Aahzz
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I have finally decided that it's time to build a parts caster - have wanted to for years. I was poking around on Guitarfetish and saw they had Paulownia Strat bodies for $43. I figured what the heck, it's worth the crapshoot. The body arrived late last week, and I was immediately not happy - the neck holes were clearly misaligned, and it had tape marking it as a 2nd. They said these were a bulk buy, not 2nds...and not returnable. Still, I figured it was worth a shot, so I contacted them, and to my surprise and pleasure I had a return label within 30 minutes, and they sent the new body out once the original showed motion on tracking. So, I'm giving them serious points for customer service.
New body arrived today, looks great. They aren't kidding when they say the Paulownia is light weight - it weighs 2 pounds.
In the meantime, I also ordered a neck from a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Strat, with the tuners - that also arrived today, and fits very nicely in the neck pocket of the body.
Next up I'm turning Mrs Aahzz loose on the body with paint - she's quite good at painting things, very artistic, and she's going to do her thing - so, there are interesting things to come.
Still deciding on what electronics....
New body arrived today, looks great. They aren't kidding when they say the Paulownia is light weight - it weighs 2 pounds.
In the meantime, I also ordered a neck from a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Strat, with the tuners - that also arrived today, and fits very nicely in the neck pocket of the body.
Next up I'm turning Mrs Aahzz loose on the body with paint - she's quite good at painting things, very artistic, and she's going to do her thing - so, there are interesting things to come.
Still deciding on what electronics....