SX Hawk SE slide guitar demo

I just bought and finished tweaking a new SX Hawk SE in powder blue for slide guitar duty. The guitar is stock except for the following changes:

-a homemade lap steel-style saddle, similar to the one on my Bullet
-I blocked the tremolo using a piece of mahogany
-the wiring is all CTS/Switchcraft w/ master tone + volume, stock pickups
-TUSQ nut
-roller string tree
-strap locks

It's strung with D'Addario EJ21's (.012-.052) with a .015 substituted for the high E and a .018 for the B. It's tuned to open E and played through a Vox DA5 mic'd with a Beta 57A.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• SX
• Hawk
• SE
• SST57
• Fender
• Strat
• Stratocaster
• slide
• guitar
• Vox
• DA5
• Rondo

[7thS0Nofa7thS0N]

DO you know what the pickups are in these? I know they're stock, but I can't get hold of one of these models. Do you know any other guitars that will have these pickups in?

[voided3]

@7thS0Nofa7thS0N They are basic lower output, bright sounding ceramic pickups that are constructed cheaply. The covers on these are non-removable unlike a normal Strat pickup and the poles are not staggered. Nothing special, but they get the job done.

[gtknd]

How did you get the volume plug? Color, where?? Thanks. Love the master vol and tone idea.

[voided3]

@gtknd It's a big plastic rivet that I spray painted white. I found it in the random parts drawer, so I am not sure what it was originally intended to be used for. I know hardware stores sell chromed metal caps for the same purpose that work well, too. Do a Google image search for the Dick Dale Strat Fender's Custom Shop makes; it uses several of those caps.

[peskypesky]

so apparently this guitar is great for slide. how does it play as a non-slide guitar. And also, any idea whether a typical Strat neck will fit in the pocket?

[voided3]

@peskypesky I bought this guitar with the intention of using it for slide, but I did play it with the factory setup briefly before disassembling it. I felt quite good, no buzzing or high/sharp frets, and they are quite large frets, too. The neck pocket width (at the widest point) on these are 2 1/4" as opposed to the typical 2 3/16" Fender pocket, so you have a little bit of wiggle room. That doesn't guarantee the screw holes will line up, but there's room to spare.

[ksac35]

Nice playing cool guitar

[lagiator]

Stays in tune properly?

[HarryPotter3700]

Do a cover of the "Ask This Old House" theme!

[inyourbusiness73]

guitar playing was so good I had to watch twice!

[Eiderwine]

.35 -.45 -- so pretty I could cry.

[MauroPavanelli]

Beautiful played!

[moffatsghost]

awesome slide playing! I have this same model and its one of my favorite guitars. I have a squire strat and the SX guitar has far better sustain and tone. The neck is perfect and the frets are jumbo making solos comfortable.

[damageplan67]

@satjathamma Yes Rondo music has them.

[yinyangthang]

soul.ful.



[shadowsong1]

it's not the guitar that's important...it's the "ist" .....lovely playing and tone....so expressive