
treymonfauntre
Magic Bag Of Sounds
this was my first electric. its sunburst with a white pickguard and a rosewood fretboard. so basically its the most generic strat possible. i have done simple stuff like resoldering/rewiring and replacing pickups in other electrics, but thats about it. i want to mutilate... er, customize.. this strat.
first off, i hate sunburst. i would love nothing more than to sand the sunburst finish off and refinish it in a natural color. is this something a complete newjack can do? i don't care if it comes out perfect.. but are there any huge reasons why this is a bad idea?
secondly, all the hardware is rusted. everything buzzes like its not grounded. i figure i'll want to replace the bridge pickup at the very least since thats the one i imagine myself playing the most. i am going to be playing this with a bright light overdriven tone. clarity is absolutely vital. its going to be the twangy guitar over a loud acoustic punk rock kind of band. right now its going to be plugged into a fender champion 110 amp, because anything else is just overkill. any suggestions on pickup?
ALSO, is there a mod to get rid of the pickguard? cause i really don't like them.
oh yea, my 3rd and final question-- what the hell can i do about the tremelo bridge? i'm never ever going to use it. hell, i have no idea where the bar even is. what do i do to keep it from moving?
thanks in advance to anybody that helps with any of this!
first off, i hate sunburst. i would love nothing more than to sand the sunburst finish off and refinish it in a natural color. is this something a complete newjack can do? i don't care if it comes out perfect.. but are there any huge reasons why this is a bad idea?
secondly, all the hardware is rusted. everything buzzes like its not grounded. i figure i'll want to replace the bridge pickup at the very least since thats the one i imagine myself playing the most. i am going to be playing this with a bright light overdriven tone. clarity is absolutely vital. its going to be the twangy guitar over a loud acoustic punk rock kind of band. right now its going to be plugged into a fender champion 110 amp, because anything else is just overkill. any suggestions on pickup?
ALSO, is there a mod to get rid of the pickguard? cause i really don't like them.
oh yea, my 3rd and final question-- what the hell can i do about the tremelo bridge? i'm never ever going to use it. hell, i have no idea where the bar even is. what do i do to keep it from moving?
thanks in advance to anybody that helps with any of this!