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So it would make sense to source either a Squier or Fender body, where Fender or Fender spec parts are likely to fit, the only downside is if you buy a complete guitar, youll end up ditching a lot of what you paid for..
Ive made upward of 20 partscasters and if I was starting out again I would invest in a Guitarbuild body and then source a Fender spec neck of choice…then hardware is a matter of preference/affordability..
Most of the time, it is wiser to purchase a pre-owned mid-price guitar and tweak those details that will personalise it to your requirements.
Relic finishes attempted on the cheap almost always look phoney and impossible to un-see - like a cheap toupée.
I have an unfinished project that is almost exactly the reverse. Allparts neck on a Fender MIM body, both factory cut for Floyd Rose. I really ought to get my finger out and wire the thing up.
If you buy a functioning base guitar, at least you know it "works", and you can focus on the bits you want to do (the re-spray and whatever bits you want to upgrade).
Something like a s/h HB would a cheap and reliable place to start (it used to be a Yam Pacifica, but don't see those so often now) Check the classifieds, or put up a WTB.
I would like quite a bog standard Strat style guitar in olympic white. My plan was to buy a sunburst guitar, paint it with olympic white nitro (no clear coat) and kind of let it 'light relic' naturally. I don't want to dump loads of money into this guitar and buying parts individually adds up real quick.
currently thinking:
Stage 1:
Nice replacement maple neck
HB strat in sunburst with white pickguard
2 cans of Olympic white nitro from NW guitars
This totals about £180 at the moment
Stage 2: if I like the guitar I will then improve/swap out:
Pickups
Bridge
Tuners
If I don't like the guitar I will probably be able to sell it for about £100 which isn't a huge loss.
This is something I have less experience with, my plan was to artificially age the the hardware, and wait for the paint to wear over time. I'm aware that taking sandpaper to guitars and making it look genuine is pretty hard to get right. I'm trying to go for the respray over sunburst look that Fender used to do on custom model colours but am also quite happy to wait for this to happen. I'm not planning artificial lacquer checking.
Do you have advice to make this kind of thing work better? Or where is best to spend money, I've had good results using NorthWest nitro before (although only clear coat on acoustics).