New Geetar Day - Strat
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New Geetar Day - Strat
Just picked up a new blue strat. The paint looks sort of metallic in the light, but it doesn't show in the photos. Anyways, I had it for maaaaaybe 10 minutes before I joyfully ripped it open and started tinkering with it. Just minor aesthetic things for now: pup covers, knobs(getting new ones tomorrow though). I'll be adding fat ass stripes on it within a few days. Pretty excited about that. I swear, I can't leave guitars in one piece for more than ten minutes. I had just barely gotten it home before I whipped out my trusty screwdriver.
New strings, too. The 9s felt like rubber bands. Got some thicker ones now, thankfully. I hate the flimsy shit.
Before minor changes:
Delicious guts:
After minor changes:
Can't wait until I get those stripes on it....
New strings, too. The 9s felt like rubber bands. Got some thicker ones now, thankfully. I hate the flimsy shit.
Before minor changes:
Delicious guts:
After minor changes:
Can't wait until I get those stripes on it....
You have a point but if yuo're gonna stripe then I think it makes more aesthetic sense on a strat than the comp stripe (coming from a man with a comp stripe on his strat!).Fran wrote:+1.Dave wrote:Like it! How to avoid the strat blands with a simple change.
Not so sure about the stripes idea though. When they run through the centre it reminds me of them awful 'indie' guitars.
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Yeah, but, those diagonal ones look a little too generic and out of place for me. I somewhat like the offset center stripe, kind of like this:Fran wrote:+1.
Not so sure about the stripes idea though. When they run through the centre it reminds me of them awful 'indie' guitars.
Though, even that looks a bit funny. Hmm. I still prefer those fat ass stripes, to be honest. Whether it looks indie or not, doesn't overly matter to me.
Might just leave it as it is for now. Aesthetics can be messed with after I update the rest of it a bit more. Thinking of putting in new pickups. I want more of a chunky sound.... This one is a bit too smooth for my tastes. My old strat sounded like liquid honey, I swear., so I need one that's a bit more.... Well, more! I need to mix it up a bit. I want something a bit different. Man, I'm awful at explaining this.
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Hate the idea of stripes, however I love the black knobs/selector switch tip/pickup covers against the white pickguard.Aux_Axe wrote:Stripes are being put on hold for the moment. I was toying with the idea of putting the pickguard from my old strat on it. It's got more of a creamy aged look, whereas this one is bright white.
Opinions? Any other improvements/suggestions for anything on it?
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