Big Apple Strat Early Stages
It's not perfect, but it still looks really cool. In the end I dowsed it with quite a lot more clear coat than I normally do. In total it was nearly 4 cans of spray.
Black ‘n’ Blue Strat Aesthetic Tweaks
The surface of the Artec rail pickup is textured, not smooth, so the black pen seems to have stayed put. It isn't likely to rub off.
Tango Strat Reboot
The name is on account of the colour changing to Candy Apple Red and the plan to install a hotrail pickup in the bridge for a "bigger" sound.
Candy Blue Strat Facelift
I will, in the new year upload a quick demo of the candy blue Strat with the Artec hot rail. It's pretty good!
Artec Alnico V Rail Pickup
So with the desire to have a more humbucker-like tone for the bridge position without going "metal" and within a very strict budget I figured the spec of this pickup might just work out.