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I have no trade secrets. If I did, I would be rich :P It certainly looks like an interesting project. If someone brought that to me, and I'm no luthier by any stretch, I would do the following: 1. I would make a cardboard template of the pickguard. It looks to me that the edges are fairly...

Position 1 is the switch back towards the bridge pup. Position 2 is "forward" one click, and so on until position 5 is all the way forward towards the neck pup. Also from AI: This is the "standard" nomenclature for switch positions. Standard Strat 5-way positions: PositionPickup(s) Active...

I picked this up using ChatGPT/Open AI> I asked the question: what happens when you wire a RWRP pickup in the middle position with a humbucker in the bridge position ChatGPT said: When you wire a RWRP single coil in the middle position with a humbucker in the bridge position, a few different...

That's a fix, not a repair. The problem, is in the wiring.

ALL my Strat builds have a RWRP middle pickup. Go to the Seymour Duncan and look at the wiring diagrams. The RWRP has NOTHING to do with phase if it's wired properly. You should wire it the same way all the other pups are wired. IF you think it's out of phase, make sure the bridge and neck pups...

Very cool @elly-d! The pickguard is awesome. And, I love the brass nut :P

You're welcome. Naturally, I kept the trade secrets 8-) Robin says Thank you. :-) I would be interested in seeing the pics. That said, in order to do the kind of art that Robin does, it would require a new pickguard (one of the trade secrets). But it would be a great project for her, if we can...

Actually, no. It's alcohol :-) It's a process that she picked up a few years ago. It took us a while to perfect the process for the pickguards. She drops a few drops of the alcohol paint, and then uses a straw or hair dryer to move the paint around. Then she keeps going with other colors until...

That was a very nice guitar. Indeed, my first Strat. I bought that back in 2004 with my tax refund. I just never bonded with it. Decade or so later, I built this: It's a 2018 American Pro body with a MIM neck. Duncans. Locing tuners and a blocked vibrato The pickguard was also painted by...

It was at one point. Alas, I sold that one. A very nice American Strat. Originally an HSS configuration. It would have looked good with a maple neck, as

THAT is a fact. I like it, but I HATE it. WAYYYYYYYYY more trouble than it's worth. I have Reaper, but moving between DAWs is such a PITA. I'm moved to a Zoom L12 mixer for recording. Reaper is very good for importing tracks from the Zoom, and does the job, mostly. It can't find many of my...

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The neck was delivered today! Very pretty with a great feel. It's very similar to a neck I used on another build, but this one is roasted maple. Same Fender locking tuners. Still waiting on shipment of the guitar. If I get the urge, I'll transfer the electronics to the new pickguard tonight.

So, to close this topic out replacing the 3 bass strings with good old American D'Addarios, the guitar has stayed in tune for the past 3 days without a tweak. I'm happy!

Robin got very good at hand painting pick guards. I've had this one around for a while, and I decided to build another Strat around it. Then end product will be a Squire Bullet, a Fender Roasted maple neck with locking tuners and a set of Seymour Duncan single coils.

Thanks. Very pretty, but I don't use capos. They get in the way of my left hand and I don't like them. EDIT: I just looked at Paige capos. Maybe.

I'm not at that point yet. I think they were cheapo strings. Besides, I HATE capos. I have never found a good one that doesn't get in my way.

@60's guy knows New England weather, though his is more severe than mine. We had a storm for the books last night. Temp dropped 20F, Biblical rain. Folks half a mile north swear a tornado touched down. The town this morning when I went out was a mess. We were mostly unscathed. However, I...

I was just on the Goodwill site looking for a black Strat to rebuild. I've purchased several items from them, and have never been disappointed. I saw some very nice acoustic/classical guitars for silly prices. Might be worth a look see.

I gladly accept responsibility. More so if you buy yourself that guitar. :P