Recommendations for Bronco Project

[Hopkins]

Hopkins,
How similar is the strat body to the bronco body? I've got a spare bronco neck and I really like my other bronco. I was thinking about picking up a cheap strat body for a bronco-strat bass(which would hopefully fool people into thinking it's just a bronco). I've been looking for one w/o the trem routes tho.

I cut it from an alder blank. Its about 5/8" longer than a Strat body. The neck is from a 30" Scale from a Mustang bass. The neck pocket is slightly wider and set quite a bit deeper into the body than a stock Strat pocket. You could do it with a not trem Strat, but a Mustang bridge Like I used would hang over the end of the body, and you would have to re rout the neck pocket.

 

[SBassman]

Search the other threads. Someone had a thread just a few days ago with a Bronco rework where the tuners, bridge, and pickup were all replaced.

 

[mrbell321]

I cut it from an alder blank. Its about 5/8" longer than a Strat body. The neck is from a 30" Scale from a Mustang bass. The neck pocket is slightly wider and set quite a bit deeper into the body than a stock Strat pocket. You could do it with a not trem Strat, but a Mustang bridge Like I used would hang over the end of the body, and you would have to re rout the neck pocket.

That's not what I wanted to hear. You were supposed to say "They are exactly the same! Easy-peasy lemon squeezy!"

 

[Ronbeast]

I cut it from an alder blank. Its about 5/8" longer than a Strat body. The neck is from a 30" Scale from a Mustang bass. The neck pocket is slightly wider and set quite a bit deeper into the body than a stock Strat pocket. You could do it with a not trem Strat, but a Mustang bridge Like I used would hang over the end of the body, and you would have to re rout the neck pocket.

And finding a strat body with no trem route isn't an easy task. They aren't really desired by a lot of guitar players who claim that the magic behind a strat is the vibrating springs... I love my strat, but that's because it's a good guitar, not just because of the springs in the cavity.

Mrbell: If you were looking for a body to try that on, maybe under the buyout section on guitarfetish there would be something that could suit your needs? Just look for a hardtail guitar with a larger body and that might give you just the right amount of room to fit the bridge.

Edit: If you were up for the work, you could make a sweet little coronado copy with this: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

-Ron

 

[mrbell321]

So, this would be for a friend. A lefty friend. I think she was set on the Mustang/Bronco style(strat, from a distance, seems close enough).
Thanks for the tip. That Coronado idea would be cool, and could be lefty or righty. I'll have to see if it's something she'd be interested in.

 

[J Posega]

Since you'd already have to route and trim the neck pocket, fashioning a tremolo block wouldn't be too hard.

But I bet you could scrounge up a hardtail Strat body on eBay.

 

[mrbell321]

But I bet you could scrounge up a hardtail Strat body on eBay.

yes, I've seen a few go by. The real trick is a left-handed hardtail strat. But if it's too short, I"m not going to bother with that route.

 

[Ronbeast]

yes, I've seen a few go by. The real trick is a left-handed hardtail strat. But if it's too short, I"m not going to bother with that route.

If you weren't too hung up on the exact strat shape, some offerings from Ibanez had hard tails in the low end, and they made a few lefties if I recall. I think a les paul body would actually be better for this type of project (minus the bad balance) as on les paul style guitars I've played there has been more room behind the bridge, and it's very rare to come across a les paul with a trem system, unless you're looking at one with a bigsby etc. Just some food for thought.