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Mark Crenshaw
05-21-2013, 7:47 AM
Made from basswood back with a bookmatched flame maple top. Two piece flame maple neck, 2-way truss rod, vintage style tuners and hardtail bridge. Seymour Duncan pickups and Super Strat wiring. The 3 on/off/on switches allow for some 23 different combinations...I forget exactly. The switch by the bridge is HB/off/SC and the other 2 are on/off/phase reverse of the single coils.

The burst was done with nitro lacquer and Transtint with EM6000 top coats.

Peace,
Mark

John Coloccia
05-21-2013, 8:52 AM
That's very nice, Mike. I love the burst. How did you do the top? Is that a thick piece carved or is it a drop top? Looks like a drop top to me. How thick is the maple? Did you iron it down? Bag it? :)

Mark Crenshaw
05-21-2013, 10:19 AM
Thanks John!

It's a drop top. .020" veneer that edge glued for the bookmatch and vacuum bagged.

Peace,
Mark

Sam Chambers
07-05-2013, 1:44 PM
Love the color, Mark! Which Transtint?

Mark Crenshaw
07-05-2013, 2:20 PM
Love the color, Mark! Which Transtint?

Thanks Sam. It was sprayed with Vintage Amber and then the burst was done with Tobacco Brown.

Here's a shot before clear coats that shows the color in a different light.

http://www.crenshawweb.com/strat02/fin02.jpg

After clear coats...

http://www.crenshawweb.com/strat02/fin11.jpg

And after buffing...

http://www.crenshawweb.com/strat02/fin14.jpg

http://www.crenshawweb.com/strat02/fin13.jpg

Sam Chambers
07-05-2013, 2:38 PM
Thanks, Mark. That's the look I'm going after for my first build, though not with the curly maple veneer. Looks awesome in the sunlight!

Chris Fournier
08-12-2013, 11:11 AM
Very nice work and colour choice! I'm a sucker for a burst top. I too have use veneer on contoured tops and it is a great way to get top notch figure and not waste highly figured stock wher it is not needed. You also keep a perfectly co-planer bookmatch.

C Scott McDonald
08-12-2013, 11:25 PM
Wow! Love it!