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First build and first post.
Picked up this this GuitarBuild Strat/Tele hybrid from their eBay shop last week. I didn't want to do a standard Strat or Tele build, so this body was too good to miss.
I'm aiming for modern-style looks with vintage-style playability, because I don't have a "vintage" instrument.
I've ordered an Allparts TRO maple/rosewood neck from Axecaster (great customer service, by the way). If I don't like the 7.5" radius and vintage frets I can re-radius and re-fret it to more modern specs without having to refinish it.
I've got a modern-style Gotoh bridge ordered, along with most of the other parts. No pickups or electrics yet, as I've got plenty of time to choose whilst I apply a near opaque Wudtone Azure Sky finish (Sonic Blue). Currently favouring IronGear pickups based on what I've read.
I'm hoping to have at least one coat applied by next weekend, so progress pictures will follow.
And all comments and advice welcome.
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Comments
Many thanks for the feedback.
First off, the neck pocket depth was a perfect 16mm (5/8"), as per Fender spec. Secondly, I did a basic assembly and everything lines up.
The photographs show the body just prior to the third coat of Wudtone Azure Sky (50/50 mix as recommended). The grain was still very open after the second coat, and there will be lots of further applications before it's where I want to be with the transparency, but I am happy with how things are going.
Addictive!