Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build Finished Pg. 2!

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Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build Finished Pg. 2!

Post by HNB » Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:33 pm

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

Post by JSett » Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:02 pm

Man, your projects are seemingly endless... how many guitars do you have these days?!?!
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by HNB » Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:49 pm

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

Post by efiug » Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:59 pm

sweet! love Pearl Jam.

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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by HNB » Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:17 am

The body came in late last night. :)

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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by HNB » Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:22 am

Got some of the parts I had installed.

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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by sal paradise » Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:24 am

This is so cool. I was just listening to ten and vs this morning. His tone was unreal.
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by HNB » Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:34 am

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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Post by HNB » Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:41 am

Coming along. :)

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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by HNB » Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:00 am

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

Post by Gonkulator » Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:08 am

Man I love a beat up sunburst strat :?

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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by HNB » Thu Apr 13, 2023 12:11 pm

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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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by sal paradise » Thu Apr 13, 2023 12:30 pm

I think your build inspired me in more ways than I realised :whistle:
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by HNB » Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:46 pm

How so? Did you buy one of his custom shop ones?
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Re: Mike McCready Inspired Stratocaster Build

Post by sal paradise » Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:37 pm

HNB wrote:
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How so? Did you buy one of his custom shop ones?
No, but I just picked up two vintage styled sunburst strats…

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