Saint Vincent style!

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by maxbra » Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:06 pm

Electrosocket route is phenomenal! Good work!

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by MattK » Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:36 am

Considered a Firebird headstock? Fits the Explorer vibes of the body maybe.

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by epizootics » Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:42 pm

Just as cool as Annie Clark herself! And kudos for thinking of using the one good looking thing in what might be the worst-looking guitar in the whole Fender catalogue otherwise. A Katana-style headstock is a great idea, it'll look much better here than on the Squier (and look much better than the St. Vincent headstock too!)

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Re: Saint Vincent Done Right!

Post by antisymmetric » Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:29 am

I really like where you're going with this- always liked the the concept of the original except for that head :k stock. It kept the brand identity I guess, but it would be easy to imagine some conflict between the design and marketing/ bean counting divisions... :ph34r:
A Katana-inspired headstock looks natural and sort of inevitable (would be great to see it matching- maybe with a little slash of pickguard colour in there as well?) The knobs following the bevel is a cool touch too. Nice all round!
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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by paulnb57 » Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:45 am

Except it will have a three a side Dano neck/headstock.......sorry!
I'm going for an "inspired by" vibe, something along the lines of "if Danelectro built Annie a guitar" Dano have made some pretty far out stuff over the years....

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by mijmog » Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:16 am

This is really interesting, can't wait to see how it turns out. I love the St Vincent guitar, would own one but like many others on here I can't stand the Ernie Ball headstock, its good to someone addressing this.

A St Vincent signature built in the style of a Dano or Tele is a great idea.

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by Deed_Poll » Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:14 pm

I think the Danelectro headstock Paul has planned will look really good. It's completely symmetrical and has a little triangular point at the top of it :)
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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by BlixaFan » Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:50 pm

i was going to suggest a Kramer banana headstock, but then again i'm on a bit of an 80s kick and want a banana headstock on all my strats :D

this project looks killer!

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by antisymmetric » Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:57 pm

Deed_Poll wrote:
Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:14 pm
I think the Danelectro headstock Paul has planned will look really good. It's completely symmetrical and has a little triangular point at the top of it :)
Just been looking at the headstock pages in my copy of Neptune Bound and I think I've spotted the one. Could be kind of cool for another reason as well from a name- mashup point of view- chances are the headstock was designed by VINCENT Bell. :freako: 8)
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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by paulnb57 » Sat Feb 24, 2018 3:08 pm

Colour sorted and the neck is good to go, decals are intentionally a bit off.....

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by paulnb57 » Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:15 am

All has now been mocked up and test fitted, since the photos the bridge has been modded to three saddle top loader...A lucky co-incidence is that the angled edges of the bridge plate match the bevels on the body, it got two coats of primer yesterday and is currently hanging over a radiator in its first coat of paint.......one little run...DOH!
Managed to source some chrome P90 covers which I think suit this guitar better than cream or black, white speed knobs and switch tip tie in with the tuner buttons and scratchplate..

Oh and one minor disaster, the neck pocket was too deep, so I made a quarter inch Mahogany shim...totally my fault not the builder!.....

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by thatfenderguy » Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:52 am

I’ve wanted a St. Vincent since they were released but those bodies were just way too small...

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by paulnb57 » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:10 am

The body looks bigger than it is, but in this instance its not dissimilar to a Strat, although my body outline ws traced from an online image, which was probably not a true to scale image..

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by jthomas » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:42 am

George Jetson's guitar.

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Re: Saint Vincent style!

Post by paulnb57 » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:30 am

jthomas wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:42 am
George Jetson's guitar.
Thanks, thats the idea!....

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