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THE ULTIMATE STRAT MOD THREAD
Topic Started: Mar 6 2008, 06:58 AM (493 Views)
roast	Mar 6 2008, 06:58 AM Post #1
Board Lord Posts: 1,976 Group: Co-Admin Member #59 Joined: September 2, 2006	Heres a list of easy/intermediate/advanced mods for a Stratocaster, be it Fender or Squier. Any questions, feel free to ask. I would be happy to help. Here we go. What you could do: -Neck-On switch. Check my thread here: http://electricguitarforums.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3250 -Replace the Nut (with a graptech nut) -Take off the backplate. -Reconfigure the Trem springs -You could block the trem (better sustain) -Change the Tone Capacitor HERE: http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/tonerange.php -Assigning other pickups for each tone control, check: http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/sw1.php and http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/bridgetone.php -Change pickups, like putting a Humbucker in the Bridge. -Changing Volume/Tone potentiometers HERE: http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/potm.htm -Treble Bleed Mod HERE: http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/potm.htm and HERE: http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/volpass.php -Sheild the cavity -Phase switching HERE: http://www.treblebooster.com/brian_may_pickup_mod.htm -Series/Paralell switch: http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/serpar.php AND http://www.treblebooster.com/brian_may_pickup_mod.htm -Scallop the neck: http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/scal1.htm -Killswitch Good luck. -Mick

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