Stratton
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Decided to try making a neckthrough superstrat style guitar... with 26 frets! I have a pretty much unlimited supply of walnut and maple so I picked out a few pieces yesterday...
I never get tired of that little loop in the grain on the right piece. I made both sides WAY bigger than I need so I have plenty of room to work with. I glued up the neck pieces so hopefully I'll start working with them soon.
Today I did a concept drawing while bored in school, but I ran out of space on the body side so had to squeeze it a bit. Poor planning on my part![Stick Out Tongue :p :p](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
And just now I laid out the fretboard. I apologize for the quality of this pic.
So far for hardware here's what I'm thinking:
EMG 81/85 pickup set
Hipshot fixed .125" bridge
Hipshot open gear tuners
StewMac Hot Rod truss rod
Because I'm broke it might be a little before I can get some of this stuff, but I think this build will turn out pretty good.
Should I do walnut binding on the sides of the fretboard? I like the look of unbound fretboards but since I gotta get a pair of tang nippers some time I was thinking of doing it now.
![X6OM31m.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/X6OM31m.jpg)
I never get tired of that little loop in the grain on the right piece. I made both sides WAY bigger than I need so I have plenty of room to work with. I glued up the neck pieces so hopefully I'll start working with them soon.
Today I did a concept drawing while bored in school, but I ran out of space on the body side so had to squeeze it a bit. Poor planning on my part
![dPP6DBo.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/dPP6DBo.jpg)
And just now I laid out the fretboard. I apologize for the quality of this pic.
![aOefrci.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/aOefrci.jpg)
So far for hardware here's what I'm thinking:
EMG 81/85 pickup set
Hipshot fixed .125" bridge
Hipshot open gear tuners
StewMac Hot Rod truss rod
Because I'm broke it might be a little before I can get some of this stuff, but I think this build will turn out pretty good.
Should I do walnut binding on the sides of the fretboard? I like the look of unbound fretboards but since I gotta get a pair of tang nippers some time I was thinking of doing it now.