my strat
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2011, 11:52:07 AM »
Very nice :D
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