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mrpikeguy16
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Post subject: father son frankie build
 Posted: May 03, 2012 - 03:24 AM
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Hey guys (experts)!,
My son and I are planning on building our first frankie, I have no musical talent (he does), but I do have mechanical ability. This is a list of what we are planning to start with - Let me know your thoughts as to if we are on the right track. Warmoth Body
• Body Type- Stratocaster Replacement (solid)
• Orientation-Right Handed
• Core Wood- Swamp Ash
• Laminate Top- None
• Top Rout
• Pickup Routs- Single/single/single
• Bridge Type-Tremolo
• Bridge Rout-Floyd Rose with angled pocket
• Stud Install- Use insert from bridge on order (warmoth will insert Floyd Rose studs themselves)
• Input Jack Rout- Strat top jack rout
• Neck Pocket- Strat type
• Neck Mounting Holes- standard 4 holes
• Tummy Cut and Forearm Cut
• Battery Box Rout- None
• Finish- no finish
• Pickguard
• Color/material- 0.6” Black solid Matte
• No Pickup cutouts
• Bridge Cut- Floyd tremolo
• Mounting Holes- 11 holes
• Counter sink-standard
• Control Holes- Volume/ Tone/ Tone2/ 5 way switch
• Control 1-Strat Tone knob white
• Control 2- none
• Control 3- none
• Control 4- Strat switch knob black
• Bridges- Original Floyd Rose Chrome
• Floyd Locking Nut- R2
• Trem cover- none
• Input Jack- recessed jack plate chrome
• Neck Plate- chrome
• Strap Holders- none
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Seymour Duncan TB59 pickup.
Warmoth Neck
• Type- CBS Strat neck
• Construction- Warmoth Pro (side Truss Rod Adjustment)
• Shaft Wood- maple
• Fingerboard wood- maple
• Nut Width- 1 11/16”
• Orientation- Right Handed
• Back Contour- Standard Thin
• Fingerboard Radius- 10-16” Compound radius
• Fingerboard Length- 21 frets
• Scalloping- none
• Binding- none
• Fret size- 6105
• Tuner Hole size- Schaller (25/64”, 11/32”)
• Board Inlays- Black dots
• String Nut- Floyd Prep with mounting holes
• Mounting Holes- standard 4 bolts
• Finish- None
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We have foumd the 71 quarter! Please let us know your thoughts we will have many more questions. |
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Posted: May 03, 2012 - 04:08 AM
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| Welcome to the site! Your list sounds great, but just curious, is there a reason you're going Warmoth? I love their stuff, use it all the time and did my first build with it, so there's nothing wrong with it, depends on how accurate you're wanting to be? |
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mrpikeguy16
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Posted: May 03, 2012 - 11:26 AM
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| Hey pcr, thanks for the reply. Probably the biggest reason going with warmoth is its easily available, but I havn't ordered anything yet because I am questioning the accuracy myself. Can I ask you what would be some of your recommendations? |
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Posted: May 03, 2012 - 11:48 AM
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| I understand. Again, not a knock on Warmoth, great quality, but if you're trying to build an accurate Franky the body shape and necks are incorrect (the side adjusting truss rod for example doesn't exist on any VH necks). Try Musikraft, they have accurate necks and bodies, pre-routed, or KNE, pre-routed correct shape bodies. Take a look through a couple of the threads on this site, most if not all of the info you'll need is in them, but those two sources will get you much closer much faster than Warmoth. |
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Posted: May 03, 2012 - 01:37 PM
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| GO TO SELL ADDS ON HERE AND GET A FACTORY 5150 BODY THATS WHAT I USED AWESOME BODY EXCELLENT PRICE AND SUPER FAST SHIPPING!!!! NOT TO MENTION CHRIS IS A AWESOME GUY TO DEAL WITH !!!! AND THEN I USED A MUSIKRAFT NECK LIKE PCR SAID THAT I GOT FROM ARSON |
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YMI5150?
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Posted: May 03, 2012 - 03:31 PM
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mrpikeguy16
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Posted: May 03, 2012 - 08:46 PM
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| Thanks guys for the replies. We will keep doing more research! |
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mrpikeguy16
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Posted: Aug 01, 2012 - 07:32 PM
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| ok. all done. sorry for no udates onling the way. we worked on it pretty much everyday and got it done quicker than i expected. i love it! what do you guys think? |
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Posted: Aug 01, 2012 - 07:44 PM
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mrpikeguy16 wrote:
ok. all done. sorry for no udates onling the way. we worked on it pretty much everyday and got it done quicker than i expected. i love it! what do you guys think?
Wow, very nice! And the fact that you guys made it together is very cool!
One thing, though, it's way past time to set the date on your camera!  |
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Posted: Aug 01, 2012 - 10:38 PM
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Posted: Aug 01, 2012 - 11:02 PM
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Thanks Jimi1647 and Johnny62.
My son made the previous post and uploaded the photo. I was nervous to do that because of all the great builds on here. I know ours is not "spot on" correct, but we built it knowing that he would play it for many years and it would take on a character of its own. But to the not so trained eye it still ressembles a frankenstrat! Here is a photo of his custom engraved neck plate with initials and serial number 001.(who knows there may be a 002!) |
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Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 06:56 PM
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| Hey, MPG, I clicked on the link to the first phot, not quite sure what to expect, and when it came up I said to myself, "Ooo, that's beautiful..!" Compliments to father and son. Great work! |
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Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 08:30 PM
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| Thanks much QuiGonFishing. Compliments mean alot coming from you guys on this forum. We had alot of fun doing it and I've listened to more VH in the last few months than I have in my entire life! |
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Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 10:03 PM
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| Outstanding work to you and your boy! |
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Posted: Aug 04, 2012 - 05:33 PM
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