Looking for a picture I saw here - Anyone have it?

[rhgwynn]

It's a picture of a Strat; one that was built so that you unbolt the bottom 1/4 of the body and the entire pickguard and electronics slides out. There was a closet full of pickguards with different pickup setups ready to be swapped in. Anyone remember this?

[David King]

Rob,
I'm only remembering a Les Paul that sort of fits that description.

there are other ideas and links to earlier pages here: http://music-electronics-forum.com/t22245/

[rhgwynn]

I'm almost positive it was a Strat. Each loaded pickguard was attached to a matching hunk of body that bolted to the guitar with the same 4-bolt pattern used for a Strat neck.

[big_teee]

Most of the pictures on the MEF Server, got wiped out here a while back!
If you have a router, that would be easy enough to make a way to slide pickup, or pickguard assemblies, in and out.
You can do it.

[dai h.]

another thread on PU jigs:

http://music-electronics-forum.com/t27192/

edit: ('nuther one) :

http://music-electronics-forum.com/t15009/

[JGundry]

I think you are talking about the Ramtrak guitar. They are no longer made but believe it or not I bought one last night at Guitar Center for $300! Mine came with 5 trays for pickup swaps. It actually plays very well.

[rhgwynn]

I think you are talking about the Ramtrak guitar. They are no longer made but believe it or not I bought one last night at Guitar Center for $300! Mine came with 5 trays for pickup swaps. It actually plays very well.

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Nice guitar. It was sort of like that; only it featured real wood and pickguards. It had to have been made for or by one person.

[rhgwynn]

Took some digging but I finally found it. Must have been lost in the crash or whatever because all I can find is this cache google had stored and it's not on the thread anymore.

[JGundry]

Similar concept. Mine is actually wood. The cavity in the photo is lined with metal. Mine has a wood body with medal rails that the cartridge slides on. The Ramtrak guitar I got sold for $1200 in the mid 90's and 250 were made.

[jonson]

Are we talking about the GDK one here pat no 8283552.

[BonamassaFan]

I just bought a Ramtrak guitar without any cartridges. Anybody have info on where I can get one, or a pattern where I can make my own?