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I just finished my "Slackercaster" project. Check the "Photos"
section, Slackercaster folder. It's been a long time coming, waiting
for the neck to be completed. The guitar is Strat-shaped, but has
Jaguar {24"} scale neck. It's shape was copied from my '63 Jaguar
{sunburst}, but, is a little bit wider. The tremolo is Jaguar /
Jazzmaster style. Because of the shorter scale, the knobs needed to
located in a different location. I put the volume control near the
bridge pickup, but left a space in between so muting the high "E"
string was possible. I have a Fender mute that I'm thinking of putting
on, which will need that space so it won't hit the volume knob. Volume
swells are no problem, as well. The pickups are located in the place
as a Jaguar, and the switch for the pickups is in exactly the same
geographic location as my other Jaguars with blade switch plate. There
is no string tree. I used the Gotoh locking vintage style keys that
use a lower profiled key for the high "E', and "B" strings that gives
a little bit of back pressure behind the nut. The pickguard has the
more radical bevel found on old Fender guitars, and is more aged
looking than the pictures suggest. The pickups in it now are US
fender with over sized magnets. I may have some made by someone else,
too early to know. The paint job is blue sparkle - of course!
- dave
--- In , "stickmandw" <stickmandw@y...>
wrote:
> I just finished my "Slackercaster" project. Check the "Photos"
> section, Slackercaster folder.
Very nice!
BN
--- In , "stickmandw" <stickmandw@y...>
wrote:
> I just finished my "Slackercaster" project. Check the "Photos"
> section, Slackercaster folder. It's been a long time coming, waiting
> for the neck to be completed. The guitar is Strat-shaped, but has
> Jaguar {24"} scale neck. It's shape was copied from my '63 Jaguar
> {sunburst}, but, is a little bit wider. The tremolo is Jaguar /
> Jazzmaster style.
Dave, did you know that Shigeo of the Surf Coasters has a
sort-of-similiar guitar? He's got a strat with only 2 pickups (neck
and bridge - strat style I think) and a Jazzmaster tremolo....Great
minds think alike I guess!
What am I thinking...you guys played with them earlier this year...and
I think he had that guitar with them this time around...what did you
think of those guys?
BN
I've seen a picture of his guitar you refer to, and it
looks like a converted Strat, with a 25.5" scale. I
think he played a normal Strat when we played with
them. I really liked the Surfcoasters, the whole band
is great, and are real crowd pleasers!
I started this guitar almost three years ago. 22
months ago, I had the second neck's construction begin
because the first neck was a 15" rather than a 7.25"
radius, and the shape was not like my '63 which was
the shape to be copied. The final neck is really nice,
with a very nicely figured rosewood board. Madagascar
rosewood, I think. I didn't want any tint in the paint
on the neck. It's interesting to have the 17th
fret-"A" position, a little easier to get to, and the
extra fret is cool, too. Gotta have for "Slanky",
among others. That trem lock for d-tuning is a must in
my world now. It's got locking Gotoh Vintage keys
which I'm still trying to figure out if they will be
OK with flatwounds.
-dave
--- Brian Neal <> wrote:
> --- In , "stickmandw"
> <stickmandw@y...>
> wrote:
> > I just finished my "Slackercaster" project. Check
> the "Photos"
> > section, Slackercaster folder. It's been a long
> time coming, waiting
> > for the neck to be completed. The guitar is
> Strat-shaped, but has
> > Jaguar {24"} scale neck. It's shape was copied
> from my '63 Jaguar
> > {sunburst}, but, is a little bit wider. The
> tremolo is Jaguar /
> > Jazzmaster style.
>
> Dave, did you know that Shigeo of the Surf Coasters
> has a
> sort-of-similiar guitar? He's got a strat with only
> 2 pickups (neck
> and bridge - strat style I think) and a Jazzmaster
> tremolo....Great
> minds think alike I guess!
>
> What am I thinking...you guys played with them
> earlier this year...and
> I think he had that guitar with them this time
> around...what did you
> think of those guys?
>
> BN
>
>
>
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dave - the guitar looks awesome! I am very curious, have you test
driven it yet? how does it sound, is it (very) different then a jag? -
it seems like the only thing different is the body shape.
WR
--- In , dave wronski <stickmandw@y...>
wrote:
> I've seen a picture of his guitar you refer to, and it
> looks like a converted Strat, with a 25.5" scale. I
> think he played a normal Strat when we played with
> them. I really liked the Surfcoasters, the whole band
> is great, and are real crowd pleasers!
> I started this guitar almost three years ago. 22
> months ago, I had the second neck's construction begin
> because the first neck was a 15" rather than a 7.25"
> radius, and the shape was not like my '63 which was
> the shape to be copied. The final neck is really nice,
> with a very nicely figured rosewood board. Madagascar
> rosewood, I think. I didn't want any tint in the paint
> on the neck. It's interesting to have the 17th
> fret-"A" position, a little easier to get to, and the
> extra fret is cool, too. Gotta have for "Slanky",
> among others. That trem lock for d-tuning is a must in
> my world now. It's got locking Gotoh Vintage keys
> which I'm still trying to figure out if they will be
> OK with flatwounds.
>
> -dave
>
> --- Brian Neal <bgneal@g...> wrote:
>
> > --- In , "stickmandw"
> > <stickmandw@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > I just finished my "Slackercaster" project. Check
> > the "Photos"
> > > section, Slackercaster folder. It's been a long
> > time coming, waiting
> > > for the neck to be completed. The guitar is
> > Strat-shaped, but has
> > > Jaguar {24"} scale neck. It's shape was copied
> > from my '63 Jaguar
> > > {sunburst}, but, is a little bit wider. The
> > tremolo is Jaguar /
> > > Jazzmaster style.
> >
> > Dave, did you know that Shigeo of the Surf Coasters
> > has a
> > sort-of-similiar guitar? He's got a strat with only
> > 2 pickups (neck
> > and bridge - strat style I think) and a Jazzmaster
> > tremolo....Great
> > minds think alike I guess!
> >
> > What am I thinking...you guys played with them
> > earlier this year...and
> > I think he had that guitar with them this time
> > around...what did you
> > think of those guys?
> >
> > BN
> >
> >
> >
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