Finished David Gilmour Strat Now With High Res Pretty Pics

ibanezcollector · 08-06-2012, 05:46 PM

Ok so as I said I would take better pics.

This guitar started as a Squier which it no longer even resembles it.

Mods Done
Shortened the trem arm to 4" per David's Strat
New Single Ply Black Pickguard
New Knobs and Pickup Covers
New Maple Neck which I ambered, replaced the decals, and clear coated.
Stock Squier Hardware If it aint broke dont fix it
Stock Squier Body
RHFactor Blues Single Coil Pickups
Custom Wiring with Neck On Mod with a Push/Pull pot on the volume control
CTS Pots with Orange Drop Caps
Matching Dimarzio Cliplok Strap

theruns · 08-06-2012, 06:14 PM

holy shit thats pretty! i really want to do this some time. im totally jealous! haha so just out of curiosity why did you pick those pickups over say the cs69s? or the seymour duncans?

ibanezcollector · 08-06-2012, 06:27 PM

got them in a trade and to be honest love them. have that vintage tone through and through

GammyBird · 08-06-2012, 06:30 PM

Nice job...looks great!

snaredrum · 08-06-2012, 06:46 PM

i love it. now get that backplate off, there's a good boy

ibanezcollector · 08-06-2012, 08:38 PM

Im still learning this song and the delay messes with my head so beware.

Run Like Hell Round 2- YouTube

Syrus · 08-17-2012, 03:38 PM

Great build!

What Squier body did you use?

That short trem arm sure looks funky

I'm gonna start a DG strat build too, but I'm using this as a starting platform:

Or a Affinity strat. But those bodies are multiple pieces of wood.

This looks like the better option, even tough the neck is big 70s size.

The Refugee · 08-17-2012, 04:29 PM

Awesome work OP, it looks great.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syrus

Or a Affinity strat. But those bodies are multiple pieces of wood.

Just so you know, most guitars have bodies that are made of multiple pieces of wood.

VintageGuitarGuy · 08-17-2012, 04:34 PM

That looks sci-fi man awesome job.

Love that Custom Shop Logo too

RaSTuS26 · 08-17-2012, 04:50 PM

Turned out great, fantastic transformation.

08-06-2012, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
ibanezcollector Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Rocky River Ohio Posts: 590 Thanks: 2 Thanked 34 Times in 14 Posts	Finished David Gilmour Strat Now With High Res Pretty Pics Ok so as I said I would take better pics. This guitar started as a Squier which it no longer even resembles it. Mods Done Shortened the trem arm to 4" per David's Strat New Single Ply Black Pickguard New Knobs and Pickup Covers New Maple Neck which I ambered, replaced the decals, and clear coated. Stock Squier Hardware If it aint broke dont fix it Stock Squier Body RHFactor Blues Single Coil Pickups Custom Wiring with Neck On Mod with a Push/Pull pot on the volume control CTS Pots with Orange Drop Caps Matching Dimarzio Cliplok Strap snaredrum, GammyBird, RaSTuS26 and 1 others like this.

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theruns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 184 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Finished David Gilmour Strat Now With High Res Pretty Pics holy shit thats pretty! i really want to do this some time. im totally jealous! haha so just out of curiosity why did you pick those pickups over say the cs69s? or the seymour duncans? __________________ Guitars -Fender Strat -Kit Telecaster -Epi LP Standard -BCRich bronze series Warlock -Sigma DM-4 Acoustic -Peavey P-bass

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ibanezcollector Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Rocky River Ohio Posts: 590 Thanks: 2 Thanked 34 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Finished David Gilmour Strat Now With High Res Pretty Pics got them in a trade and to be honest love them. have that vintage tone through and through

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GammyBird Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 16,658 Thanks: 378 Thanked 175 Times in 82 Posts	Re: Finished David Gilmour Strat Now With High Res Pretty Pics Nice job...looks great!

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snaredrum V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 16,139 Thanks: 152 Thanked 141 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Finished David Gilmour Strat Now With High Res Pretty Pics i love it. now get that backplate off, there's a good boy Syrus and VintageGuitarGuy like this. __________________ www.facebook.com/themadelinerust

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08-17-2012, 03:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Syrus Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Greyfield Posts: 1,524 Thanks: 12 Thanked 31 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Finished David Gilmour Strat Now With High Res Pretty Pics Great build! What Squier body did you use? That short trem arm sure looks funky I'm gonna start a DG strat build too, but I'm using this as a starting platform: Or a Affinity strat. But those bodies are multiple pieces of wood. This looks like the better option, even tough the neck is big 70s size. __________________

08-17-2012, 04:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
VintageGuitarGuy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Big Munson Island in the Florida Keys Posts: 243 Thanks: 7 Thanked 11 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Finished David Gilmour Strat Now With High Res Pretty Pics That looks sci-fi man awesome job. Love that Custom Shop Logo too __________________ Guitars By: Gretsch, Fender (3x), Epiphone (2x), and Alvarez Amps By: Vox and Beringher Pedals By: Dallas-Arbiter, Vox, Tech-21 and Korg I wish they'd had electric guitars in cotton fields back in the good old days. A whole lot of things would've been straightened out. -Jimi Hendrix

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RaSTuS26 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mackay, Australia Posts: 1,437 Thanks: 43 Thanked 18 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Finished David Gilmour Strat Now With High Res Pretty Pics Turned out great, fantastic transformation. __________________ Farewell my friend. GUITARS: 60 odd lumps of Wood, Aluminium and Plastic with many and varied electric bits attached. PEDALS: Dunlop Cry Baby Wah, Crowther Double Hotcake, Digitech Bad Monkey Tube Overdrive, Korg Pitch Black Tuner. AMPS & CABS: Roland CM-30 (30w), Line 6 Spider II (30w), Egnater Tweaker Head (15W), Peavey TKO 115 (80W), Marshall MF Head (350w) Line 6 Quad Box (320w). Some of my collection.

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