Super light strat.

Hints and tips on getting the sound you want.
Includes anything to do with Fender, Burns and other guitars; playing techniques;
also amps, effects units, recording equipment and any other musical accessories.

Super light strat.

Postby Trojun » 18 Aug 2020, 17:22

Has anyone tried a guitar with a paulownia wood body?
I'm having back problems so wanted a lighter guitar, and also something to do. so with all the parts I already have, i bought an unfinished paulownia strat body. When it arrived I thought it was an empty box, it was so light.
I thought there might be a problem with screws not holding, so I glued in mahogany dowels where the trem block and trem claw screws go, so they should be fine. I've put a strat maple neck on and pickups fom an 80's jap strat, locking tuners and all the other bits I already had.
It sounds really nice, quite bright accousticly but no different to my other stats when played through a valve amp. And it's light, very light.
It's only cost me the price of the body, and its saved my aching back.

Dave
Trojun
 

Re: Super light strat.

Postby dave robinson » 18 Aug 2020, 18:41

Yes indeed I can vouch for that as I bought an unfinished Precision Bass body and Telecaster Bass neck and put together a '51 Precision style bass.
It's extremely light and plays and sounds great. :)
Dave Robinson
User avatar
dave robinson
 
Posts: 5274
Joined: 09 Sep 2009, 14:34
Location: Sheffield

Re: Super light strat.

Postby Trojun » 18 Aug 2020, 19:34

How are the bridge screw holding up Dave.? There's a fair bit of tension in those bass strings, have you had to do any strengthening. ?

Dave
Trojun
 

Re: Super light strat.

Postby Iain Purdon » 19 Aug 2020, 01:03

Roger Childs of the Watford Club, rocky on this site, used to bring his own home-made Stratalike to meetings. It looked good, sounded great and weighed very little. He’d built it from balsa wood!
Iain Purdon
site organiser
User avatar
Iain Purdon
Site Admin
 
Posts: 2835
Joined: 12 Sep 2009, 15:21
Location: Axmouth, Devon

Re: Super light strat.

Postby RUSSET » 19 Aug 2020, 20:30

Quote : Dave Robinson
Yes indeed I can vouch for that as I bought an unfinished Precision Bass body and Telecaster Bass neck and put together a '51 Precision style bass.
It's extremely light and plays and sounds great.
:)

Hi Dave, I bought the Squier CV '50s P. Bass in butterscotch a few years ago, when they were first issued. I just like that '50s vibe that it represents. I've never regretted it. It has a Pine body with contours. It is remarkably lightweight & sounds absolutely great for a bass with one single coil & Vol. & Tone controls.
Sorry if I interrupted the thread.

Tony.
RUSSET
 

Re: Super light strat.

Postby 80sr5liftback » 09 Oct 2020, 23:22

I have a new 'strat' that has a really lightweight alder body, and it's resonant as all hell!! It is by far the lightest guitar I've ever owned, but it sustains like crazy. OFR, maple/maple neck, bolt on ... sorry, no tone or volume controls, just a kill switch.
80sr5liftback
 

Re: Super light strat.

Postby Didier » 10 Oct 2020, 09:15

Warmoth sells chambered Strat bodies which are 25% lighter than usual ones.

https://www.warmoth.com/ordering/chambe ... antee.aspx

Didier
User avatar
Didier
 
Posts: 1934
Joined: 15 Sep 2009, 10:57
Location: West suburb of Paris, France


Return to Guitars and Gear

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 9 guests

Ads by Google
These advertisements are selected and placed by Google to assist with the cost of site maintenance.
ShadowMusic is not responsible for the content of external advertisements.