dan_banks_77's forum posts 2

none. unpopular opinion, i know, but if im gonna play a fender, which happens, gimme a Jaguar or a jazzmaster... hell, gimme a tele with the okd three saddle bridge and ill be happier than a hog in poop. to me, and this is merely my opinion, strats are just too, i dunno, too common i guess, of a sound unless you modify them. id def be happy with a esrly 1970s american model or even a pre CBS 1960s but i would seek out a number of other axes before a strat would be on my radsr

yes, as dude says its easy if yiu know how to solder and have the proper iron and solder. youll want veryfine solder, flux core and a low watt iron, 15 or so watts, not more than 25 w. its easy, but also easy to eff up. a preset pickguard shouldcbe doable even forca first timer and should be very cheap to have done. i recently modded an old ibanez beater r. with new pups, a push pull wired for bridge pup always on when pulled on, new five way switch and new tone pot along with all new vinatge wiring and since i tend to struggle with push pull wiring because i have bear paws for hands, i took it in to a local shop for the work. a higg end shop at that that specializes in vintage instruments and amps, boutique pedals and that has a tech/owner whos highly thought of. $90 for all the work plus a setup on the bridge saddles, truss and im pretty sure he tweaked the intonation back to near perfect i expected to be paying double when i went to pick it up. the Giant Chain guys wouldve charged more for less, taken longer and prob effed up my guitar.