An idea (Swinger neck)

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Mr M
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Re: An idea (Swinger neck)

Post by Mr M » Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:05 am

donnyII wrote: They sell that guitar at best buy.
lol that's exactly where i saw it!  ;D

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Re: An idea (Swinger neck)

Post by fullerplast » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:34 pm

The starcaster's truss adjustment is at the top... not good for a replica even aside from the scale issue. Besides, it's an Affinity-level (or lower) quality neck. My advice would be to go for a better neck if you're going through the trouble of building a copy. You could easily crop the headstock of a MIJ jag (or aftermarket) neck to make the arrow, after all... that's what Fender did.
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Re: An idea (Swinger neck)

Post by jrkirkish » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:37 pm

So I think I'm going to have a new body for my swinger made. The body I have now is pretty beat up.

I want to do this because I want my Swinger to be a gigging guitar, but I'm hesitant to gig with such a rare guitar. So my plan is to have a body made, and keep the original body in storage. Who knows, maybe even sell it for a profit.

If anybody is also thinking about a Swinger copy, PM me. I've got tracings and templates, and on top of that, I know a luthirer that would be willing to make a copy body for me.  8)

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