2 Guitars become some sort of Stringed Monster

  Since my first guitar. (A Fire Engine Red Aria Pro II that I purchased from my at the time high school bestie's younger brother.) I have altered/upgraded/modified/manipulated almost every guitar I have ever owned. Come to think of it, I took apart allot of my Star Wars toys as a kid too. So I like to tinker on things.

  Today's Hatchet Job is the combination of 2 separate guitars into one really quirky 6 string with left-over parts to sell on eBay. It's a win/win scenario.

  I recently picked up a bright Yellow Davison Strat copy at the local Cashies next to the post office I use for eBay shipping. Originally I purchased it because I thought it was a 3/4 size guitar. Local rap/rock guy Mani Nigitar, wanted one for his 2 year old daughter. At first glance it looked like a cheap Strat and with a price tag of $39.99, it seemed to be what I was looking for. I didn't bother plugging it in for I knew I would be giving it the 'ol once over before passing it on, so as long as the body was good, it was a done deal.

  I get home to my studio farmhouse and park it in the corner with a Tele that I'm in the process of relic/steampunking. The Tele is in pieces so I didn't realise at first that it's essentially the SAME SIZE. Am I so dim that I can not tell the difference?

  I take it upstairs to where the rest of my guitars reside. I put it on the rack next to my everyday guitar. An Ibanez 7 string. Hmmm.. The yellow special was dwarfed in comparison to the one I play all the time. So in my hands it did seem like a toy.

  Well Roz wanted a 3/4 for his girl, so now it seems that I have just purchased myself a new toy.

  Yellow and white just seems to boring for me. The blue on black design of my 90's Peavey Predator wasn't doing it for me either. Re-arranging parts just seemed the obvious choice in this dilemma.

  Upon disassembling both guitars I discovered that 'ol yeller is a slightly shorter scale legenth so I am unable to put the Maple neck on it.

  Yea, the green strap definitely is going on this guitar.

 

  The frets are in dire need of a good redress and I need to drill some holes to match the "slightly larger" Peavey Pick-guard to the Davison body. Otherwise It's strung and tuned to "Drop C" in 432 and I'm enjoying my new toy. I'll do the neck/fret work on my next day off. The body is slightly smaller and a more comfortable fit while sitting in my chair watching documentaries on ancient history. After over 20 years of photography it's become relatively impossible for me to take a "Normal" picture of anything. So I will leave you with this...

If this link works, It should take you to the Facebook album of this project. There are a few more images than there are here. Also subsequent images of further progress will be uploaded there. 

When I feel that it is "Finished" It will be available for purchase. Feel free to inquire about this or any other thing you see posted on my blog.

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