I've just jumped in and ordered a kit, and I figure I'll start the build diary pre-emptively, and lay out the plans!
So the basic plan is a Black and White Swirled Strat, including wonderful stock image and bonus watermarking:
Of course just a mockup, and was working with what I could find as a paintjob for the body there. I'm also taking a couple of cues from this example in the alternating B/W pickups, and applying that to the knobs too:
And a couple more examples for eye-candy:
And as shown in the mockup, a Floyd is in the plans. Just a top-mounted one, and I'll more than likely add a D-Tuna on too. And fortunately, I don't have to swirl the pickguard as I can just buy one with the same material as the one in the mockup!!
Pickups also undecided, I'm tossing up between a set of Rails with splitting, and a set of Noiseless Singles with Clapton-style electrics in it. Could also go for some other sort of single-sized bucker set, a H/S/S arrangement (but I'm not so keen on that because I'm worried about balancing that sort of set properly), or full on EVH style with just bridge pickup. A single White Duncan Invader could look badass...
Anyways, the build's gonna be a bit of a slow starter, gonna have to wait and order the paints next week, then I'm gonna need some time to get some practice with the swirling too. But with a bit of luck it'll come out looking spiffing
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