Non routed strat body cracks

Hey, i think you really need to grab one of the silos on the market and simply see how it works for you. If im honest id probably prefer a full size body for authenticity of look ive made my affinity into a blackmore 68 maple cap homage but thats about it. Full scale plans for the fender telecaster 1969 thinline electric guitar actual size. If you think about a strat with a thin pickguard, and a swimming pool pickup route sitting over the rear tremelo cavity, id be surprised if a few more holes around the lower bouts would make a significant difference to the sound. Fender telecaster standard made in 2014 made in mexico white finish alder body accommodates scale length neck accommodates 21 fret neck 2. I even have a mim 3 color sunburst that had a crack that turned into a trianglularshaped chip and popped off exposing bare wood of the body. Vintage guitars collector fender collecting vintage guitars fender. I know the neck is from a 1982 dan smith strat note the slightly misshapen head stock.

Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The pickup body routing is the same for the lead i and the lead ii models. Its a 62 strat body which when it came to me, had a bridge humbucker rout which looked like it was done by jack nicholson in the shining. A non paying bidder report will be filed with ebay on the 4th day. There is also the older us bodies that are swimming pool route that will take hsh pickups. Its a 22 fret neck and fits up to about the 17th fret. Jul 14, 2008 if its a strat that hasnt got the swimming pool route, then you may have to cut the body to get a single coil to fit. Standard series precision bass alder body arctic white. Find out how to get your instrument serviced or repaired at an authorized service center in the us or canada.

Is this body crack too far gonewhen do you say goodbye to. Buy fender alder stratocaster body vintage bridge routing 3color sunburst. Great loaded body for project or if youd like to do your own custom paint job im open to potential trades ill try to post some better pictures but youre buying a project body so please understand your going to need to do some stripping. T hese routing templates are for professional or amateur builders. Im not a fan because i dislike tremolos and think body shape is overly generic and found that what i like about fender could be found in the telecaster so why bother. The fender lead series was produced by the fenderrogersrhodes division of cbs musical. Rear routed bodies are great for solid color paint jobs, custom artwork, or just a wild natural finish that you dont want covered up with a pickguard. Fender used, 1963 stratocaster in fiesta red mandolin. Mcleod what specific model is your 96 fender strat. I have no clue why, but if a strat isnt the normal thickness of a mimusa strat it is an immediate turnoff for me, when i pick up one, its literally. Almost any guitar or bass body style can be had as a lamtop.

Todays blog post is guest written by my good friend, aaron younce, who is a brilliant luthier who builds custom bass guitars in brooklyn, ny. These are made in november of 1963 and is not mahogany or ash, fender did build some light colored mahogany and ash body strat is june to august 1964, mahogany and ash bodies and sometimes confused for korina. Chambered strat bodies sound different, or just lighter. Fender vintage 50s ri road worn strat body 1950s reissue guitar 2ts relic. The pickguard itself is slightly yellowed and has a little pickmark wear, but no cracks, gouges, or other abuse. Converting hss strat to sss all other guitar models. The american standard, american deluxe, billy corgan, jeff beck and other us bodies have hsh body routing, and there were some others that were routed hh. That smaller, lessrounded, sharperedged radius around the body edges was a very popular look starting in the 80s, when jacksons and charvels and the like had bodies that vaguely followed a strats outline but differed in many ways. Fender stratocaster the body is a japanesse fender stratocaster classic series alder light weight body in fiesta red. Stratocaster alder electric guitar body gb0306 more options available on our pdf order form.

Seymour duncan stratocaster ssl4 14 pound strat loaded. Unlike all of our competitors, we travel routinely to wood auctions around the globe, hand selecting the best, driest, lightest weight hardwoods. Made in the usa out of 1, 2 or 3 piece quality alder. Since hes such a talented woodworker, and my home shop is not currently set up to make tons of wood dust, i sent him this telecaster body to carve in some stratlike contours. Not a big difference between the mim and mia necks other than the truss rod. Custom guitar and bass necks and bodies, pickups, bridges, tuners, and pickguards at warmoth the original custom guitar shop. I thought this thread was about removing the back cover from a strat and then inserting a wooden wedge into that hole that is routed through the body. Full contact with the neck has simply got to sound better. Kne rear routed replacement bodies are made from select alder, poplar, ash and mahogany. I am keeping the same string type but i want the intonation checked. Put another way, part of the neck fits in the pocket. I planned on taking parts from my other electric guitar and using them in t. I got a chambered poplar strat body with a maple top off the showcase i remain convinced it was either a canceled custom build or there was something unusual someone ate at warmoth that didnt agree with them when they came to work one day that finally became a guitar several months back and compared to my two other strats that are solid bodies with no. The pickups use modern oval forbon flatwork non triangular which enables them to fit into any guitar that is routed for single coils.

Is this body crack too far gonewhen do you say goodbye to an. Lamtop s bodies have a slightly less pronounced forearm contour than nonlamtops. In tone production terms, a 335 is more of a solid body guitar than an average strat. I cleanly routed the hole larger and square, patched it with matching wood and re routed the original pickup cavity shape. You can look at some bodies here first link to see if there are any that would work.

Repair binding that is missing, cracked, disintegrating. Fender american ultra stratocaster strat body usa guitar plasma red burst ash. Now i want to play my strat more so i took it in to my local guitar shop elderlys in michigan to have the strings changed and guitar checked out. Kbar body is shown in its most popular pickup and bridge routing style. The back of the body was not routed out for a standard fender tremelo so this body will. Our full setup includes full diagnostics and inspection of the entire instrument, full inspection of all electronics, personalized recommendations for upgrades and improvements, full redress and polish of frets with 7 courses of fine sandpapers and micromesh with a complete high gloss buff on our arbor buffer, cleaning and oiling of fret board, tightening hardware, replacing any needed. If its a strat that hasnt got the swimming pool route, then you may have to cut the body to get a single coil to fit. Everything is routed to fit all of our parts, and finished to match the correct, cool vintage colors. The stratocaster debuted in the spring of 1954, and mr.

Made to fit your fender strat or clone fender neck 2 316 heel width. In fact, this part wont even fit a strat elite without routing of the neck pickup portion of the body the same goes for a standard strat body, so you will need a body that is routed for a dualcoil neck pickup, or modify one for it. This 1930s kay deluxe is a fixerupper that dan erlewine repaired in order to sell. Sd san d body is shown in its most popular pickup and bridge routing style. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Mostly because i like the slightly beefier pickups. This shortish video looks at neck pocket cracks the scourge of just about all bolt necked guitars bought online. Warmoth custom guitar parts standard strat body you seem to be on a mobile device. Super strat bodybasswood original floyd rose routed. Elliot johnconry of ejc guitars ages dans patch of new plastic binding so it blends in with the old binding around it. For me the feel of a strat is 90% neck the 10% that is body is mostly concerned with the movement of knobs and switches which are easily changed. There are no electric guitars more revered in american guitar history than both the original issue fender stratocaster and telecaster made during the years when leo fender, himself, ran the operation, and the gibson les paul models from the original period of 1952 to 1960.

I just bought a 24 dollar solid wood strat body on ebay, and i am wantin to put a hardtail bridge on it. Forums and discussion of recording, guitar, bass, keyboard. I could see doing that but ive got five springs on my tremolo and the guitar stays in tune no problem. Official appreciation thread if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. On the strat body, im using a non strat washburn neck that is both too wide for the pocket and has a different taper than strat necks. It is a signature model for british jazz fusion guitarist allan holdsworth. Its routed hss and it looks and feels like a lightweight ash body.

Classic series 60s telecaster ss alder body vintage bridge mount olympic white. Worst comes to worst i can just buy a trem and block it off, but i think id. Weve watched dan erlewine repair this 1930s kay over the previous 3 trade secrets. Tw doyle fender stratocaster loaded pickguard custom. I just purchased a stratocaster project body, and it has a tremolo cavity.

Also ive removed the tremolo bar so the temptation to play with that thing is gone. Marc erasmus made an excellent 3d model of a 60s fender stratocaster body. But, it is such a nice guitar and the ash body is way too nice to just trash. That smaller, lessrounded, sharperedged radius around the body edges was a very popular look starting in the 80s, when jacksons and charvels and the like had bodies that vaguely followed a strat s outline but differed in many ways.

If you have a problem with your order, or a query about any of our products, please do not hesitate to contact us via email. Fender telecaster style body vintage 62 routed unknown maker. The tech suggested i have the bridge flush to the body. I cleanly routed the hole larger and square, patched it with matching wood and rerouted the original pickup cavity shape. Buying a vintage fender guitar discussions on thefretboard. Fender alder stratocaster body vintage bridge routing. Ok so one day i decided to put a new pickguar on my fender mexican standard strat and noticed these three holes they were about the size of a penny. I have been owning silo special for about 6 or 7 months and i bought it because i wanted a guitar that can play like a strat but also has other features which surprisingly met my expectations lighter body, extremely comfortable neck, silent circuit. Fender stratocaster body for sale in uk view 35 ads. These knobs too cracked easily, but in general they did not selfdestruct like. Many broadcasters bodies do not have the diagonal wire route between the neck. Guys often ask how this guitar can sound as good as it does well now you have an insiders secret this thing is way past being a strat body, this is the real deal but with all the things you always wanted. Aug 31, 20 todays blog post is guest written by my good friend, aaron younce, who is a brilliant luthier who builds custom bass guitars in brooklyn, ny. Converting hss strat to sss all other guitar models jag.

On a hss, the humbucker is straight, but on the sss version, the bridge single coil is angled, and i think the bass half of the pickup would be too far forward to accommodate the single coil into a humbucker route without. Standard series precision bass alder body brown sunburst. Notice the lip on the quicksilver neck on the right, the picture doesnt show the back lip very well but the body of the pickups is bolted down tightly so that it actually makes an indentation into the lip. Whether you need to speak to consumer relations or simply want to drop us a line, this is your source. Allparts music corporation is not affiliated with fender, this is not a fender product and no fender warranty applies. But at the end of the neck the heel itself its wider than a strat neck by around 2mm. This is a body that looks like a standard strat with nice figuring, but as you now know, exceeds the specifications in many ways. The ah10 features a doublecutaway roadstar ii shaped basswood body with a tone chamber routed beneath the pickups bolted to a maple neck with a 25. Fender vintage 60s road worn strat loaded body stratocaster relic. Strat body order form order the classic top rout, top jack from this page. It is clearly in the wood as it looks like the crack is following the body seam. Refretting this 56 stratocaster gave me an unhappy surprise. Support for fender instruments, amplifiers, audio, and accessories.

The templates are precision made to make your work easy. Unfinished back routed body this body is routed for a floyd rose style tremolo unit. Classic series 60s telecaster ss alder body vintage bridge mount black. Solid wood construction figured lam back and front lightweight body routed to accept standard tremolo bridge routed for humsinghum 25. Also, ive never noticed these cracks on lacquer painted bodies, only the synthetic painted ones do to, i assume, the brittleness of the finish. It is routed for a trem, can i just buy a hardtail bridge and screw it in. Fender forums view topic current fender mim strat routing. Comes with floyd wood screw posts holes by default. This is a february 1984 fender stratocaster body that was routed for a kahler tremelo and bridge. The body is a pink hardtail and i cant decide if it originally came with the neck or not. Nobody beats the combination of price, quality and selection of our necks and bodies. All rear routed bodies come with control cover plates and screws. There was a crack in the body probably since the day he unwrapped it from the factory paper as that is what he gave me as another reason he knew it was a brand new guitar.

Umpg publishing, global music rights llc, bmi broadcast music inc. The price list how much will it cost to fix my guitar. I would like to know if it is too late for this little squier pro tone or can it be fixed. Please note the body has 3 drill holes so if adding a 4 hole neck youll need to add some addition holes. Dec 16, 2019 im not a fan because i dislike tremolos and think body shape is overly generic and found that what i like about fender could be found in the telecaster so why bother. This was the beginning of eds association with ernie ball, and they apparently fixed the headstock, adding a seventh tuner, putting their logo over the old kramer one, and most sacrilegiously, cleaning the fingerboard its last recording is on the song judgement day. Tw doyle fender stratocaster loaded pickguard custommade. I like the jazzmaster better than the strat as far as non tele fenders go. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as ts us and international government regulations prohibit such behavior.