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Nick

After searching purple switch tip thanks to Rob's post about that pink and purple Jazzmaster http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69162

I was reminded that Dimarzio makes a ton of strat parts in some pretty bonkers colors. It suddenly made me want to make a Strat with that Fisher Price aesthetic.

Think:

And maybe a bit of:

Unfortunately this is the best I could come up with so far.

I've tried a bunch of other combinations but not sure they hit the mark. Is there a better non-flash builder now that Kisekae is slow AF and doesn't have many options? I'm trying to go for a look that says this is a toy guitar from any distance, I'm finding it really hard to find the right balance of white, red and blue with a bit of yellow that doesn't look overly patriotic.

kingkiller · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:55 pm Post subject:

In terms of the mockups you posted, I like the second one better than the first
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Nick · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 11:11 pm Post subject:

plopswagon · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 11:35 pm Post subject:

I would go with black, black guard, black pup covers and knobs.

This was my childhood.

But you could do a white body, red or blue guard and mixed color covers and knobs.
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NickD · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 11:37 pm Post subject:

That was (genuinely) my first telephone. Not sure who I spoke to on it.

BillClay · . Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 1352

I've been wanting to do the same thing with my first guitar, an affinity strat! I'll never get rid of it but I stopped playing it ages ago and a friend asked for the white pickguard and the pickup covers so for years it's just been a bright red body and neck. I've been wanting to just go nuts with rainbow colored plastic parts but I can't find a pickguard template for an early 90s affinity anywhere so I always give up before I get anywhere with it

Freddy V-C · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:13 am Post subject:

With both of those Fisher Price toys you posted, the main bulk of the toy is white, and all the additional parts/pieces are colourful. So I think if you want to cop that same aesthetic, you should probably go for a white body (maybe even with a matching headstock, if you can). Red and blue seem to feature more heavily than yellow and green in the toy designs as well, so maybe go for a red pickguard and blue pickup covers (or possibly vice versa) and maybe alternating yellow/green for the knobs and the switch tip. It would be amazing if you could have alternating yellow/green Kluson-style button tuners as well, but Iâ€™m guessing those donâ€™t exist.

I would make a mock-up myself, but itâ€™s 2am here haha.
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Nick · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 2:01 am Post subject:

I think I'm going to start by just ordering a bunch of different color knobs and pickup covers from Aliexpress, $15 buys me a full set of red, yellow, blue and green.

I also have a cheap strat copy in a primary red translucent finish with white pickguard, I was planning to just use the neck from this guitar but considering I already have the body I might just test fit a bunch of colors to see how it looks in real life before spending any actual money on a replacement body and pickguard.

This was more the inspiration for the yellow/blue mock up

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Fakir Mustache · . Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 4092

I actually had that phone when I was little. Not sure how I came upon it, because it wasn't for sale in Eastern Europe. I remember the eyes moving when the wheels were in motion.

Anyway, all those sites need Flash, even the shortscale builder.

Doog · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:19 am Post subject:

NickD · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:24 am Post subject:

Doog · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:31 am Post subject:

That was pure NickO
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Bacchus · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:57 am Post subject:

I love this idea. Would it be possible to get a whited out fretboard too? Or some other colour like what Dean used to do?
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Freddy V-C · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 11:55 am Post subject:

Freddy V-C · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:03 pm Post subject:

Here's a mockup I made:

Alternating red/blue/yellow/green dots would be amazing, but I suspect that's outside the realms of possibility.
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kingkiller · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:45 pm Post subject:

The body being mostly white does suit the style better. I honestly think a rosewood fretboard would be fine, but Iâ€™m a sucker for rosewood and rosewood-alikes.
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Bacchus · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 2:54 pm Post subject:

And multicoloured strings.

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plopswagon · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:03 pm Post subject:

paul_ · . Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 9732

You should cut a separate piece of pickguard for the control area.

Like this, but yellow or blue plastic.

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