rct Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 New Same Guitar Day, HooRay!!!! Had this one a few years now, said when I brought it home I would do this. This is a2017 Mexican Strat, it was some limited thingy at GC. It was stupid on sale and I had a bag of mics to trade so I basically brought it home for nothing. It started life HSS. For about a day, it got a set of Duncan Stacks in it. Before: After: Pair of Duncan Saturday Night Specials. Nice pickups! That was fun. rct 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutha Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) So you turned a strat into an lp. I know. I know. I`m dead to you. I shall go away now. 🙂 Edited January 17, 2021 by Mutha 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 lolz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Its the only humane correct treatment for a strat.. Its either that or just put it out of its misery 😄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 lolz again! rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 She sure is pretty, Paw. 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Well, though I prefer single coils, I know Fenders still sound like Fenders with any sort of passive pickups on board. Thats the main thing. Also, I'm now cured of my long standing SD phobia having used the SD P90s. Its a fine job of routing / finishing there and its looking really good. 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Kitty!!! very clean work. Is it a 3 way toggle now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Yes, ordinary 3 way Strat/Tele switching. Series? Ppaarraalleell?* No clue. Whatever the drawing shows. rct *when faced with a word that has double letters but you aren't sure which, double all of them. You are quite welcome. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Forrest Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) Dandy job of fixing up that plain old Strat. I bet it sounds great. Well done! How did you fill in the hole in the PG for the middle pup? Edited January 17, 2021 by Marky Forrest 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I’m thinking the PG patch was done using sharks with lasers 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Laser sharks? where do I get one?😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Marky Forrest said: Dandy job of fixing up that plain old Strat. I bet it sounds great. Well done! How did you fill in the hole in the PG for the middle pup? Thank You. I bought a HH pickguard from the usual, WD Music in Florida. rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Turn a MIM (or is it an MIM) into exactly what you want and will use. What's not to like? The bones are really excellent, great job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Thank You brother. A joy to play. Same songs, same basic me sound, Great PIckups! rct 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Forrest Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 15 hours ago, rct said: Thank You. I bought a HH pickguard from the usual, WD Music in Florida. rct It was supposed to be a joke but not a very good one, I guess. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 1/17/2021 at 11:42 AM, rct said: Yes, ordinary 3 way Strat/Tele switching. Series? Ppaarraalleell?* No clue. Whatever the drawing shows. rct *when faced with a word that has double letters but you aren't sure which, double all of them. You are quite welcome. You should have Jimmy Page wired the fuk out of that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Guitar looks great and I bet it's fun to play. But what impressed me the most was the clarity of you photos 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 6:15 AM, Marky Forrest said: It was supposed to be a joke but not a very good one, I guess. No, it was a good joke. My dumb. rct 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Twang Gang said: Guitar looks great and I bet it's fun to play. But what impressed me the most was the clarity of you photos 😁 lolz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Well... Apparently, I'm not alone: I still have the original PG intact with the Noiseless pickups that come with this JB Strat, so no harm, no foul really. All I have to do to restore it back to the stock configuration is swap the pickguards noting to reconnect a couple grounds and the output jack of course. Either way, I like this guitar better with HH TBH. Loaded up with a JB in the bridge and 59 in the neck - Seymour Duncan. I even like the reflector knobs too - courtesy of Gibson. Anyhow, wanted to comment on this thread because @rct and I have HH Strats with the pearly looking whatever it is pickguards, haha! I've heard mother of toilet seat... but I like the way these look. EDIT: Here's what it looked like first day I got it out-the-box... Even has the sticker on it at this point in time! Edited January 20, 2021 by NighthawkChris 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 Nice! rct 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) On 1/16/2021 at 1:54 PM, rct said: New Same Guitar Day, HooRay!!!! After: Pair of Duncan Saturday Night Specials. Nice pickups! That was fun. rct Very nice mod, cool that you can totally change the pickup style with a custom pickguard, it would make it easy for me to install some HB sized P90's... Or I could just put in some standard P90's........ But I would most likely go for 2 and instal a 3 way... Edited January 20, 2021 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 "I gave them three pickups, and they were good.. I thought they'd just love them forever, then they do this,... " Signed, Leo Fender.. looks like a fun axe Ron! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Forrest Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 You guys have me thinking. I don't have a guitar with P90's (I know, right?) but I do have a '95 MIM Fender Strat that I never play. I've wanted P90's forever but can't afford a new guitar. Hmmm, I wonder how it's routed. I'm going to have to take a look. Thanks for the idea! 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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