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Friday, September 2, 2011

What should i build???

So there are 3 guitars that I would like to build someday.

1.) 7 String ESP Type
2.) Telecaster
3.) Stratocaster

After doing some parts research, the 7 string will cost a pretty penny, and for my first go around, I don't want to invest big bucks into something that could come out crappy and unusable.  The Telecaster was a possibility, but it is a more complex instrument than the other two, this will probably be the second guitar I build if the first is successful.  The Stratocaster is simple, inexpensive to build, and a very versatile instrument.  Therefore it makes sense to start with a Strat, but then there is a bigger question,

Which Strat do I build??

The original Fender Stratocaster was built in 1954.  If you are interested in the entire history of the Strat you can find it here.  There have been so many different versions of the Strat produced since 1954, I couldn't even begin to write them all down without needing a few thousand tabs on this webpage.  So instead of trying to figure out all the different models, I decided to think about my favorite Strat players.  Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Johnson, and Yngvie Malmsteen, are musicians I hold in high regard who all play Fender Strats.  However, there is one Strat player that I not only think is an amazing musician, but has one of the greatest guitar tones in music history.

Pink Floyd's David Gilmour

     So the task at hand is to recreate a David Gilmour Stratocaster.  OK, but he has 3 main Strats.  A black one, which has gone through 6 necks and so many mods its just rediculous since 1970.  You can see the timeline of the "Black One" here.  There is even a book written about the Black Strat .  To try and recreate the "Black One" would probably just be stupid, and which version of the Black One do I build?.  Not to mention Fender has a $4800 reissue of the Black Strat already on the market.  You can see it on Fender's Website.
      His other 2 main guitars are 1980s era Cream and Red 1957 re-issue Strats.  Niether guitar has gone through a million modification, although there are a few, and the parts for these instruments are still easy to obtain.  The Cream Strat is probably his #3 guitar.  The Red Strat is probably #1 or #2 behind the Black Strat.  So therefore the project becomes,

Recreate, as close as possible, David Gilmour's Red Stratocaster.

  



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