DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

If I do end up receiving all the bits I ordered from Realtone Music tomorrow, I might see if I can do a mock-up of the Strat body, with the Gold Knobs and Selector-Switch Tip in place on the White Pearloid Scratchplate, with the neck in it's place, and do some pics so we can all see what the finished build is going to look like, if it's anything like how I'm picturing in my mind, it should look really snazzy.


And then I might start wiring up the scratchplate, oh, and do the soldering mini-tutorial too.

[wazkelly]

Hi Doc, do you have a Phd in marketing as you never fail to fully name drop suppliers/manufacturers/products all over the place haha.

All good and makes the thread interesting to read plus help eat up many more lines in the quest for reaching the 100 page milestone.

Cheers, Waz.

[DrNomis_44]

Hi Doc, do you have a Phd in marketing as you never fail to fully name drop suppliers/manufacturers/products all over the place haha.

All good and makes the thread interesting to read plus help eat up many more lines in the quest for reaching the 100 page milestone.

Cheers, Waz.

Lol....nah, I just rely on what I remember, sometimes I have my moments.


I try to keep my posts interesting, informative, and hopefully useful to those who read them.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


Just checked the Postal Tracking on the bits I ordered from Realtone music and this is what the latest update says:


In transit With Australia Post for delivery today 4:53am Thu 31 Mar Winnellie, NT



Turns out I was absolutely right when I predicted that I would be receiving the bits today.

[tonyw]

When are mine getting here Doc?

[DrNomis_44]

When are mine getting here Doc?

I have no idea, when did you order your stuff?, if you ordered some stuff from Pitbull Guitars you should have gotten an email or two from Adam with your order details and Australia Post tracking info.

If you did, try checking the postal tracking.


Incidentally, I just went down to my mailbox to check if I had any mail in it and there was a parcel card in it, obviously for the stuff I ordered from Realtone Music, so that means waiting till 5:00pm this afternoon to go pick it up.

[tonyw]

I know where all my orders are Doc, was just having a lend.

Just dropped a new spool of pickup wire and smashed the plastic ends and stuffed the wire, my last one i have of poly, looks like i have to use Realtone, who i have used before, but it costs me x2 as much as i pay normally, but you have to pay if you want it now.

[DrNomis_44]

I know where all my orders are Doc, was just having a lend.

Just dropped a new spool of pickup wire and smashed the plastic ends and stuffed the wire, my last one i have of poly, looks like i have to use Realtone, who i have used before, but it costs me x2 as much as i pay normally, but you have to pay if you want it now.

You could try registering with them as a business and you might be eligible for some discounts, might do that myself seeing as I have ordered quite a few bits of stuff from them so far.

[tonyw]

One of my wholesalers in the U.S.A is their supplier Doc, like robbing Peter to pay Paul. After i get back from holidays after Anzac day i will be implementing quite a few things on the spare parts front.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


Just got back from picking up my parcel from the Post Office, and have opened it up, sure enough all the bits I ordered from Realtone Music were in it, I have just taken a couple of pics of the bits so you can see what I got:











The top pic shows all the bits I ordered, the bottom pic is a close-up of the new Gold Strat Knobs, Tritan 5-Way Pickup Switch, and (on the right) the Vitamin Q .1uf/630 V DC Paper In Oil Cap I'm going to use as the Tone Cap, just look at the size of it, has some serious mojo going on.


I'm going to do another quick mock-build so I can take another pic of my Strat so you can get a bit of an idea what the guitar is going to look like when the build-process is finally finished, so stay tuned.