Postby WildcatOne » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:56 pm
That is precisely the idea, Rapid. Thank you. I will copy and paste your reply to an email to John. He'll do it. Life is good.
It's just guitar tech talk, ProZ...nothing you couldn't handle after an hour or so in the shop, I guarantee...there are many choices involved, lots of different brands that cater to individual tastes, especially pickups. The ones I'm getting will have wax-dipped coils (a pickup is essentially a magnet with copper wire wrapped around it, attached to 6 elevated pole pieces that attract the vibration of the strings and pass that sound along to a wire...it's not rocket surgery, but there are dozens and dozens of choices as to what kind of tone you're after. This will be clean sustain...)
This is going to be a one-of-a-kind guitar, definitely related to a Strat but with more power and tone than a stock item...the emphasis will be on playability and sound over looks, but it's going to look different than other Strats in a few ways. I'm going with the "70s" headstock, which is bigger and more streamlined-looking than the violin-profile standard Fender Strat model. The color will also be unique, and I'm going to design a logo for it that John said he'd put on for me. The serial number will probably be 000-000-001S. John is just now starting out, but he brought over a few guitars he's built, and they are gorgeous and built with love. You can feel it when you play 'em. I'm looking forward to having the guitar. I know John will build an excellent one for me.
Thanks again for that paint info, Rapid! Cheers, WC1
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