Pickguards...
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Terry B
Humble student of the blues
Except on an acoustic.
Bernie Fitz
Blues Junior
I've got a Tele and a Strat, both sunburst. The Tele has a white pearl and the Strat a tortoise. Minor things but makes a difference.
Shodai
Blues Junior
So I liked the way the MIJ came out, and decided I wanted the same treatment for my Squier Bullet. The two problems I had were that it is a Bullet, and dropping a lot of money into a pickguard for a $75 guitar doesn't make a lot of sense. The second issue is that it's a Bullet, and the screw holes don't line up well with pickguards made for American and Mexican strats.
I found a solution. 4 ply Brown Tortoise pickguard and back plate for $12, and no mounting holes:
I put the original on top and used it to Mark the location for the mounting holes
Counter sunk the holes by hand to accommodate the screws
Installed, and by golly, another great looking strat!
And since I had to drill the holes myself, the fit is absolutely perfect.
I found a solution. 4 ply Brown Tortoise pickguard and back plate for $12, and no mounting holes:
I put the original on top and used it to Mark the location for the mounting holes
Counter sunk the holes by hand to accommodate the screws
Installed, and by golly, another great looking strat!
And since I had to drill the holes myself, the fit is absolutely perfect.
Shodai
Blues Junior
So, on another thread there was talk about switching out pickups and such. Working remotely from home has left me with a little time on my hands, and with the various delivery services still operating...
So the Squier Bullet came out nicely. But it's a Bullet, and the pickup are about the cheapest things on the planet. Weak, and microphonic. So I ordered some Wilkinson's from the Stratosphere, and some cream colored covers & knobs. Pickups are about twice the output. They're lower cost ceramic Wilkinson's, so by far not the greatest in the world, but a world of difference from the cheap pickups that were in there.
I think the cream is a little more subtle against the Tortoise.
So the Squier Bullet came out nicely. But it's a Bullet, and the pickup are about the cheapest things on the planet. Weak, and microphonic. So I ordered some Wilkinson's from the Stratosphere, and some cream colored covers & knobs. Pickups are about twice the output. They're lower cost ceramic Wilkinson's, so by far not the greatest in the world, but a world of difference from the cheap pickups that were in there.
I think the cream is a little more subtle against the Tortoise.
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jporzelius
Blues Junior
I'm a fan of the tortoise pick guard: