StarbardGuitar
SS.org Decaf
So lately, I've been missing this guitar I used to have which was a white strat with a black pickguard, fender texas specials, and an Yngwie-style scalloped neck with the large headstock and bullet truss rod. Granted, it was my second guitar when I was probably only 12 years old, and it was a Squier, but I still decided I'd rebuild something similar... but better. I also don't have a guitar with single coils at the moment, and I've really been craving that tone for some reason.
I actually wasn't going to start this "build" (or rather an assembly) until I finished my latest actual build, but I happened to find some good deals on ebay which happened to be for parts I would need for this guitar, and I couldn't resist. I found this unfinished ash body that was described as having some CNC error with the bridge route, and was about half off the usual asking price of one. I figured it'd be an easy fix, just fill a small spot and re-rout the slot for the bridge in the right spot then you're ready to finish it. But, unfortunately, it showed up today with more issues that weren't mentioned in the listing.
So, this is all that was mentioned in the listing. Either the top or back rout or the trem cavity is slightly out of alignment with the other.
Unfortunately, I've discovered some more issues with the body. Keep in mind these weren't mentioned or clearly pictured in the listing. The neck pocket rout isn't finished, and there is a bit of a crack in the wood on the left side of the pocket you can see in this picture.
The CNC machine somehow cut the arm contour deeper on this side and left a bit of a ledge, which will need to be worked out. The only problem is, you can see where I traced a pickguard that there isn't much room left for contouring before I'd be contouring under the pickguard... which won't look good.
While we're on the topic of pickguards, this old dual humbucker pickguard I had laying around shows that if I were to be using a HH or HSH set up, I'd need to adjust the bridge pickup rout a little. Granted, this was a warmoth pickguard for a strat with a floyd rose, but I don't believe that changes where the bridge pickup is, because it was never an issue with my mighty mite body that this pickguard was used on.
And finally, I don't even think the back tummy contour was finished by the CNC machine, because it's barely contoured at all on the horn side.
None of this stuff is really a big deal, but I guess I'm just bummed I either hadn't noticed these things in the pictures or that they weren't mentioned in the listing. I will give the seller the benefit of the doubt because they have great feedback and their other similar listings seem to have good detail, but I may still contact them about this. I'm still going to go through and use this body, and my neck and hardware should be getting here on Monday. So, we will see then which side of the bridge rout needs work, and hopefully not discover other issues.
Also, I'm prioritizing my other build at the moment, so this project probably won't get done quickly.
I actually wasn't going to start this "build" (or rather an assembly) until I finished my latest actual build, but I happened to find some good deals on ebay which happened to be for parts I would need for this guitar, and I couldn't resist. I found this unfinished ash body that was described as having some CNC error with the bridge route, and was about half off the usual asking price of one. I figured it'd be an easy fix, just fill a small spot and re-rout the slot for the bridge in the right spot then you're ready to finish it. But, unfortunately, it showed up today with more issues that weren't mentioned in the listing.
So, this is all that was mentioned in the listing. Either the top or back rout or the trem cavity is slightly out of alignment with the other.
Unfortunately, I've discovered some more issues with the body. Keep in mind these weren't mentioned or clearly pictured in the listing. The neck pocket rout isn't finished, and there is a bit of a crack in the wood on the left side of the pocket you can see in this picture.
The CNC machine somehow cut the arm contour deeper on this side and left a bit of a ledge, which will need to be worked out. The only problem is, you can see where I traced a pickguard that there isn't much room left for contouring before I'd be contouring under the pickguard... which won't look good.
While we're on the topic of pickguards, this old dual humbucker pickguard I had laying around shows that if I were to be using a HH or HSH set up, I'd need to adjust the bridge pickup rout a little. Granted, this was a warmoth pickguard for a strat with a floyd rose, but I don't believe that changes where the bridge pickup is, because it was never an issue with my mighty mite body that this pickguard was used on.
And finally, I don't even think the back tummy contour was finished by the CNC machine, because it's barely contoured at all on the horn side.
None of this stuff is really a big deal, but I guess I'm just bummed I either hadn't noticed these things in the pictures or that they weren't mentioned in the listing. I will give the seller the benefit of the doubt because they have great feedback and their other similar listings seem to have good detail, but I may still contact them about this. I'm still going to go through and use this body, and my neck and hardware should be getting here on Monday. So, we will see then which side of the bridge rout needs work, and hopefully not discover other issues.
Also, I'm prioritizing my other build at the moment, so this project probably won't get done quickly.
