bubs_42 8,801 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 First i'm going to have to consider boiling down my trio of Telecasters to two. Then, I want to build a Hardtail Strat with a Large Headstock (66 Strat), Rosewood Board, in Lake Placid Blue. I have the neck picked out, and I want to order the body from MJT. I miss the black MIJ Hardtail I sold last year, and after a lot of searching I have given up on finding a replacement. My Tele builds have come out really nice, and if I made a mistake it was making them too light. I still go back to the original one that is just a touch heavier than the MJT Builds. I think the sweet spot for me is around 4lbs of alder and not 3lbs. So: Large Heastock 60's Carve Neck Rosewood Board Alder Body 4lbs'ish Aged Lake Placid Blue (this may change) Aged white Guard (may change if color changes) Pickups Undecided 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 4,719 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Looking forward to seeing how this one pans out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BubbaVO 3,525 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Fretboard radius ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 20,679 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 If you order from MJT, specify a Wildwood body. The USACG bodies suck, in my opinion. Also, read up on recent MJT issues on the MJT FB page...they’ve apparently been having a bunch of unhappy customers lately... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 8,801 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 I have been happy with my builds so far. The first one, they really nailed the Gold and the checking. Thanks for the tip on the body request, I'll be sure to do that when I order. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 8,801 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 1 hour ago, BubbaVO said: Fretboard radius ? Vintage 7.25. When properly setup the radius does not choke out and is super comfortable to play. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 8,801 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Something along these lines. https://reverb.com/item/37012141-1966-fender-stratocaster-lake-placid-blue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
specialk 4,129 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 1 hour ago, bubs_42 said: Something along these lines. https://reverb.com/item/37012141-1966-fender-stratocaster-lake-placid-blue Heck, save yourself trouble and just buy the one linked! Glad to help. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 8,801 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, specialk said: Heck, save yourself trouble and just buy the one linked! Glad to help. Not a hardtail, but this one is. https://reverb.com/item/37118166-1966-fender-stratocaster-rare-hard-tail-killer-mojo-sunburst 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeboy 6,864 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Strats are so great. Make sure the bridge pickup is on a tone control. It fixes the issues with the bridge pickup. Speaking of pickups, what are you going with? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 8,801 Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 25 minutes ago, Jakeboy said: Strats are so great. Make sure the bridge pickup is on a tone control. It fixes the issues with the bridge pickup. Speaking of pickups, what are you going with? I haven't nailed that down yet, its to early in the process. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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