Should be a simple job, a crackly Strat’. Always an annoying problem but sometimes difficult to locate. At first I couldn’t really see (or hear) anything wrong, but that’s not really the answer so I opened it up to see what’s inside. The strings are a little worn and there’s always the chance of snapping one, […]
Tag: Stratocaster
Encore Strat Setup
This became more of a referb’ than just a setup. A bit of a mess to be honest, a prime example of what can go wrong if you don’t really know what you are doing. The guitar was also rather grubby so the first thing it will need is a good cleanup. At some point […]
Fiesta Red Strat – Final Update
Another job done. Looks and sounds great. I’ve included a small electrical mod I cam across recently, a resistor and capacitor in parallel across the live and output of the volume pot. It ensures you retain the quality of tone when the volume is turned down rather than it all go a little dull. Only […]
Fiesta Red Strat – Update
Fret-dress complete, they weren’t that bad but it’ll improve the feel. The owner also wants a bone nut so that’s another job while the strings are off. The blanks I found are just about the right size, the only problem as with many Fender necks the bottom of the nut slot has the same radius […]
Fiesta Red Strat
This is a nice guitar as it is, it just needs a little “TLC” While it’s on the bench the owner wants some nice new 54 spec pickups. He also has some other ideas as to the final layout and wiring of tone controls so I’m not quite sure where were going with it yet. […]