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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!

ww

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