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RY Guitar/Full-size Strato-type

owner: Shin

2020.12.9: I had this body assembled from a body that was in the workshop's stock.
The body had been neglected for almost 10 years after being purchased from a factory painted body.
The burst is darker than what you often see on HSH 1P bodies, and the burrs are beautiful.
The pickguard is black/red/black 3ply.
The neck is #6100 stainless steel, which is the thickest fat in Warmoth's standard and the largest fret size that can be specified.
The neck is the thickest fat fret in Warmoth's standard, #6100 stainless steel, which is the largest fret size available.
I didn't feel any difficulty in playing due to its thickness, but once you get used to it, you won't be able to play with other necks that are too thin for a moment (lol).
2021.1.9: I replaced it with an EMG because I felt more comfortable with the look of the EMG.
2021.7.28: I replaced it with gold parts because I wanted to make it as cheap as possible.
I wanted to keep the price as low as possible, so I thought I could use a GOTOH bridge, but it slightly interfered with the counterbore, so I ended up buying a used bridge only lol.
The arm that came with the bridge was black for some reason, so I changed it to a push-in type while replacing it.
I put a 0.3mm spacer on the lock nut last time, but when I assembled it this time, it was not high enough, so I put a 0.5mm spacer that comes with the GOTOH lock nut.
The design of the knob of the peg was changed to a Cruson type knob to make the head a little lighter.
I also had the battery box dug out at the workshop to make battery replacement easier.
The joint plate is a 3mm thick plate made by Freedom, because I thought a plain gold plate would be too boring.
I wondered if the neck would not warp if it was thicker.
2023.3:I wanted to get a strat with only rear hum EMG + Vol.
I had a 58 on the rear and a battery box, so it was just right.
It became a guitar that feels like a mixture of elements of 80's foreign guitarists.
2024.3: I decided to use it outside for the first time in a while, and I also changed back to the HSH layout to try out a customization I had been thinking about for a while.
The front PU is an 89 inverted and the rear is an 85 for balance with the front.
I removed the EMG tone because it was almost impossible to hear its effect at studio rehearsal volumes, and replaced it with a switch to switch the mode of the front PU.
Basically, I wired it so that the SA mode is the main mode and it is almost a Lukather specification.