DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[tonyw]

Very nice Doc

[Dedman]

Lovin it Doc, coming up wonderfully

[DrNomis_44]

That is looking very classy. I wouldnt have thought that the gold and the Coolangatta body colour pickguard would match that well, but looks a great combo. if it sounds as good as it looks youre on a winner.

Cheers, I reckon it's a great combo too, I think the white pearloid scratch plate really works with the Gold hardware and knobs and the Coolangatta Gold finish, the popped grain adds a bit of character to it too.


What's really interesting is that even though the grain-pattern isn't that spectacular, it actually adds to the overall look of the guitar.

[DrNomis_44]

Lovin it Doc, coming up wonderfully

Cheers, I'm really liking it too.

[DrNomis_44]

Very nice Doc

Cheers, I think going with Coolangatta Gold was definitely well worth it.

[FrankenWashie]

I'm just in the process of getting things prepared so I can get a pic of the mock-build sorted so I can upload a pic of what the Strat is going to look like once it's finished, so stay tuned.


Okay here are some more pics of the guitar, hopefully these will give you a good idea what it is going to look like once the build process has finished:


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The 5-way Tritan Pickup Switch I ordered turned out to be a drop-in fit for the mounting holes in the Scratch Plate, so I'm feeling very relieved about that since I was a bit worried that it wouldn't fit, I have found that some switches from different manufacturers tend to be a bit variable with regards to the spacing of the mounting screw holes, I guess I was pretty lucky this time.


And, as you can see in the close-up pic of the scratchplate, the Gold Knobs and Selector Switch Tip really work well with the White Pearloid Scratchplate, and the Dingotone Coolangatta Gold, it looks pretty classy in my humble opinion.


Next fortnight, I'll see if I can get the Gold Super Vee Bladerunner Strat Bridge ordered.


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Doc that is looking schmick! love your work!

[dingobass]

Looking good Doc.

I am with Tony re vit q caps.. Well, generally speaking I am not a fan of OIP caps.
Only time I use them is in restorations of Vintage Guitars...

But worth giving it a try Doc. You might really like the sound
Dont do what I did once and forget to put a heat sink clamp on the leg before soldering....

[andrewdosborne]

Looking awesome Doc!

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[DrNomis_44]

Looking good Doc.

I am with Tony re vit q caps.. Well, generally speaking I am not a fan of OIP caps.
Only time I use them is in restorations of Vintage Guitars...

But worth giving it a try Doc. You might really like the sound
Dont do what I did once and forget to put a heat sink clamp on the leg before soldering....

Cheers DB, normally I would have just opted to use a generic, garden-variety .1uF/100V Greencap for the tone cap, but thought I'd try something new just for fun, I'm actually a bit curious to find out what the guitar will sound like with the Vitamin Q cap, I have done a bit of reading of some articles I found online about the "Sound" of Capacitors, as I said at the start of my build diary I'm going to wire up the scratch plate the way Fender wire up their Eric Johnson Signature Strat model, since it makes the most sense to me, and I reckon the Vitamin Q Cap may give it a vintage high-endy kind of tone.

[DrNomis_44]

Looking awesome Doc!

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Cheers mate.