First time strat build

[Nickosaurus]

I'd always planned to change the stock pups on my STA-1M but I just love how they sound in this build.

Cool colour too - I've always thought of building a pastel pink strat. I've already got a surf green and pink paisley though... maybe one more build?

[Brendan]

I've already got a surf green and pink paisley though... maybe one more build?

Ah - I love the smell of GAS in the morning.

[Fretworn]

Ah - I love the smell of GAS in the morning.

I'm sure that is not what your missus says.......

[candice]

Thanks for the link. The neck I got doesn't have plastic fret markers it's just got black marks for where they need to go so I'd have to actually drill them out myself somehow. Also I wasn't 100% sure if I should be putting the neck coat I got (colourless) on the fret board too or if I just get fret wax for that. Any ideas?

[Brendan]

Strange that you don't have fret markers... Any chance of a photo? Keep the neck coat off the fretboard - some lem oil, Dr Duck's axe wax or DingoBass' own fretboard wax are the toppings of choice that I'd recommend.

[Gavin1393]

Pabs, DB did a conch girl Junior LP to see how it looked and for a photo for the website when PBG were the distributors

...and Wokka can also stand corrected as I ONLY use Conch girl on all my builds....admittedly thats the way they were ALL labelled even though some were tinged rather excessively with blue, green.....always suspected DB had a printer that only printed one label...

[Gavin1393]

Strange that you don't have fret markers... Any chance of a photo? Keep the neck coat off the fretboard - some lem oil, Dr Duck's axe wax or DingoBass' own fretboard wax are the toppings of choice that I'd recommend.

Echo what Brendan said....

[candice]

I'll send a pic once I'm done with the coats. It's all taped up at the moment. I wasn't sure if that's how it was meant to come or not. I'm sure I'll be able to find some form of drill bit to sort it out but I don't want to completely stuff it up. Does anyone have any links on how to do up a custom headstock decal? I've seen people just use printable transparent sticker paper is that the best way and just go over it with a top coat?

[candice]

Quick update, I've put on the final coat and the highlights.
Need to do a couple of tops coats to finish it off but I am pretty happy with how it's looking.

Looking forward to setting it all up, I am sure I'll have a ton of questions when I get to that stage!

[wokkaboy]

coming along nicely Candice the colour is getting deeper.
With a custom headstock logo you can buy waterslide decal paper on ebay and print your own logo. Remember to put a clear coat over the logo before you soak it in water.
I generally put more clear coats over the logo once its been put on to protect it.
Another option is email Andyport from the forum has a sign business and can make you a nice vinyl logo so you don't see the clear backing paper. His email is citysigns at internode.on.net