Been wanting a Thinline Stratocaster. Don't want to splurge for the Eric Johnson model, so I put one together on my own. Here are a few pics:
Been wanting a Thinline Stratocaster. Don't want to splurge for the Eric Johnson model, so I put one together on my own. Here are a few pics:
Born in Fullerton, California in 1952
Looks flamboyantly sweet!
How about some details?
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
The body is from a Chinese seller on Ebay, made of alder, and very lightweight ($180). The neck is by AllParts, model SRF-21 ($200), vintage spec, i.e. small vintage frets, 7-1/4" radius, slab rosewood board. The pickups are USA Pure Vintage 65s, the tuners are single-line USA Pure Vintage, as well. Fender slotted bone nut, F neck plate, string tree, and strap buttons. The trem unit is a Fender Mex Standard vintage system.
Born in Fullerton, California in 1952
What's it weigh and how does it sound?
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
Weight is 6 lbs 14 ounces. The body is not a true Thinline, in that it is solid except for the Thinline routing. Kind of like half solid body, half Thinline.
The Pure Vintage 65 pups are crystal clear and bell-like. More clarity than my 57-62s. I wired the set so I have a tone control on the bridge pup and I'm able to get a great range of tones on all five positions.
Born in Fullerton, California in 1952
Sounds like you struck gold.
Rawk on!
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
Man, that thing is sweet. Let me know when you're tired of it!
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
What a great looking guitar!
Smashing!
If you're bored, you're not groovin'.
That's a pretty nice looking guitar. I love those pickups, too
Great, another shiny object to distract me.
Beautiful and inspiring.
I think you're gonna fit right in here, Jay.Originally Posted by ineed1more
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
Might be time to resurrect the "Hot or Not" thread...
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