cornelius bonobo
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I've built up a Strat copy from salvaged parts (not a tokai, but I've got a Tokai sticker on it!). The body is 2 piece alder, and the neck is a slab rosewood board type. Having listened to dozens of rosewood board strats played acoustically mine just doesn't sound right. It's way brighter than anything else I've played, even most maple board strats. I have the trem set flush to the body with 4 springs. I use D'addario 11s and have a graphtec nut. The trem is a pretty basic Korean one with chromed saddles which I have thought about changing or blocking off. Does anyone have any tips on how to make it sound a bit more full and woody, or am I stuck with it like this? Most people I have asked say that it's probably just not terribly resonant wood and that I should just live with it. Plugged in it sounds OK ish, but I feel that if I could get the thing to resonante a bit more somehow the tone would fill out a bit when played plugged in.
Finally the neck fits the pocket ok, but does not quite but up at the body end. Would some sort of wooden fillet here flesh things out a bit?
Finally the neck fits the pocket ok, but does not quite but up at the body end. Would some sort of wooden fillet here flesh things out a bit?
"Hands across the water"! from Dallas to Essex and back! The more contact that the neck and body have the more tone you'll get, as far as the trem try www.allparts.com they have the best price's on replacements and they list prices in U.S. and Euro. One other option is on Ebay "guitar builders kit" they have a Saga kit with every thing you need to build a strat for $74! thats less than a trem alone! Ive built a few for the fun of it and they use quality parts! Made a George Harrison "Rocky" and a Hendrix "Monnterey" Check it out ! Best of luck! Does the Nova of Essex still have it's spoiler? :lol: !
