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Hey Guys,
So i've been rebuilding/refinishing an old strat copy I have and realized that (like a freakin idiot) I cut all the wires and just ripped everything out of the guitar when I stripped it 4-5 years ago.
Anyways, I need some strat parts. It appears that a LOT of people have been redoing their strats. So, there has to be SOMEONE with some extra parts laying around right? I'm mainly looking for pups and a bridge/tailpiece. But I need it all. Anyone gutted out a strat and want to get rid of some parts?
-shane
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I've got a set of pups from a MIM strat, a new 5-way switch, a white/black/white pickguard and might have a couple CTS 250K pots. I've also got a complete wired marble-ish pickguard from a carvin bolt with TBH (twin blade humbuckers). I've got a jackplate, but no jack in it. Oh, I've also got a 'fender-licensed' maple/rosewood neck from WD music. I don't have a bridge/tailpiece setup, but I do have a set of all-parts saddles for a strat bridge. Let me know if you're interested, I can take some pics.
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I am VERY VERY interested. I was actually looking for a neck too but figured i'd work on that later. Please post some pics and prices.
This is my first project guitar so i'm not exactly sure what i'm looking for. But you seem to have most of it!
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ok, i'll inventory what i have and take some pics later on today - probably late this evening.
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Any idea on some prices? I'll take a rough estimate for now..
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If you don't find something, I would check out Mighty Mite parts on eBay. Very cheap, but solid quality parts. I built a guitar a few years ago completely out of their stuff (with exception of the body) and it was actually a very solid guitar, though not to my style (which is why I no longer have it).
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Hey shane - I just got done with work and didn't have time to go through that stuff, and I haven't really thought about prices at all. If you can wait another day, I'll get more time tomorrow.
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Hey, that's fine. Thanks!
-shane
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Shane, here's a link to bunch of pics i took of the stuff i have:
http://web.mac.com/sdlowe/iWeb/Site/Parts.html
some of the pics are poor, i was in a hurry. If you'd like to see better pics of anything, let me know and I'll do what I can.
The loaded and wired carvin pickguard is in a box in my attic, i'll get that down tomorrow.
I do have 2 CTS 250K pots - but I decided I want to keep them for my tele, sorry about that - you can get them on the web under $4 each, though.
I was told by the guy who gave me the twin blade humbucker that it is a duncan hot rails, but there's nothing to identify it as such, so take that with a grain of salt.
I found 2 of the three MIM strat pickups - the other one has to be around here somewhere
As to prices - pm me if you're still interested, I'll give you most of it if you buy some of it
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Could I mix the twin blades with the single coils? How hard (or impossible?) is it to unmount the mounted pickups? PM sent.
-shane
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Hey Steve,
Have you gotten my PM? Haven't heard from you in a few days..
-shane
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Originally Posted by snizzle Could I mix the twin blades with the single coils? absolutely! it's done all the time.
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Originally Posted by snizzle Hey Steve,
Have you gotten my PM? Haven't heard from you in a few days..
-shane Sorry Shane, I was called out of town rather suddenly - responded to your PM. Also, yes - pretty common to put the twin blade bucker in the bridge and the singles in the middle and neck positions.