phroz STA-1M v2

Hi guys i had a bit of a accident with my Strat ash body and maple neck which was pearl white till i dropped it and took a hunk of paint out of the body, So i figured i would try a stain on it since i had to strip it back humm what a pain it turned out to be the ash body is so porous it ended up taking 6 coats of clear then sanding back i ended doing that 7 times before i got a nice solid clear finish. this is the last one i can do for a wile as im going in for a shoulder reconstrution which i would beable to put any strain on it for 5 months just 30 years of sanding has taken its toll on my right arm
well here it is hope you guys like it

this is just stained and the black edge no clear

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same but the back

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here i have started to clear little did i know how many coat of clear and how many times i had to block it back

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same on the back

http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psp7zgk5c2.jpg

after waiting a fair wile for the paint to harden enough to start polishing

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i also went for a sating finish on the neck as i found the hi gloss was a bit grabby when played

http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps2bep4pm2.jpg

looking superb!

here it is finshed i went for a vintage white pickgard its a little greener than white everything is the same wilkinson 2 point bridge wilkinson machine pegs

here she is finshed hope you guys like it

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That really is very nice.

Looks great. Hate to say it but a tortoise shell guard (or black 3 ply) would look fab.

Fantastic, you really do nice work mate.

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Originally Posted by Andy40

Looks great. Hate to say it but a tortoise shell guard (or black 3 ply) would look fab.

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i got a red tortoise shell and a white pearl i can try andy still got to get the back trem cover for it but i get what your saying :-)

thanx Simon & Dedman @ Dedman dont worry mate i can bugger them up just as good as everyone else but i love doing them its a real buzz when there all finshed and you start to play them the 1st time

My next one will be a hollow body been busting to do one but will take me a bit before i recover from the shoulder operation because i am in a chair i got to go in to rehab for a couple of weeks before i can go home the buggers

I like mint-green pickguards. I think it looks fine like it is (and I have a general dislike for tortoiseshell and pearloid pickguards - but it would be boring if we all liked the same things). I'm planning to re-do a fotoflame Jap Strat that has a really badly dented and cracked body finish (was like that when I bought it) in daphne blue with a mint-green pickguard.

Looks great!

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Originally Posted by phrozin

i got a red tortoise shell and a white pearl i can try andy still got to get the back trem cover for it but i get what your saying :-)

thanx Simon & Dedman @ Dedman dont worry mate i can bugger them up just as good as everyone else but i love doing them its a real buzz when there all finshed and you start to play them the 1st time

My next one will be a hollow body been busting to do one but will take me a bit before i recover from the shoulder operation because i am in a chair i got to go in to rehab for a couple of weeks before i can go home the buggers

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Great work Phroz, that looks awesome! Best wishes for your recovery mate. Shoulders are a huge hurdle if you've buggered one and I hope it all works out for you with it.

thanx guys just got home from shoulder surgury and MAN DOES IT HURT my arm is uesless atm they didnt tell me about that carnt even scratch me bum thank god for ozycodin.....

Does Ozzy Codin come round and scratch your bum for you? ;)

Let's hope it all heals ASAP and the surgery is as successful as it can be.

Healing vibes from the UK ~~~~~~~~

lol simon, it better get better as got another strat kit and a tele kit on there way, my chrissy presant from the kids also a half finished candy apple strat i havnt touched for a wile as well.

Hopefully it is now feeling a lot better than it did?

great looking Strat , Phroz, nice job. Fast recovery mate