Hi Folks, robin from Brisbane

[Gavin1393]

Quote from dingobass on March 1, 2013, 05:32
Hi Robin,

Great choice with the Strat.
It will look sensational with the Carmine Gypsy and gold highlights.

I am currently doing a restoration on a Strat style guitar and I love the way the highlight have piced up the curves on the body.
When you look at it from different angles it gives the guitar a beautiful depth and character.

I am sure that you will have many pleasurable hours sanding, Wudtoneing and building your Strat and many years of pleasure in playing it.

What a great choice for guitar and colour! And at the price, plenty of opportunities to experiment and in time try various pickups and possibly even add some additional gold bling to the guitar! That should set you up to build your SV!

[robin]

Thanks DB and Gavin, I took everybody's advice and decided to start with a simple build.

I've never really wanted a Strat before, never keen on single coils, but I guess that no guitar collection, no matter how small, is ever complete without a Strat.

To be honest, for me it's not the destination so much as the journey. I WILL be taking my time with the build and hope to have many hours of therapeutic sanding and finishing ahead of me, and if I happen to end up with a great guitar, well, that's just a bonus.

If I enjoy the build as much as I hope to, there will be at least another one (or two) to add to the collection, but probably the IB instead of the SV. That way there will be no "handle" to worry about. But then again, I have always lusted after a 335, or maybe ............

See, the journey has already begun.

Thanks again to everyone who offered advice, and I am sure you have steered me in the right direction.

Cheers Guys
rob