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A few months ago I scored a relic style Frankenstrat body on E-bay. It needed some "minor" trem post repairs, according to the ad. 
I also scored a "medalion" Fender strat neck, setup for a Floyd, and unfinished.
I decided to go with a "transition" Frankie look, with a PG and either a V-Trem or a non-tuner Floyd. I decided on the non-tuner Floyd. I was aiming for kind of an interpretation of this guitar from during the Fair Warning era. I went with my Fair Warning style Hybrid Duncan in this as well.
Well, when I got the body in, I realized that the post holes were completely blown out. It was going to take some major surgery. Also, the neck pocket was butchered.
So, I sent all of this stuff up to Dino from Dino's guitars...who I know from Guitars101 and the EVH boards.....
Dino was awesome. He sent me updates with pictures whenever he did work, and his work is great, as you will see. Dino also had a non-tuner Floyd that he gave me a great deal on...which saved me the hassle of E-Bay for that vital part.
So, without further adieu...here is the rebirth of Frankie.
Here we have the initial carnage, and Dino's first repairs:
Next up, a look at the Floyd, prior to mounting:
Filling the repair, prior to repaint:
The nasty neck pocket action:
Damage repaired, fortified and concealed...you never would know it was there:
The completed product!!! Damn, this came out better than I had imagined!!!
My hat is off to Dino. Fast work, excellent communication, easy to work with and almost daily work updates WITH PICS!!! Could you ask for more? Oh, yeah, he was very inexpensive as well.
Let me know what you think...I will have it back next week after final tweaks and setup.
Mike
I also scored a "medalion" Fender strat neck, setup for a Floyd, and unfinished. I decided to go with a "transition" Frankie look, with a PG and either a V-Trem or a non-tuner Floyd. I decided on the non-tuner Floyd. I was aiming for kind of an interpretation of this guitar from during the Fair Warning era. I went with my Fair Warning style Hybrid Duncan in this as well.
Well, when I got the body in, I realized that the post holes were completely blown out. It was going to take some major surgery. Also, the neck pocket was butchered.
So, I sent all of this stuff up to Dino from Dino's guitars...who I know from Guitars101 and the EVH boards.....
Dino was awesome. He sent me updates with pictures whenever he did work, and his work is great, as you will see. Dino also had a non-tuner Floyd that he gave me a great deal on...which saved me the hassle of E-Bay for that vital part.
So, without further adieu...here is the rebirth of Frankie.
Here we have the initial carnage, and Dino's first repairs:
Next up, a look at the Floyd, prior to mounting:
Filling the repair, prior to repaint:
The nasty neck pocket action:
Damage repaired, fortified and concealed...you never would know it was there:
The completed product!!! Damn, this came out better than I had imagined!!!
My hat is off to Dino. Fast work, excellent communication, easy to work with and almost daily work updates WITH PICS!!! Could you ask for more? Oh, yeah, he was very inexpensive as well.
Let me know what you think...I will have it back next week after final tweaks and setup.
Mike
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