All it takes is one bad day..... Joker Strat Finished pg4

For guitars of the straight waisted variety (or reverse offset).

Which way to have the Joker sticker face?

Up (Top towards the bridge and neck.)
11
48%
Sideways (Top facing up towards the forearm contour.)
12
52%
 
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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by Bemis » Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:43 am

Stratelejazzuar wrote:
Bemis wrote:This looks great! I really like the squirting flower idea. Sounds like it belongs on the strap.
Maybe as a strap lock?

It'd be funny if you could install a mechanism on the back of the headstock so that when you use the whammy bar, a little *BANG!* flag pops out.
Haha. Love it!

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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by BTL » Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:49 am

In keeping with the Tv show, the sticker should be at an odd or "Dutch" angle.

That's how you knew the scene was in a villain's lair.

I would align the center line of his face parallel to the center line of the output jack.
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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by HNB » Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:42 am

BeeTL wrote:In keeping with the Tv show, the sticker should be at an odd or "Dutch" angle.

That's how you knew the scene was in a villain's lair.

I would align the center line of his face parallel to the center line of the output jack.
LOL True. I remember that. TILT-A-VISION!
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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by Stratelejazzuar » Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:00 pm

If you could bleach the neck to be a very pale/white, maple, that'd be really cool as well

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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by TheMemoryEstate » Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:01 pm

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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by HNB » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:37 pm

I tried to figure out a way with the joy buzzer or flower but didn't like what I was seeing. Then I found some stuff I think will be cool.

Knobs that look like shotgun shells and a switch tip that looks like a bullet. Hopefully a three way tele switch and five way tele switch have the same switch post. I will find out soon....

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I could add a sticker to the pickguard that says "BANG" but I don't know if I want to overdo the decorations.
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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by leokula » Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:08 am

Man, I liked the spinning sticker suggestion. The bullet knobs are genius as well.
Jaguar > Jazzmaster :)

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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by rhythmjones » Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:21 am

The wording of your poll confuses me. I think it should be right-side-up in playing position not hanging position but I don't know which option to pick.
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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by HNB » Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:58 am

rhythmjones wrote:The wording of your poll confuses me. I think it should be right-side-up in playing position not hanging position but I don't know which option to pick.
You would want option two where the top of the sticker faces the arm contour.
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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by HNB » Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:42 pm

Purple Squier came in. I love how dark the metallic purple is. Very similar to the Japanese Mascis purple. Also my neck plate came in.

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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by HNB » Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:20 pm

Audio demo. I like the stock pickups more than I expected. I will probably keep them in. It plays very nicely.

https://youtu.be/IqnMLauuPBk

I took the neck and guard off. It has shielding painting, but no wire grounding it. I will fix that before I put it back together. It has H/S/H routing. The bridge has a small block and it only had two strings. I changed it to four since I will be upping the string gauge quite a bit. Stock electronics are mini pots and cruddy switch so I didn't waste money ordering new pots and stuff.

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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by HNB » Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:22 pm

I sanded off the original logo so I can add my Joker one. I revised it a bit since the headstock is a large strat one vs a small one. I think it will look nice.

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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:26 pm

Yes :w00t: Also! I love that neck plate! Where'd you order it from?
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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by HNB » Sun Aug 20, 2017 2:34 pm

Got it on ebay from calfabric. You send the picture and he etches it. :)

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Re: All it takes is one bad day.....

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:00 pm

I may have to do that!! I have a couple projects that that would rock for...
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