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All Aussie timber superstrat build
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:48 pm
by demonx
A few assembled pics of my latest build - "Michael's "Runes/Mjölnir" SS6"
I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a soft spot for this one. Built from some of my all time favorite timbers and the simplicity of it is right up my alley. At first I was a bit skeptical about Michael's choice of Chrome and White hardware, but in the end it turned out pretty nice!
Victorian Blackwood top and elec cavity cover.
Queensland Maple neck and body
Pacific Blackwood fingerboard
Tiger Myrtle binding
Re: All Aussie timber superstrat build
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:59 pm
by curly
There's something really pleasing about all of that chrome and bling against the earthy satin Blackwood and Q maple , I like it .
Pete
Re: All Aussie timber superstrat build
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:53 pm
by demonx
curly wrote:There's something really pleasing about all of that chrome and bling against the earthy satin Blackwood and Q maple , I like it .
Pete
I was a bit worried about the chrome and White, I was strongly suggesting we go with black but the customer insisted he wanted chrome and White.
In the end it worked out well and it won me over!
Re: All Aussie timber superstrat build
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:05 pm
by Jeremy D
Wow the fretboard is cool!
BTW what makes this a superstrat? Seems like it has very little in common with a strat. More like an ibanez. Very cool none the less
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Re: All Aussie timber superstrat build
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:23 am
by demonx
Jeremy D wrote:
BTW what makes this a superstrat?
The term Superstrat comes from the 1980's when the strat shape was given a bit of a makeover by many different manufacturers. Most featured higher gain pickups in the form of humbuckers, full floating bridges with locknuts.
The term these days is fairly loose.
Re: All Aussie timber superstrat build
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:44 am
by Jeremy D
Makes sense, thanks Allan.
demonx wrote:Jeremy D wrote:
BTW what makes this a superstrat?
The term Superstrat comes from the 1980's when the strat shape was given a bit of a makeover by many different manufacturers. Most featured higher gain pickups in the form of humbuckers, full floating bridges with locknuts.
The term these days is fairly loose.
Re: All Aussie timber superstrat build
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:48 am
by demonx
Jeremy D wrote:
BTW what makes this a superstrat?
A bit more in depth read if you're interested.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstrat
Re: All Aussie timber superstrat build
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 9:01 am
by Jeremy D
Ah now it makes total sense. I probably should have just googled it myself
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