NGD GMW Makeover

[alan67]

Picked up this strat head GMW about 7 years ago. Had Lee do a makeover - switched body from swamp ash to alder, schaller to OFR. Looks amazing and sounds killer!

Was this:

Now this:

 

[paulyc]

Nice ! HNGD !

 

[Racerxrated]

Very cool...Lee does awesome work.

Congrats!

 

[ChurchHill]

So, so nice... what is it that makes me instantly fall in love with red Super Strats, especially with black pickguards... Congrats!! Lee does do awesome work!!

 

[stratjacket]

That looks great, congrats.
Your post made me think, at what point is it an upgrade/customization and at what point is it a new guitar? Nothing to base it on other than gut feel, but seems like a new body makes it’s a new guitar.

 

[thenine]

yeah, what became of the swamp ash body?

 

[Econ]

Lee is the master!!!!

 

[alan67]

That looks great, congrats.
Your post made me think, at what point is it an upgrade/customization and at what point is it a new guitar? Nothing to base it on other than gut feel, but seems like a new body makes it’s a new guitar.

Yeah, I hear what you're saying...perhaps maybe half NGD? I guess it depends on what "body part" is more important to you - body or neck

 

[alan67]

yeah, what became of the swamp ash body?

I have them - I disassembled it before sending it to Lee- actually, I was getting ready to post the body, schaller floyd and pick guard for sale.

 

[SpiderWars]

So, so nice... what is it that makes me instantly fall in love with red Super Strats, especially with black pickguards... Congrats!! Lee does do awesome work!!

^This. Once I saw Brad Gillis with Ozzy I had to mod my old red Ibanez Blazer with Double Eagle tremolo (Floyd knockoff) and black pickguard. And I'll admit it, Paul Dean's red Strat looked cool too.

 

[paulyc]

So, so nice... what is it that makes me instantly fall in love with red Super Strats, especially with black pickguards... Congrats!! Lee does do awesome work!!

^This. Once I saw Brad Gillis with Ozzy I had to mod my old red Ibanez Blazer with Double Eagle tremolo (Floyd knockoff) and black pickguard. And I'll admit it, Paul Dean's red Strat looked cool too.

And I was going to say I love Brad Gillis’ red 62 Strat and the OP’s post reminds me of it.

 

[alan67]

So, so nice... what is it that makes me instantly fall in love with red Super Strats, especially with black pickguards... Congrats!! Lee does do awesome work!!

^This. Once I saw Brad Gillis with Ozzy I had to mod my old red Ibanez Blazer with Double Eagle tremolo (Floyd knockoff) and black pickguard. And I'll admit it, Paul Dean's red Strat looked cool too.

And I was going to say I love Brad Gillis’ red 62 Strat and the OP’s post reminds me of it.

Brad's guitar was actually the inspiration for this

 

[SomedudeinTX]

Very nice guitar!

 

[ChurchHill]

So, so nice... what is it that makes me instantly fall in love with red Super Strats, especially with black pickguards... Congrats!! Lee does do awesome work!!

^This. Once I saw Brad Gillis with Ozzy I had to mod my old red Ibanez Blazer with Double Eagle tremolo (Floyd knockoff) and black pickguard. And I'll admit it, Paul Dean's red Strat looked cool too.

And I was going to say I love Brad Gillis’ red 62 Strat and the OP’s post reminds me of it.

Brad's guitar was actually the inspiration for this

That's freakin' awesome!! I loved his tone on Dawn Patrol, then when Speak of the Devil came out, I was just blown away. Huge early influence!

 

[alan67]

So, so nice... what is it that makes me instantly fall in love with red Super Strats, especially with black pickguards... Congrats!! Lee does do awesome work!!

^This. Once I saw Brad Gillis with Ozzy I had to mod my old red Ibanez Blazer with Double Eagle tremolo (Floyd knockoff) and black pickguard. And I'll admit it, Paul Dean's red Strat looked cool too.

And I was going to say I love Brad Gillis’ red 62 Strat and the OP’s post reminds me of it.

Brad's guitar was actually the inspiration for this

That's freakin' awesome!! I loved his tone on Dawn Patrol, then when Speak of the Devil came out, I was just blown away. Huge early influence!

Absolutely - a lot of people dog him and say that he just does dive bombs and pull ups with the floyd but the guy can freakin play!