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I think I'm coming round to the stratocaster (1 Viewer)
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Steel trem block essential upgrade
I don't like those affinity necks too narrow at the nut
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Yeah, I’ll upgrade the bridge alright too
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Pleasant 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.
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might - I don't think its grounded though - it seems to be in series/in line with the pickup - which would act as a low cut. I'll investigate further and might try bypassing it.
Interestingly this is wired stock with a tone control for the bridge/middle and one for the neck...
pickups are relatively hot for a strat - 6.3k for the bridge - I was mildly/pleasantly suprised how loud they were.
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:
Other possibility is the broadcaster or esquire style like below:
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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
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
Haha. I just have a lot of experience is all.
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Finished my tweaking,
I refinished the neck, and have new steel saddles and trem block installed. Also a replacement back cover.
My annoyance that the new tremolo/bridge wouldn’t fit was followed by the delight when I realised I the block would fit on the old one… then confusion reigned as I tried to figure out how to set up a 2point trem.
Half way through set up - Intonation needs tweaking - but playing and sounding good. For once the wiring mods have yielded very usable extra tones with this particular guitar/pickups/wiring.
I refinished the neck, and have new steel saddles and trem block installed. Also a replacement back cover.
My annoyance that the new tremolo/bridge wouldn’t fit was followed by the delight when I realised I the block would fit on the old one… then confusion reigned as I tried to figure out how to set up a 2point trem.
Half way through set up - Intonation needs tweaking - but playing and sounding good. For once the wiring mods have yielded very usable extra tones with this particular guitar/pickups/wiring.
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- #73
You know - since I got this halfway right I’ve been thinking of moving my tele on..
You can cover a lot of ground with a strat (if you know what I mean)
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- #74
I just put 11s on a strat:
I used to think that was strictly verboten.
But sounds class
I used to think that was strictly verboten.
But sounds class
sparse
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Stevie Ray Vaughan used 13s, so you have a ways to go yet.
sparse
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Anyone for a purple strat with gold hardware?
https://www.adverts.ie/electric-gui...de-r4-misty-purple-superstrat-guitar/32104320
https://www.adverts.ie/electric-gui...de-r4-misty-purple-superstrat-guitar/32104320
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sparse
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Not mine. Not sure I have the swagger that that guitar deserves.
Gold hardware can work, but only in a select few cases. It can make a guitar feel more like jewelry that a work horse.
it's in great nick for a 35 year old guitar. it needs relicing.
Blade guitars, highly recommended.
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