Something I have wanted to do for quite a long time is to build my own guitar, ultimately I'd love to actually make the neck and body from scratch, but maybe that'll be possible another time.
The cheap pickups (they cost £15) that I ordered weeks ago finally arrived and I installed them in the newly refinished "Electric" Strat. Originally a black Squier Vintage Modified 70s Strat, it is now an electric blue, late 60s/70s-inpired Strat.
Starting to See Red! Wow, what a transformation. It's really taking shape now. With the candy red coat being the top colour coat I put on the brakes a little…