2023-03-29_01-31-27 by Hentai No Baka, on FlickrMike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build Finished Pg. 2!
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Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build Finished Pg. 2!
I found a sunburst body that reminds me of his favorite '59 (Actually '60) Stratocaster. The mint pickguard came in along with the worn plastics so I went ahead and dulled the mint and added some stain to it to dirty it up a bit to match the rest of the look. Body should arrive tomorrow. Due to extra parts, I actually have a tremolo and jack cup already and strap buttons. I just need a neck, switch, and pots. I already ordered a set of hand wound '59 style Stratocaster pickups.
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
Man, your projects are seemingly endless... how many guitars do you have these days?!?!
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
Honestly I do not know. Far to many for certain, but I enjoy putting them together. Occasionally someone will text me or pm me wanting to buy one and I let it go, but most of them I enjoy enough that I don't list them.
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
sweet! love Pearl Jam.
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
The body came in late last night. 
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
Got some of the parts I had installed.
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
This is so cool. I was just listening to ten and vs this morning. His tone was unreal.
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Totally not me, but I like with musicians have like one guitar that is their number one. I WISH I was like that, but I am more like...
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
Did most of the wiring today. Just need the pickups. I did the usual bridge pickup tone mod so the knob for middle also changed bridge tone.
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
Man I love a beat up sunburst strat 
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
Me too. 
I got the pickups last night and got them wired in. I forgot I bought a treble bleed, so I installed that also. I accidentally had the tone wires backwards, so I corrected that also. LOL I still need a neck and tuners, but it will need to wait. I had like four large bills come in this month, so no guitar money. LOL
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I got the pickups last night and got them wired in. I forgot I bought a treble bleed, so I installed that also. I accidentally had the tone wires backwards, so I corrected that also. LOL I still need a neck and tuners, but it will need to wait. I had like four large bills come in this month, so no guitar money. LOL20230412_164942 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr20230412_164954 by Hentai No Baka, on FlickrChristopher
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
I think your build inspired me in more ways than I realised 
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How so? Did you buy one of his custom shop ones?
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build
No, but I just picked up two vintage styled sunburst strats…
NGD posts coming soon.
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