Woltz's semi-scratch strat build

[JohnH]

Looks amazing!

[fender3x]

Looks amazing!

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[Woltz]

Looks amazing!

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Thanks guys. I'm looking forward to getting some paint on it and seeing how it looks.

[DarkMark]

Stupendous.

[Simon Barden]

Looks very nice indeed.

I must just say that the nut looks very slightly too small for the neck at the top, or at least the slots are a bit too close together as the bottom E isn't running quite parallel to the edge of the fretboard. If this does bother you, fixing it now might be a good time to do it before any finish goes on.

[Woltz]

Looks very nice indeed.

I must just say that the nut looks very slightly too small for the neck at the top, or at least the slots are a bit too close together as the bottom E isn't running quite parallel to the edge of the fretboard. If this does bother you, fixing it now might be a good time to do it before any finish goes on.

Part of the illusion is that the area of the headstock just near the nut needs a little more sanding because its a fraction too wide and also I hadn't glued the nut it so it was moving around a little while I was stringing it up and in the photo it looks as if it's moved slightly. Here are a couple of photos showing the nut close up relative to the fretboard. I think the actual difference when the nut was sitting centred was about 0.5 - 1mm extra space between the edge of the fretboard and either E string up around the 17th fret when compared with the 1st.

[Simon Barden]

Ah, I see. Hopefully all good then.

[Fretworn]

Mock build and everything checks out. On to sanding and finishing.



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Noice!! Very noice!

[Woltz]

Got some colour on the body finally. There are a couple small bubbles in the finish but hopefully I can wet sand and polish them out once it's dry. Obviously it was my first time spraying a burst. It came out ok but next time I'd probably use a template to minimise the overspray as I did end up with a bit on the natural parts of the top because I'm still learning how to dial in the spray gun properly.

[Simon Barden]

Looks good to me. It's the overspray that makes the burst. I really dislike 'bursts' with a 'blend zone' that's only a couple of mm wide. Some clear over the top will also help blend it all in.