First build

[Wayne.Mumford]

Looking great Euroa, I like the shape change, the scratch plate shape is unique. ;-D

[euroa guitars]

Looking great Euroa, I like the shape change, the scratch plate shape is unique. ;-D

Thanks Wayne, the idea from the start was to not do a strat copy, but too see what else could be done.
Although I think the tremolo and the jack plate is probably a big give away lol

[Simon Barden]

The Fender-style tremolo is a fairly common fitting on a lot of guitars these days, but it's probably the three single coils with the sloping bridge pickup that says 'Strat' to me more than anything.

[Merijn]

Hi there,

A random question..Perhaps off topic...If I choose not to give the diy kit a color, would, lacker or any other kind finish suffice?

thanks!

[FrankenWashie]

Hey Merijn,

You can use lacquer, some folks have used Carnuba or Beeswax others have slapped on Polyurethane or similar. its all about what you want to use. Any form of timber finish, that will handle bumps, knock, pick scratching and sweaty hands will work.
A lot of the guys use Tru Oil to finish with, others prefer less chemical finishes. Really is up to you.

[euroa guitars]

Hi there,

A random question..Perhaps off topic...If I choose not to give the diy kit a color, would, lacker or any other kind finish suffice?

thanks!

Hi Merijin
The guitar pictured on this build is painted on the sides and back with an automotive acrylic the front left unpainted, then the whole thing is coated in a mirotone lacquer... so really up to you, my last build I used tru-oil on the body neck and fretboard and that turned out fine

[euroa guitars]

The Fender-style tremolo is a fairly common fitting on a lot of guitars these days, but it's probably the three single coils with the sloping bridge pickup that says 'Strat' to me more than anything.

Me too actually, thats why I thought one bridge humbucker was the way to go

[Simon Barden]

Me too actually, thats why I thought one bridge humbucker was the way to go

D'oh! My bad. I had seen the single humbucker scratchplate pic before - but I normally only catch the initial post pic when catching up on builds, and there are so many that it's hard to remember all their details.

[euroa guitars]

D'oh! My bad. I had seen the single humbucker scratchplate pic before - but I normally only catch the initial post pic when catching up on builds, and there are so many that it's hard to remember all their details.

Not surprising, this build did start 2 1/2 yrs ago! lol

[FrankenWashie]

Not surprising, this build did start 2 1/2 yrs ago! lol

This thread makes me feel so much better about my soon to be 12 month old EXA build. Did you have the pyrography done or was it all you with a fine soldering iron Euroa?