phroz STA-1M v2

[phrozin]

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



same but the back



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



same on the back

[phrozin]

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







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

[Dedman]

looking superb!

[phrozin]

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

[Simon Barden]

That really is very nice.

[Andy40]

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

[Dedman]

Fantastic, you really do nice work mate.

[phrozin]

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

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

[Simon Barden]

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.

[Andyxlh]

Looks great!