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Hey guys, just thought i'd post this as a matter of interest.
a month ago a mate of mine and I went halvsies on four guitars some dude was selling on fb marketplace.....so they were about $50 each.
a couple of them were squire bullets, so i decided to mod one......
before shots
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under the hood
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AFTER SHOTS
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pop the hood....
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The thing wails.
I replaced the pups with my Wilkinson Humbkuckers I had laying around, new CTS mimi pots and OG switch and a bone nut.
I pulled apart the trem system and the tuners and fixed them up a bit and they work fine.
mods cost about $60 bucks or so...
wow Andy that looks unreal the red paint and mods. You kept this one quiet !! Looks very nice good work buddy
what is the other axe you are doing a makeover on ?
Love the Squire reno Andy - they are great axes to use as a modding platform
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Looks Great,
Powerful Fast, those Red Ones.......
Looks great Andy, nicely done.
Nice one Andy. Just happens to be my favourite Strat colour combo.
I agree Waz, They really Pop.
My mate gets to choose between another Squier bullet or a crafter strat. For the next one I intend to wind my own pups....that is ....after I make a winder....;)Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Thx for the kind comments ponch, Hobie, Weirdy and Waz.
I really wanted to hear what hummers would sound like in a strat and with a trem. Its different, I'll give it that. I just find strats more comfortable to play.
I agree Ponch, the neck was pretty faultless for a 7 year old guitar.
Can we expect to hear you playing some Bon Jovi songs then?
lol ;) too busy learning bass guitarQuote:
Originally Posted by wazkelly
you will love the bass Andy, and it's my first jazz bass too so I'm excited ! Have you got a bass amp to play it when yours is done ?
I played bass through a guitar amp for years and you really miss out on the full sound, plus it kills guitar amp speakers haha.
I did some micro mesh sanding on my body lastnight so about to finish that, mesh the neck, polish and assembly time !
Scored a day off woohoo
oh and Andy once you have played a fretted bass you will need a freless bass haha
That's it Woks! Then after the first fretted/fretless bass build you will have developed BAS!
Guitar amps and particularly speakers have a mid boost which is unkind to Bass Sounds. I played in a Bush Band for a few years and used a small Music Man combo for convenience and portability. Changed the 12" speaker out for a 15 but kept the hole the same size. Worked OK for that job. Eventually sold it for what I had paid....
It starts with an alternate Neck and spreads from there.......Quote:
Originally Posted by andrewdosborne
That's a little too much information Woks!!😂😂Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
I bet you were thinking exfoliating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zandit75
Hey Andy40, I like how the squire strat turned out after having the mods to it, the colour looks great on it, you'll notice that the hum you get with single-coil pickups will be mostly gone, the two humbuckers won't have a drastic effect on the tone of the guitar, other than making it sound louder and fatter, with less of the ear-piercing treble that single-coils are notorious for, will be interested in hearing what it sounds like if you're planning on doing a demo.
Also, good stuff about getting into pickup winding too mate.
Thanks Doc. Yeah i just have a bit of work to do on the bone nut and i'll try to put a sound demo up.
Wow, looks amazing, love the red