Learning Strat Hacking

My adventures learning how to hack stratocasters (and other guitars)

Monday, July 30, 2012

Finally Done!

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I essentially did what I planned, though it took a few tries and I ended up drilling out one of the holes and replacing with a dowel a few t...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Planning the Installation

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Lay straight edge along neck, draw line on tape on body near bridge hole Measure 12 15/32 " from bottom of 12th fret...
Saturday, June 9, 2012

Tale of a Trem King

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Some time ago, I decided I wanted to replace the GFS trem I'd used for my original project with a Trem King . It seemed like a grea...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Even Crappier

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After a huge amount of measuring, I successfully used the Rockler thing to drill some holes, inserted the ferrules, and it looked great. T...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Crap

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Tonight, as part of installing the bridge, I decided to attach the neck.  And ... the holes in the neck and those in the body don't line...

Next Steps

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Now that the block is in place, I can install the bridge.  This is a scary part for me, as I need to figure out how to be sure the ferrules ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Routing and Gluing

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The routing went pretty well. One problem, which I knew about in advance, is that the router won't really go deep enough.  To get around...
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