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Steel trem block essential upgradeGot this in a trade yesterday.
It’s a squire standard body with squire affinity neck. Alnico pups in her which sound pretty good. Going to refinish the neck, and needs a switch, but mightnt do too much otherwiseView attachment 17408
Yeah, I’ll upgrade the bridge alright tooSteel trem block essential upgrade
I don't like those affinity necks too narrow at the nut
Actually - I’ve just realised that it’s not a treble bleed in the normal sense - @moose - can I borrow your wisdom here? Cap is across the bridge terminal on the switchPleasant surprise when I opened it up today - switch is not one of the shitty square ones I expected, pups are definitely Alnico, pots are full-size, and they’ve gone to the trouble to install a treble bleed. Also routed for Humbuckers
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Actually - I’ve just realised that it’s not a treble bleed in the normal sense - @moose - can I borrow your wisdom here? Cap is across the bridge terminal on the switch
Is it bridge to ground? Possibly just there to take the edge off that pickup? There's no tone on the bridge usually and they can be bright as fuck.
Upon further investigation this afternoon - it’s just before the tap for the tone control, so basically it’s a cap in series with the tone pot - meaning the more high end is rolled off the bridge than the middle on their shared tone pot.Is the switch 3 or 5 way? Might be something to do with humbucker mode if it's 5 way.
Other possibility is the broadcaster or esquire style like below:
Upon further investigation this afternoon - it’s just before the tap for the tone control, so basically it’s a cap in series with the tone pot - meaning the more high end is rolled off the bridge than the middle on their shared tone pot.
So @moose was correct as always.
Guitar now has
- new bone nut
- some Fret work
- shimmed and realigned the neck
- new caps, and tweaked tone circuit
- series/parallel switch
some set up left to do but not a bad afternoons work
You know - since I got this halfway right I’ve been thinking of moving my tele on..Sweet!
Strats are the best guitars
Stevie Ray Vaughan used 13s, so you have a ways to go yet.I just put 11s on a strat:
I used to think that was strictly verboten.
But sounds class
Anyone for a purple strat with gold hardware?
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https://www.adverts.ie/electric-gui...de-r4-misty-purple-superstrat-guitar/32104320
Thats a nice piece - yours?
I have an irrational dislike of gold hardware though
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