Finished Strat Body - Alternatives to Warmoth?

[Dilver]

I’m looking to build a partscaster for my teenage son who recently picked up guitar. He wants a strat in Seafoam green but all I can find are Surf Green. There are some crappy Basswood Squier Strats out there that I could dissect for the body, but I‘m really looking for Alder or Poplar. Warmoth is a little pricey. Any alternatives finished bodies?

 

[CB91710]

Allparts has on-again-off-again stock on finished bodies.
Currently sold out, but that's been the way it's gone for the last year, keep an eye out:

SBF-SFG Sea Foam Green Finished Replacement Body for Stratocaster®

Replacement body for Stratocaster ®, Alder. Finished in Sea Foam Green under hard polyurethane.

www.allparts.com

 

[LSAR]

Check out byoguitar.com

No personal experience, but they've been on my radar.

 

[Duane_the_tub]

Satin Nitro Stratocaster Body Alder | eBay

For sale is a full size Strat body made from Alder wood painted in Surf Green with a Satin Nitro finish. Good quality and light weight. This body passes the tap tone test, nice and resonant. Perfect for a DIY strat build.

www.ebay.com

 

[KStopper65]

Allen Eden guitars or Stratosphere

 

[Dilver]

Satin Nitro Stratocaster Body Alder | eBay

For sale is a full size Strat body made from Alder wood painted in Surf Green with a Satin Nitro finish. Good quality and light weight. This body passes the tap tone test, nice and resonant. Perfect for a DIY strat build.

www.ebay.com

Yeah, thanks, I saw that. It’s Surf Green, not Seafoam. And its satin.

 

[Duane_the_tub]

Yeah, thanks, I saw that. It’s Surf Green, not Seafoam. And its satin.

Whoops, sorry. Misread your post.

 

[Paul46]

Fender Vintera 50s RI Stratocaster Strat BODY 1950s Reissue Parts Seafoam Green | eBay

For full item description.

www.ebay.com

 

[NotScott]

The last time I was body shopping, I ended up buying a used Mexicaster with case. By the time I sold off the neck, pups and hardware, I basically got the body I wanted and a case for free.

 

[PAPADON]

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[diavolo]

i assume this has been taken care of already but for record:
I second stratosphere parts dot com and also guitar fetish dot com.
otherwise, just buy something local second hand and spray paint it.

 

[calieng]

MJT are some of the best!. I recently just built two and they were perfectly cut and well finished.

MJT Official Custom Vintage Age Nitro Guitar Body Mark Jenny VTS Seafoam Green | eBay

MJT® Aged Guitar Finishes.This body weighs in at only 4 lbs 0 oz ! MJT Aged Guitars. can only be used with permission from MJT Aged Guitar Finishes unless stated otherwise.

www.ebay.com