Strat body without usually drilled output jack

[FinallyBlossom]

Hello folks

I recently discovered the Stratocaster Elite that Fender released in 1983:



I love the fact that they built it without the usual position for the output jack (more Tele like).

I was thinking about something like this:



Any idea where I could get a body that is already colour finished WITHOUT the usual position for the output jack? I know: Warmoth
However I tried to calculate the total price and thought it's ridiculously over priced just for leaving out the usual output jack position.

Thanks!
FB

[mackerelmint]

Maybe try one eyed jack? I've never used him, but he seems up for whatever and has a good reputation.

[FinallyBlossom]

Maybe try one eyed jack? I've never used him, but he seems up for whatever and has a good reputation.

I'm sorry, I've no idea what do you mean by a "one eyed jack"??

[mackerelmint]

https://www.facebook.com/OneEyedJackGuitars/

I guess he's just migrated it all over to facebook. He used to have a website. At any rate, he'll make whatever you like and has a reputation for good prices and quality.

[FinallyBlossom]

https://www.facebook.com/OneEyedJackGuitars/

THANK YOU so much! What an awesome guy. Love his designs! I found something like this (already edited it a bit) on his page:



The symmetric cutaway reminds me a little of a Epiphone Coronet Olympic

[BTL]

Sound Guitar Works can do that, although I'm not sure if it will be any less expensive than Warmoth.

[Horsefeather]

I too prefer the plate mounted jack hole and have sought to acquire such a body. I found a maker on Reverb who would take an order and then decided to assume the task myself, when the time is right. This will allow further adjustments I feel the Strat shape wants for: a slightly more rounded butt and slightly shallower horns. I've found these changes to yield a surprisingly more attractive body, at least to my eye.

[FinallyBlossom]

Sound Guitar Works can do that, although I'm not sure if it will be any less expensive than Warmoth.

Yeah! Thanks.

I found this one:

https://www.soundguitarworks.com/guitar ... -body.html



However the cutaways seem to be thiner / kind of Jackson or Charevel shred guitar like??

[mackerelmint]

Man, I really like the idea of a side mounted jack on a strat. REALLY like it. My strat's kind of a wall piece (my el cheapo first guitar) in that the (ply)wood around the trem is kinda haggard and I don't really trust it anymore. I've kinda thought about building a better replacement for a few years now, and if I ever do it's going to have to have that side mounted jack. It'd really help in the looks department.

[BTL]

Yes, the Dinky S is heading into shredder territory, but I think the effect is pretty subtle on that particular body.

[natthu]

This is a cool project.

I recently acquired an EOB Strat, which has the electronics and switches for a sustainer pickup in the spot where the output jack usually is. To accommodate this the output jack is side mounted in roughly the same position as on a Telecaster. I gotta say, I really dig that look. I've never been a huge fan of the "standard" Strat aesthetic and removing the top mount output goes a long way to fixing that.

[FinallyBlossom]

Yes, the Dinky S is heading into shredder territory, but I think the effect is pretty subtle on that particular body.

Any links to a dealer who sells a blank body without the usual output jack straight away?

This is a cool project. I really dig that look. I've never been a huge fan of the "standard" Strat aesthetic and removing the top mount output goes a long way to fixing that.

Thanks! Same impression here

[BTL]

Allparts has a couple of options:

https://www.allparts.com/products/sbao- ... -for-strat

https://www.allparts.com/products/sbao- ... -for-strat

[BTL]

Rosser Guitars might do this as well:

https://www.ebay.com/str/rosserguitars

https://www.facebook.com/RosserGuitarsLLC/

[FinallyBlossom]

Thanks a lot!!



This one's a damn tasty version of the new Fender Sixty-Six