a) Andy Timmons Pickup set (Dimarzio Cruisers & AT humbucker)
b) Thick Maple Neck - As I've discussed in the past I would love the Ibanez AT10: Maple Neck, and 'somehow' get it to fit on a Stratocaster body
c) I'd love to put it all in a Satin Blue Stratocaster Body (yes still want one of those)
d) Slap on a VSVG Wilkinson bridge
Hmm yeah.. basically it's the Andy Timmons AT10P guitar in a Stratocaster body..
So then why don't I just go out and BUY one of those? well.. My reasoning was that really I didn't want to spend more than 600-700 on all parts combined, and putting it together myself with the above list basically would get me there whereas buying an AT10P usually runs about 1200-1300
I was browsing EBay one night , trying to see if maybe someone had a AT10P Neck for sale, when I see posted a 2013 Ibanez AT10P.. it still had the film on the pickguards and everything! The tuners had been upgraded to locking Sperzels - the same as my other strat with the Graphite Neck - and it came with a case, all for just a hair over my budget.. factoring in the cost of the case and the upgraded tuners it was just too good a deal to pass up so I actually didn't negotiate and just paid the full asking price.
This being the biggest Ebay purchased I've made to date I was worried I'd end up with a case full of bricks or something, but after some stupid paypal glitches (figures!) and waiting for a week the guitar showed up and was exactly as described!
For now I'll leave it as is, but I MAY still upgrade the bridge to the VSVG Model just because I want to try it out and would be the perfect guitar to put it on, but other than that, this is an AWESOME guitar!
