Identify your Cuckoocaster

The unique fingerprint on every instrument

Beneath the neck plate of every of my Cuckoocaster builds, you can find a 25mm round fingerprint, showing the unique structure of the wood of the instrument. If it matches the image shown here, congratulations: you got yourself this exact original Cuckoocaster!

The Jimi

Mythical Myth Busting Upside Down Strat.

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Workshop Gallery

Idling in the sun

If Stratocaster at all, I believe it should be sunburst.
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The cavity was cut by hand

I've seen a fair share of cavities cut by hand or machine - and this one was cut by hand.
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Subtle vintage sound

While there is a hype about the ALNICO rods in strat pickups, I enjoy the tenderness of the vintage pickup designs
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Solid wood

At the neck cavity you can see that this beauty is made of solid wood.
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Reverse headstock and nut

To avoid poor playability I changed the nut on the lefty guitar. For all I know that's me doing more than Hendrix ever did :)
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