The Holy KoaCaster Project

[ChrisK]

I had planned to buy a chambered koa Strat body, and a Koa hollow chambered Strat body had been reduced in price (from $350 to $250) This one was 3#_10oz (yee ha!).

The Old Body
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She’s a’ waiting a rout for a 6 screw vintage vibrato (that tremo’Leo thingy) and will “be a’comin ‘round the mountain” soon.

With a tongue oil (uh, I mean tung oil) finish, she’ll be a looker.

With a pick guard look like the Buddy Guy Strat;

www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0107802803

She'll get a 6 screw vintage vibrato.

And these active pickups;
www.emgpickups.com/displayproducts.asp?section=Guitar&categoryid=11&catalogid=56#

And a wide/fat neck!

[Ripper]

Man!, thats a beautiful piece of wood. The grain pattern is perfect.
What kind of response do you get from Koa?...is it dark, bright?
Im anxious to see the finished beast!

[ChrisK]

Koa "tends" to be a little brighter than mahogany, but with the chambering (a series of 1/2" wide drag routs) it should be similar.

[ChrisK]

But wait, this chambered/hollow koa body looks even better (and still a steal at $249)! And 3# 9 oz.

The previous one is going back and this one is coming.




She’s also a’ waiting a rout for the 6 screw vintage vibrato (that tremo’Leo thingy) and will “be a’comin ‘round the mountain” soon.

With a clear gloss finish, she’ll be a real looker.

And these pickups; creme DiMarzio FRED bridge, Area 61 middle, and Area 58 neck.

She'll get a Callaham 6 screw vintage vibrato.

And a 1 3/4" wide wenge/ebony fatback (1" thick) neck!


Now, for the pickguard?

[ChrisK]

Yee ha!

Now I gots work to do.

The 1 3/4" wide wenge/ebony fatback (1" thick) neck will arrive this coming Tuesday!


Wenge (Millettia laurentii):

A black hard wood with chocolate brown stripes. Very hard, coarser textured wood with open grain and very stiff. This wood makes awesome necks with strong midrange tones and warm lows. Combine it with an ebony fretboard for added highs or Brazilian Rosewood for a nice rounded upper tone. Bass players will be wowed by the punchy-ness, and guitar players will be awe struck at the howling mid-tones of their solos. Playing-wise, the coarse grain translates to less surface drag for your thumb while sliding. So though it’s coarse, it’s actually very fast while playing on it.

AND NO FINISH IS REQUIRED!


The pick guard will likely be black, which will go well with creme pickups and knobs.

[ChrisK]