I've got my old Ibanez AX artist series guitar, which from day one had horrible tuning issues and wiring. I replaced the pickups on it almost immediately and the bridge, but I outgrew it and haven't touched it since getting my Les Paul last year. And even before that I was using my 12 string acoustic over it. So I have decided to dismantle it, alter its appearance (DIY relic job ftw!) put some Bare Knucke Supermassive p90 pickups in it and install a bigsby vibrato system in it.
So I have 2 guitar projects: hot-rodding my old Ibanez (going to remove any hint that it was made by them. Hello sandpaper!) and the ever so slow Strat build. I opted for a strat over a Mustang because being left handed and not having any woodworking skills, it was just an easier and more reliable option.
Not sure what colour I want for the Strat though... Might just get a blonde or white one and age it a bit. Can't go wrong with white.