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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:
https://www.tdpri.com/attachments/16...9-png.1140153/
https://www.tdpri.com/attachments/16...9-png.1140154/
https://www.tdpri.com/attachments/16...6-png.1140155/
Looks flamboyantly sweet!
How about some details?
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.
What's it weigh and how does it sound?
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.
Sounds like you struck gold.
Rawk on!
Man, that thing is sweet. Let me know when you're tired of it!
What a great looking guitar!
Smashing!
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by ineed1more
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Might be time to resurrect the "Hot or Not" thread...
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