Gear photos 2011

[faizal_rocks]

Hydesg: Very nice looking grains on the body!


On to my gear, anyone remembers this? Its posted on page 2..I mentioned I was going to make a not so custom relic 70s Strat:

I decided to strip the black finish off and sand it to bare wood..

Check back here for more updates!

 

[skipper53]

@faizal_rocks: wah bro.. the paint clean up is impressive to say the least! Cant wait to see this finished!

 

[imkeith]

you chiseled away the whole paintjob?

 

[faizal_rocks]

skipper53: Thanks man, can't wait to have it rewired and setuped and it'll be ready to rock

imkeith: Haha yup, took me 2 weeks to get the whole paint off but it was well worth the wait and patience..

 

[bf0502tr]

where's the like button?? oh this isnt youtube...damn that body looks good!!

 

[imkeith]

cool i've always thought ppl use some sortta rotary tool or something to remove the paintjobs, seems like a lil chiseling works too

 

[faizal_rocks]

bf0502tr: Thanks man, if u remember my band, Hidden Tracks, when we both played at the 1st ever SOFT gig, I'm the guy with the black Strat n thats the body I stripped off

imkeith: Yeah, a sander tool would have been much faster but since I'm a newbie to this n dun feel qualified to handle such tools, I used chemical stripper and just chiseled away day by day. Took 2 weeks but it's worth it : P

 

[bf0502tr]

wooo nice!! waiting for the next time to hear the same strat in action with a totally new look
btw the same strat i used that day has been given a makeover...new neck!!

 

[imkeith]

bf0502tr: Thanks man, if u remember my band, Hidden Tracks, when we both played at the 1st ever SOFT gig, I'm the guy with the black Strat n thats the body I stripped off

imkeith: Yeah, a sander tool would have been much faster but since I'm a newbie to this n dun feel qualified to handle such tools, I used chemical stripper and just chiseled away day by day. Took 2 weeks but it's worth it : P

cool btw what was the finish of ur paintjob coated with ?nitro or poly?

 

[lazy3yed]

skipper53: Thanks man, can't wait to have it rewired and setuped and it'll be ready to rock

imkeith: Haha yup, took me 2 weeks to get the whole paint off but it was well worth the wait and patience..

That's a hell lot of scraping! LOL... But I suspect the scraping would leave uneven marks on the surface. A final sanding down will make it perfect! May as well remove the paint in the neck pocket and trem cavity, too.

 

[faizal_rocks]

wooo nice!! waiting for the next time to hear the same strat in action with a totally new look
btw the same strat i used that day has been given a makeover...new neck!!

Oh awesome...what neck did u change to?

 

[faizal_rocks]

imkeith: Its poly coated, and hence a lot or work on the scraping...

lazy3yed: Spot on! Ur right! There's uneven marks on the surface and thats actually the sealer finish, which I'm not going to going to remove. I already did the final sandings to remove the black paint residue and make the body smoother. Not going to remove the paint from the neck pocket and trem cavity haha, since it won't alter the overall appearance. With all the scratches to be seen n some wood that has been dug in, I've already achieved my goal of making the body look relic

Btw, the body that I stripped is a Mighty Mite swamp ash body

 

[bf0502tr]

Oh awesome...what neck did u change to?

its an all parts neck...its on pg10 of this thread

 

[dudelove]

I just got my Ultimate slide from the good people at Diamond Bottlenecks!

Ironically, it coincides with CNY eve and I was supposed to receive a RED one but that one actually did not measure up to my finger's size. Pity, the red was beautiful, you can dig up the past few posts to see how it looks.

Thank goodness he made me another one that fits absolutely perfect on my finger, and the colour is equally magnificent.

 

[faizal_rocks]

bf0502tr: Oh nice! Just saw the neck

Anyway, my not so custom 70s strat is done!

 

[skipper53]

@faizal_rocks: TASTY!

 

[faizal_rocks]

@faizal_rocks: TASTY!

Thanks man

I'll be getting either a Warmoth or Musickraft neck in the future to replace the Allparts one here cos for me, I prefer some modern features like jumbo frets and 12 inch radius unlike the Allparts which has small frets and 7.25 inch radius, which feels like no kick to me hahaha...I know, cos I have an Allparts neck on my other Strat with jumbo frets and 12 inch radius

 

[rimuel]

Why the red packet when you can get a red box for new year?

 

[tongski_02]

goodbye black heart little giant
hello ac30

i wish you have wheels though

 

[bf0502tr]

bf0502tr: Oh nice! Just saw the neck

Anyway, my not so custom 70s strat is done!

wooh!! ebony fingerboard?? and how come 7.25 radius no kick?? after going from my paul allender to my fender suddenly the fender so hard to play!!