I wish...

[fleetfootmike]

... my GAS budget wasn't earmarked till October or later.

'Cause.... the things I could do with a Strat-zouki!!!!

Having said that, it does look as though it's just a Strat with two extra tuners, extra nut slots, and a modified bridge, and I'm not sure if the high and low courses aren't a bit close to the edge of the fingerboard.

Comments

[ericcoleman]

I WANT !!!

Wonder what I can afford at the moment ???

[fleetfootmike.livejournal.com]

It really does look like a hacked about Strat.

Were I doing it seriously, I'd take a Start body, a set of blade pickups, one of the blank-headstocked Strat necks from Warmoth, and a replacement blank nut. Note how the headstock on this has only two string guides for 8 strings, and there's places where two strings are going through the same one.

Not sure how you'd do the bridge.

[fleetfootmike.livejournal.com]

...but note the bridge is a six screw/six hole Strat bridge that's been hacked about.

[ericcoleman]

That all kinda adds to the coolness factor for me ... but it does look like it would be a bear to play, especially any sort of lead playing