Simon's Super Strat Scratch Build.

[SIMpleONe89]

hey Simon I think storage room should be perfect for storing the timber. If you are starting in 2 -3 weeks then it's not that important

ask DB as a reference Simon he will say I am definitely not cheeky bwhahah

Ok thanks for that!

Haha what's your definition of cheeky?

[FrankenWashie]

Haha ok I got the wrong bloke.

I live in a typical Sydney apartment in a block of 8 units, and we have a garage, where I do my work, and a separate storage room. I also have an enclosed balcony which gets plenty of air flow but probably has the greatest fluctuations in temperature and humidity.

So do you reckon the storage room, which has no sunlight but only some air vents (makes a great area to hold a prisoner btw :O ), would be the best choice? I think I might purchase a hygrometer to check the humidity.

I was going to say your garage area looks a dead ringer for a block of flats i used to live in in Rozelle. But i guess that was how they all looked for that era.

[SIMpleONe89]

Haha yes I think most flats here look very similar!

Some updates - my black hardware have arrived from China. I already sprayed the neck plate black and finished all the coats. Now I'll have to wait 2 weeks (or maybe 1 if I'm impatient) before assembly. Can't wait!

[SIMpleONe89]

I've finally come to the end of my guitar build. I'm both sad but happy at the same time. I spent a lot of time and this was my first but great things await the following builds with the skills I picked up along the way.

See the pictures in a video with nice background music here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zwgVg57lPM

[SIMpleONe89]

It sucks that I can't post more than 4 images per post!

[SIMpleONe89]

More!

[wokkaboy]

holy carp Simon for a first scratch body/neck build you hit it right out of the park. That looks like a build from a professional luthier mate. I am about to check out the youtube vid, sure it plays and sounds great.

[SIMpleONe89]

And I have to wait 30s between posts!

[SIMpleONe89]

holy carp Simon for a first scratch body/neck build you hit it right out of the park. That looks like a build from a professional luthier mate. I am about to check out the youtube vid, sure it plays and sounds great.

Thanks wokka! There are some areas where I made some mistakes but these mistakes are meant to be learned from! I was kinda surprised I actually was able to do this. Has been my dream for many years!

It plays and sounds like a dream! Will make a video of the sound soon!

Btw where can I get one of those holy carps?

[wokkaboy]

sure you have learnt heaps Simon. Cool video, I was hoping to see a big shoutout to your famous 'safety boots' hahah

can't wait to hear/see a sound demo

have a look on ebay for holy carps mate ! haha

what are the pickups again and what bridge is that ?

I think this build should inspire other forumites who have built a few kits to attempt a scratchy