Strat Hardtail body

spev11 · September 2021

I've got a Squier Strat here , I've had no luck selling it so I'm think of swapping the body for a hardtail body (i know i can deck the trem but its a fugly solution). Before I go all in and order something from Northwest etc has anybody had any experience with www.boobooguitars.co.uk ? They have descriptions of the bodies but the photos are not fantastic, just wondered how accurate they are?
Also is the neck pocket on a Jag/Mustang/Jazz the same as a strat? Although i bet a hardtail one of any those is even harder to find

ICBM · September 2021

spev11 said:

Also is the neck pocket on a Jag/Mustang/Jazz the same as a strat? Although i bet a hardtail one of any those is even harder to find

Jazzmaster yes, Mustang and Jaguar no - the scale lengths are different and only a Jazzmaster neck/body are interchangeable with a Strat.

spev11 · September 2021

Ah yeah, complete forgot about scale length, dangers of posting whilst spannering bikes

thermionic · September 2021

I understand that Booboo guitars are seconds and rejects, mainly from Guitarbuild but possibly also from other sources.

spev11 · September 2021

thermionic said:

I understand that Booboo guitars are seconds and rejects, mainly from Guitarbuild but possibly also from other sources.

They are, they have quite short descriptions of the defects and a couple of pics but I wondered how accurate they were. If fine with a defect or two, with my playing ability its not gonna make a difference

paulnb57 · September 2021

I suppose Booboo have their place but if it were me, Id get a Guitarbuild body and just get on with building the thing rather than having to try and fix a boobed one.

I dont get why decking the trem is fugly, all my Strats are decked, I just add a spring and tighten the screws until spring tension is greater than the string tension, the bridge plate is flat on the body, unfugly…

spev11 · September 2021

paulnb57 said:

I suppose Booboo have their place but if it were me, Id get a Guitarbuild body and just get on with building the thing rather than having to try and fix a boobed one.

I dont get why decking the trem is fugly, all my Strats are decked, I just add a spring and tighten the screws until spring tension is greater than the string tension, the bridge plate is flat on the body, unfugly…

Your not wrong there, as for decking teens, I dunno why it bothers me really, think it just one of those things.

Ossyrocks · September 2021

I have two strats, one trem, one hardtail. I used to deck the trem on the tremelo strat, five springs, screwed down tight. It's not the same as a hardtail, they sound different. Even on a decked trem strat, strum a chord and put your ear against the body, you can actually hear the springs, they do have an effect on tone. My hardtail strat is more like a telecaster on the back pickup.

paulnb57 · September 2021

Ossyrocks said:

I have two strats, one trem, one hardtail. I used to deck the trem on the tremelo strat, five springs, screwed down tight. It's not the same as a hardtail, they sound different. Even on a decked trem strat, strum a chord and put your ear against the body, you can actually hear the springs, they do have an effect on tone. My hardtail strat is more like a telecaster on the back pickup.

I have a hardtail too, not sure it sounds much different, but it must have an effect

Sarge · September 2021

spev11 said:

Your not wrong there, as for decking teens, I dunno why it bothers me really, think it just one of those things.

in my experience a LOT of teens need decking, I wouldn't feel bad about it

impmann · September 2021

I've had a couple of BooBoo bodies - they were OK. You really need to zoom in on the pics, as it depends where the issue was picked up as to how much of the finishing process was completed. On one, the tummy contour was very rough but another was pretty damn near perfect (apart from the knot in the wood).

You do get what you pay for when it comes to bodies - I'd highly recommend @rexter for bodies, as I've had a few from Jon and all of them have been exceptional. Jon's bodies are finished in nitro. Not cheap, but truly excellent.

spev11 · September 2021

Sarge said:

spev11 said:

Your not wrong there, as for decking teens, I dunno why it bothers me really, think it just one of those things.

in my experience a LOT of teens need decking, I wouldn't feel bad about it
I have to agree with you, also the best auto correct my phone has ever done

victorludorum · September 2021

You could always make or buy a Clapton style trem block.

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