Your Own Franken-guitar

[jm the mute]

the idea of buying a cheap strat then modding and upgrading it to death has been lurking in my head for a few months now. Sino po dito may kanya-kanyang version ng franken-strat (or any guitar shape)? post naman kayo ng stories, details, pictures or links to videos...para makakuha ng idea

[royc]

A cheap strat that is modded and upgraded will still feel like a cheap strat, though it may sound better. If you really want to go that route, try looking for an MIJ body and neck at least. However, don't expect to recover your investment if you decide to sell it later. I believe most buyer will hesitate to pay big bucks for a franken guitar. You would be better selling the individual parts instead.

[tsunamic]

A cheap strat that is modded and upgraded will still feel like a cheap strat, though it may sound better. If you really want to go that route, try looking for an MIJ body and neck at least. However, don't expect to recover your investment if you decide to sell it later. I believe most buyer will hesitate to pay big bucks for a franken guitar. You would be better selling the individual parts instead.

+1. get a strat that is atleast decent in terms of construction and playability, ang idea kasi e, maguupgrade ka ng hardware diba. so the body and neck should be
decent to begin with.

[Igor]

 
            Eto po yung akin, yung body galing sa X-Trek na guitar tapos yung neck galing sa JS30RR na jackson
             Yung pups GFS Power Rails

             
             
             

[jm the mute]

 
            Eto po yung akin, yung body galing sa X-Trek na guitar tapos yung neck galing sa JS30RR na jackson
             Yung pups GFS Power Rails

             
             
             

NOW WE'RE TALKING! NICE GUITAR SIR! did you have trouble with the fit of the neck sa neck pocket nung body?

[jm the mute]

A cheap strat that is modded and upgraded will still feel like a cheap strat, though it may sound better. If you really want to go that route, try looking for an MIJ body and neck at least. However, don't expect to recover your investment if you decide to sell it later. I believe most buyer will hesitate to pay big bucks for a franken guitar. You would be better selling the individual parts instead.

thanks sa comment sir but selling a guitar is out of my mind whenever i'm planning to get one. I buy to play and enjoy....not to invest.

[jm the mute]

+1. get a strat that is atleast decent in terms of construction and playability, ang idea kasi e, maguupgrade ka ng hardware diba. so the body and neck should be
decent to begin with.

yeah...i'm thinking of getting a squire bullet or hunt down Japanese surplus shops. my goal is to come up with a decent player guitar...and learn how to do most of the setups.

[Igor]

hmm wala po ata. kasi si mang max ang nagkabit. ang mahirap lang siguro kasi ung neck galing sa non floyded na guitar

[r_chino18]

yeah...i'm thinking of getting a squire bullet or hunt down Japanese surplus shops. my goal is to come up with a decent player guitar...and learn how to do most of the setups.

Exactly what I did with my strat.

Got the guitar for cheap (neck and body only) at a local japanses surplus shop. Upgrade and parts will cost roughly 10 times the price I paid for the guitar. Was it worth it? If you have cash to burn, plus the fun factor, then yes! 

New pickup, new pickguard, new electronics, newley refretted, new nut, refinished neck, new grovers, schaller locks, new SS saddles and an old bridge, etc... it's a beater and i love it!

[jm the mute]

Exactly what I did with my strat.

Got the guitar for cheap (neck and body only) at a local japanses surplus shop. Upgrade and parts will cost roughly 10 times the price I paid for the guitar. Was it worth it? If you have cash to burn, plus the fun factor, then yes! 

New pickup, new pickguard, new electronics, newley refretted, new nut, refinished neck, new grovers, schaller locks, new SS saddles and an old bridge, etc... it's a beater and i love it!

EMG bridge humbucker?

[r_chino18]

EMG bridge humbucker?

Nope, on the V, it's an EMG 81/85 set.. on the strat, it's just some covered high output HB which sounds nice..

[jm the mute]

nice...medyo ganyan din gusto kong gawin na cheap-super-strat project. pang-bahay-beater guitar. although I wanna go all the way with a Floyd rose hehe.

[shodawmoon]

my main gigging guitar since 2009. I named it Frankie actually.

bought it in 2008 from the classifieds for dirt cheap. spent a butt load on upgrades which amounted to about a brand new US highway 1 strat. I upgraded it to a point wherein the body was the only thing left from how it was in 2008.

loved it and abused it on and off the stage. took it apart only recently since I felt I had too many guitars to maintain and I wanted to experiment with mixing up parts with another treasured guitar. It was great fun putting it together and modding the hell out of it until I found nothing more to upgrade.

[opencoke]

Before I saved up for a nice guitar, i used to modify my fernando strat a lot.

i started from this:


then:


to this:(well this is the only latest pic that I can found online I already installed a black grover tuners)

[Igor]

Nice Guitars, Sana magka budget din ako para mapaganda ko yung akin .

[jm the mute]

sarap sana kung available warmoth parts locally :/ gaganda ng diy-superstrats nyo mga sir!