View Full Version : The Pimped Strat is Complete!
Plank_Spanker
October 22nd, 2006, 04:25 PM
Before:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/axepilot/RedAmericanStrat.jpg
A plain Jane American Deluxe with gutless and sterile sounding Vintage Noiseless pickups
After:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/axepilot/100_0530.jpg
New pickguard, knobs with abalone inlays, jack plate; Seymour Duncan Custom Custom, SSL3 Hot's, 250k pots and new caps, Wilkinson trem, black Schaller strap locks.
I still need to fine tune the trem setup and the pickup heights, but what a difference! :D The new pickups sound sweet and it's like an entirely new axe!
tot_Ou_tard
October 22nd, 2006, 04:28 PM
Nice plank Spanky! Now go & spank it some more!
Plank_Spanker
October 22nd, 2006, 04:43 PM
Yeah..................................I'm liking this rebirth! :D
ted s
October 22nd, 2006, 04:45 PM
Looks good, the pick guard, knobs and jack plate certainly change up the look. Nice choices.
Plank_Spanker
October 22nd, 2006, 05:02 PM
Thanks!
I'm pretty happy with the results. This is the first Strat that I've basically stripped down and rebuilt.......................and I got lucky and chose the right pickups on a leap of faith! :D
6STRINGS 9LIVES
October 22nd, 2006, 06:45 PM
Very nice spanky.. pimpitorious indeed , how hot are those ssl3's compared to say texas specials ?
Tone2TheBone
October 22nd, 2006, 06:52 PM
Nice dude.............
Plank_Spanker
October 22nd, 2006, 07:33 PM
Very nice spanky.. pimpitorious indeed , how hot are those ssl3's compared to say texas specials ?
First impressions:
I would say about the same as the Texas (that's "tay- hoss" to you :D ) Specials - but with a clearer high end bite. Keep in mind that I'm not even close to dialing in the pickup heights or getting used to the EQ.
I can be more objective after I get this beast tamed.
warren0728
October 22nd, 2006, 07:36 PM
looks great....bet it sounds as nice as it looks!
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duhvoodooman
October 23rd, 2006, 09:51 AM
Lookin' mighty snazzy there, Spanky! I like the contrast added by the black p'up covers & the gold hardware. If it sounds as good as it looks, you got a winner there....
M29
October 23rd, 2006, 09:52 AM
Sweet looking axe Plank_Spanker!!!!
M29
6STRINGS 9LIVES
October 23rd, 2006, 07:09 PM
I would say about the same as the Texas (that's "tay- hoss" to you ) Specials - but with a clearer high end bite. Keep in mind that I'm not even close to dialing in the pickup heights or getting used to the EQ
whats the tay-hoss reference all about?
tot_Ou_tard
October 24th, 2006, 07:06 AM
whats the tay-hoss reference all about?
It how Texas is pronounced in Spanish.
Mexico: May-hee-co
Oaxaca: Wha-ha-ca
Tone2TheBone
October 24th, 2006, 08:20 AM
It how Texas is pronounced in Spanish.
Mexico: May-hee-co
Oaxaca: Wha-ha-ca
hahahaha yeah thats the Cowboy Texan way of saying it not Mekikan!
Plank_Spanker
October 24th, 2006, 02:54 PM
A friend of mine says it all of time when he mentions Texas. I hear it often enough that I say it also.
That, and my sense of humor is a tad skewed..........:)
sunvalleylaw
October 26th, 2006, 06:18 AM
Right on . . . That axe looks like it brings the heat.
Steve
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