Moon Moon Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Ive almost finished the strat im building but im in need of some upgrades and replacements. Cheers in advance.Firstly a new pickguard 10 hole one any ply will doa set of single coils preferably "hot" ones a strat bridge maybe a wilkinson oneand some locking tuners and an extra long set of strings. This strat has a bigsby and a reverse neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamC Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I've got white and cream 3 ply pickguards 1 black 3 ply.Start bridge got a Floyd rose and a Wilkinson y.screw term in gold. Floyd rose has a locking.nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 ill take a white pickguard, how much you looking for it? also i had a spare bridge in my house so im sorted for that. any pickups lying around in the cupboard of yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamC Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Tones but I can't gaurentee what they are. Seez a tenner and il give you a set and a pickguard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 You got yer self a deal bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 ok anybody got locking tuners and im in need of suggestion on drilling a bridge so i can put strings through it and on the bigsby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Heres a pic of the strat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 That looks very very bad.Also, it won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamC Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Harder Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 My Lord... What have you done to that peer guitar, Joss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 How wont it work? And its not going to be used properly. Just practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 The Bigsby won't work, you need a roller bridge really. How are you going to string it, for instance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I have a plan i was planning on drilling holes on the end of the bridge next to the screws for adjusting the saddle so the strings intonation can still be adjusted. Alinging tge bigsby with the bridge im still working on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I have a plan i was planning on drilling holes on the end of the bridge next to the screws for adjusting the saddle so the strings intonation can still be adjusted. Alinging tge bigsby with the bridge im still working on That won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I don't think that will work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Its worth a try. Otherwise ill buy a roller bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) Not meaning to sound high and mighty here but all you're going to do is wreck the bridge so it isn't really 'worth a try'. I can't see the picture as I'm at work but isn't your bigsby one for a tele? Edited September 28, 2013 by Flights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 How wont it work? And its not going to be used properly. Just practiceYou're gonna have a massive hole in the middle of the guitar - a hole that used to have a big lump of metal under tension which resonated and helped your guitar sound good. Once it's not under tension (cos the bigsby's taking the strain) it'll just rattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 In order to get it to work, you really need something like this: In all honesy, I would just use the Stratocaster tremolo and save the Bigsby for something else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 So basicly a bridge off a lespaul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I think the Bigsby on the strat idea is cool (Ry Cooder uses one, so it can't be so bad), so I wanna see this work out. I reckon the bodge conversion is fairly doable... you were thinking something similar to this? I'd just spring for the proper roller bridge though. Way easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 A Mustang bridge would probably work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Ok cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 A Mustang bridge would probably work.If YoungA is to go down this route, he has to make sure that the bridge has the same radius as the neck of the guitar, else he wont be able to adjust the string height accordingly. I think that the strings wont line up correctly along the neck too. For example, Mustang bridges (barring the new squier ones) are 7.25" radius and most modern Strat necks will be 9.5". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meiklejohn Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Sounds like a lot of hassle to make your strat look crap mate haha rip it off and let your playing do the talking! Or push the neck forward... Gently! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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