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So, my "what would DTR's ultimate strat be" thread was SUPPOSED to be a thread where people remembered the hundreds of times that I said that my all time favorite strat would match Jimi at Woodstack and Trower Live. That means... white body, white pick guard, white pickups, maple fingerboard.
If ANYONE had gotten that part, I was ready for the big reveal. But, so far, things have not been so great. So I waited. But here it is... THANKS to brother Aahzz, I found an all white maple fingerboard Silver Sky. It's only 6 months old and I didn't even have to trade the Mira towards it.
The problem is, the previous owner (it's only 6 months old, receipt was in the bag) tried to set it up "his way" and it was a total mess. He had 9's on it and the decked vibrato had so little tension it was up off the body, so floating. There are multiple pings when where strings are binding so it won't stay in tune at all, and it buzzes BADLY on most of the strings.
The first thing I did was put 9.5s on it this weekend and let it set for a couple days to see if the neck adjusted, and (Thanks Rick) put the 4th spring back on so it would deck the vibrato as intended.
That allowed me to play the guitar for a few days with some confidence that it will eventually all be fixed. The neck feels great! The small frets are not bad, and I find I quickly adjust to them so I think they'll be ok.
I need to adjust the saddles to get string height back to stock, same for the pickup heights, and I'm going to need to lube the nut and hope for the best because strings stick and go out of tune. Then, I might need to tweak the truss rod a bit. Assuming all that goes well, I have one big issue remaining...
The two and 4 positions sound like total crap! I mean like am radio compared to 1,3 and 5. The guy at the store told me if I had an issue he'd rewire the middle pickup for me. I don't know if that means the previous owners did something to it or not, but I'm telling you that the neck/middle position sounds horrible. No usable tones from that spot at all.
This thing looks great. It plays GREAT... dare I say that I've been right all along that the 3 per side tuners are what I always needed on a strat, because I don't feel the extra tension when bending the high strings, that I do with ALL strats. So I'm wailing away and loving it but it won't stay in tune at all, buzzes like Scott in high school, and has some kind of wiring weirdness.
It "could" end up being the strat I've always dreamed about. It certainly looks the part. One by one, I'm addressing the issues. I asked for setup guides last week because of this guitar. I can set string heights to my taste and feel, but would like to get pickups heights back to factory spec, and find out what the crap is wrong with the middle pickup.
If I get this all sorted out, I could finally have MY strat. Disappointing start, to say the least, but as of now, from what I can figure, almost none of it is PRS fault, and I did buy a used guitar... I'll see if I can post the pics Aahzz sent me before I bought it. And, any help with factory specs would be appreciated...
If ANYONE had gotten that part, I was ready for the big reveal. But, so far, things have not been so great. So I waited. But here it is... THANKS to brother Aahzz, I found an all white maple fingerboard Silver Sky. It's only 6 months old and I didn't even have to trade the Mira towards it.
The problem is, the previous owner (it's only 6 months old, receipt was in the bag) tried to set it up "his way" and it was a total mess. He had 9's on it and the decked vibrato had so little tension it was up off the body, so floating. There are multiple pings when where strings are binding so it won't stay in tune at all, and it buzzes BADLY on most of the strings.
The first thing I did was put 9.5s on it this weekend and let it set for a couple days to see if the neck adjusted, and (Thanks Rick) put the 4th spring back on so it would deck the vibrato as intended.
That allowed me to play the guitar for a few days with some confidence that it will eventually all be fixed. The neck feels great! The small frets are not bad, and I find I quickly adjust to them so I think they'll be ok.
I need to adjust the saddles to get string height back to stock, same for the pickup heights, and I'm going to need to lube the nut and hope for the best because strings stick and go out of tune. Then, I might need to tweak the truss rod a bit. Assuming all that goes well, I have one big issue remaining...
The two and 4 positions sound like total crap! I mean like am radio compared to 1,3 and 5. The guy at the store told me if I had an issue he'd rewire the middle pickup for me. I don't know if that means the previous owners did something to it or not, but I'm telling you that the neck/middle position sounds horrible. No usable tones from that spot at all.
This thing looks great. It plays GREAT... dare I say that I've been right all along that the 3 per side tuners are what I always needed on a strat, because I don't feel the extra tension when bending the high strings, that I do with ALL strats. So I'm wailing away and loving it but it won't stay in tune at all, buzzes like Scott in high school, and has some kind of wiring weirdness.
It "could" end up being the strat I've always dreamed about. It certainly looks the part. One by one, I'm addressing the issues. I asked for setup guides last week because of this guitar. I can set string heights to my taste and feel, but would like to get pickups heights back to factory spec, and find out what the crap is wrong with the middle pickup.
If I get this all sorted out, I could finally have MY strat. Disappointing start, to say the least, but as of now, from what I can figure, almost none of it is PRS fault, and I did buy a used guitar... I'll see if I can post the pics Aahzz sent me before I bought it. And, any help with factory specs would be appreciated...
That syrupy-thick tone on Daydream was ground shaking on the old stereo.
