p90jr Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 http://www.bazaga-guitars.com/fotos/col_especial/stereocaster.jpg http://www.bazaga-guitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 http://www.bazaga-guitars.com/fotos/col_especial/stereocaster.jpg http://www.bazaga-guitars.com Well, that looks like a lot of work for what I'd guess would be slim, diminishing returns... Though if it gets the low-strings tone and feel of a Tele wit the high-strings (and upper-frets) tones and feel of a Strat, that wouldn't be a bad combination... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Cool concept...I would want the following changes: All white body with red tortoise shell pickguard Locking tuners Contoured Tele body Pickguard not overlapping bridge plate Strat Whammy system all-6-strings with full spring cover plate 1 piece Maple neck/fretboard A little smaller Strat headstock I do like the idea! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 When you just can't decide. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 When you just can't decide. I think there are and have been much subtler approaches to that end. Even a Tele/Strat double-neck would be more subtle- and, in many ways, more effective! _______ http://virtualvintageguitars.com/portf/images/fender0028_03a_large.gif ______ http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/Teleplayer59/SuhrTeleincase.jpg Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Probably should have called it "The HARLEQUIN" Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 I think it's more than anything a sight gag and a bit of show off-y luthiery to get attention, but it's functional, too... I actually wish the middle pickup was cut in half... and the strat trem is only on the bottom 3 strings. A guy I know wired his strat to have a 3 way switch, with positions like a tele, and then that extra tone knob is a volume knob for the center pickup that adds it to any configuration.... if you just want the center p/u alone you turn off the volume pot for the other two. That might make the most sense of any strat wiring I've ever played with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 As a matter of fact, I'd want this to be a true "Stereocaster," with a Tele output jack on the bottom, all of the pickups split in half and the Tele portion controlled by another 3 way switch next to the strat switch. Imagine having Tele twang come out of one amp on the bottom strings and Strat quack come out of another for the higher strings. Now, imagine giving it to Richard Thompson to use his zone* hybrid picking on!!! Magic!!! * Thompson plays the bass strings with a pick and the higher three strings with his second and third and fourth fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I like the 5way on the Strat unless I'm running two humbuckers, then I like a 3way better...the full tremolo would be a better way to go. The only problem with the double neck that Caevan points out for me, would be the added weight. The Nashville Tele is a great set up which is what is being copied by this Stereocaster... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I could see a double neck as a possible solution to the "You can only take one guitar to the gig" issue: with a Les Paul neck & a Tele or Strat neck. Boom, all bases covered. Except it would weigh a ton. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 +1 Scott, too much weight for me. I would rather pack a Tele and a Strat as they are both great playing guitars and I would always have a back up! Oh hell, as long as we're dreaming, in addition to the contoured Tele back side, I would have the contoured upper bout on the front also (just like the Strat) and one more thing I would add: Get rid of the Strat 5way and the 3 volume and tone knobs as I don't like the volume knob location and I would go with a reverse Tele plate using a master volume, and a master tone with a push/pull using 2 separate tone circuit caps, and a 5way... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Personally, if I could only have a Strat whammy for just 3 strings, I'd want it for the lower 3. http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 +1 Scott, too much weight for me. I would rather pack a Tele and a Strat as they are both great playing guitars and I would always have a back up! Oh hell, as long as we're dreaming, in addition to the contoured Tele back side, I would have the contoured upper bout on the front also (just like the Strat) and one more thing I would add: Get rid of the Strat 5way and the 3 volume and tone knobs as I don't like the volume knob location and I would go with a reverse Tele plate using a master volume, and a master tone with a push/pull using 2 separate tone circuit caps, and a 5way... Have you played or seen a St. Blues Bluescaster or Blindsider? http://www.laguitare.com/images/bluescaster_gd3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 ^No, I haven't seen or played one of them, but thanks for posting those two P90! I like the looks of both of these guitars...The Blindsider is very close to what I was describing. It would have an advantage with the Strat cutaway for guys that like to play above the 12th fret a lot. I would like it with the Tele neck and bridge pickups as you can always find a Strat setup...The Bluescaster with the bridge humbucker is very cool too! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Oh hell, as long as we're dreaming, in addition to the contoured Tele back side, I would have the contoured upper bout on the front also (just like the Strat) Absolutely, lose a little weight & gain some rib & forearm comfort. and one more thing I would add: Get rid of the Strat 5way and the 3 volume and tone knobs as I don't like the volume knob location and I would go with a reverse Tele plate using a master volume, and a master tone with a push/pull using 2 separate tone circuit caps, and a 5way... Yeah, I don't need more than 1 tone knob, but going further, I'd replace the 5 way switch with 3 toggle switches, to get all 7 possible combinations easily. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 http://www.bazaga-guitars.com/fotos/col_especial/stereocaster.jpg http://www.bazaga-guitars.com Are we looking at two different guitars here? In the photo on the left, there seems to be more depth where the narrow Tele-style headstock meets the Strat headstock; look at that shadow. Also, the two different fretboard woods seem to end flush, behind the nut. In the smaller headstock photo on the right, the two headstock outlines are much closer together (shallower), or so it appears? It also looks as though the rosewood fingerboard extends a bit further above the nut in the right-hand photo. "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 http://www.bazaga-guitars.com/fotos/col_especial/stereocaster.jpg http://www.bazaga-guitars.com Are we looking at two different guitars here? In the photo on the left, there seems to be more depth where the narrow Tele-style headstock meets the Strat headstock; look at that shadow. Also, the two different fretboard woods seem to end flush, behind the nut. In the smaller headstock photo on the right, the two headstock outlines are much closer together (shallower), or so it appears? It also looks as though the rosewood fingerboard extends a bit further above the nut in the right-hand photo. I think it may simply be the lighting and other photographic parameters. Though it could be two different specimens of the same model... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Honestly, when someone posted the pic, I thought it was just photoshop hijinks... then I clicked on the link. It's real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 @ Winston and Caevan, I think the photo lighting and angles account for the differences as it looks like the same guitar to me... @ Scott, I have a couple of guitars (Jazzmaster and Jaguar re-issues). I learned that I don't care for the vintage tuners and the bridges should be changed to a Mustang bridge, but I won't change them as I want to keep them as original as possible...the other thing I don't care for are the toggles on the Jag as I managed to turn off both pickups and was left wondering what the hell I did LOL! It didn't take long to figure out that I liked the 3way on the Jazzer better. Although the 3rd switch on the Jag allowed for a separate tone circuit which is where I suspect Taylor got the idea for my T3B push/pull tone knob, and thus my wish list for Stereocaster mod...but +1 on everything you said as it's all about customizing to our tastes. This would would be a fun project to fool around with, but I think a Nashville Tele, (which I used to have an MIM but would like a US made) would fill the bill for me if they would just add that Strat tremolo on all 6 strings and a contoured body)...I have seen Tele's with a Bigsby but I did not care for them as it was just too much hardware on that small body... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 This would would be a fun project to fool around with, but I think a Nashville Tele, (which I used to have an MIM but would like a US made) would fill the bill for me if they would just add that Strat tremolo on all 6 strings and a contoured body)...I have seen Tele's with a Bigsby but I did not care for them as it was just too much hardware on that small body... I've not used a Bigsby on a Tele, but my experience with them on my archtops, & with Strat-style trems on my solid body guitars tells me that I'd want a Wilkinson (improved Strat style) trem on a Tele if I had one at all. I think the Reverend Tele models have a Strat-esque trem. Just makes more sense to me to have the bulk of the mechanism sunk into the body. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 ^I like having a tremolo even though I don't use it very much. On the Bigsby it makes a nice ending to a song now and then. I think that the Tele, SG, LP, etc. just don't look right with all that hardware. It works/looks fine on a 335 or 175 body style though IMHO. +1 On a Tele, I would like the Strat style sunk in...one additional want would be the pop in/out whammy bar like I have on my American Deluxe Strat. Thus, you don't have to screw and unscrew the bar every time and can leave it off as long as you want until you need it. Then, just pop it in for a song or two and pop it back off. It's a pretty cool design! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 ^I like having a tremolo even though I don't use it very much. On the Bigsby it makes a nice ending to a song now and then. I think that the Tele, SG, LP, etc. just don't look right with all that hardware. It works/looks fine on a 335 or 175 body style though IMHO. Yeah, a Bigsby looks & works great on an archtop, I agree. Always looked goofy to me on an LP or SG. The proportions are all off. There are a couple 3rd party trems which attach directly to a tune-o-matic bridge & tailpiece, which seems like a fairly good compromise. Deusenberg makes one & Stetsbar is another. Haven't tried either one. +1 On a Tele, I would like the Strat style sunk in...one additional want would be the pop in/out whammy bar like I have on my American Deluxe Strat. Thus, you don't have to screw and unscrew the bar every time and can leave it off as long as you want until you need it. Then, just pop it in for a song or two and pop it back off. It's a pretty cool design! Absolutely. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I think it's more than anything a sight gag and a bit of show off-y luthiery to get attention, but it's functional, too... On a similar note, from the bass side... The Sandberg TM-5 Sybil. This is one from a recent Reverb sale... reverb sale page Also functional. [video:youtube] I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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