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    My fav to wire up is the strat, dont know why.

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    And done... Phew. I thought initially the OTT shielding was causing the issue. But it now plays with minimal background noise!




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    Looking good Andrew. Nice work on the wiring. Looking forward to hearing those new pups wail! She really is a nice looking strat dude.

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    Andrew looking awesome. It will be interesting to see in a month your feedback on the changes. I always find when I do changes I get a bit of a "gain" in my playing wether the better tone or feel makes you keener and you tend to spend more time playing than usual.
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    @Gav. Thanks for that. I'm really pleased with this Strat. It was my first build and a bit 'rough' around the edges but now tweaked to my satisfaction. It has been interesting revisiting an old project

    @Doc - lol, next strat will use far less shielding tape! Being my first build it was overkill in all areas. Like the foil tip.

    @Tony - I reckon its partly due the layout of the pickguard. Everything is placed nice and logically & easily accessible.

    @Blueshound - I've plugged this in this morning much to the dismay of my neighbours! Twangier, louder, much more dirt. Even on low gain I can get some feedback effects.

    One thing to note for would-be up-graders is that to fit the CRL type switch you have to cut a bit more out of the cavity to accommodate it. Also quite a bit of additional weight is added with full size pots etc. but it feels nice and solid.

    I may upgrade the bridge later but considering I've hard-tailed it I'm not convinced splashing out on a new one with a hefty steel block is worthwhile.
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    Cheers Vh. The change in tone is incredible and the tone knobs actually do something now!
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    Nice work Andrew, it looks the business.

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    Not only looks great but will sound so much better too. Cant wait for the soundclip.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewdosborne View Post

    One thing to note for would-be up-graders is that to fit the CRL type switch you have to cut a bit more out of the cavity to accommodate it. Also quite a bit of additional weight is added with full size pots etc. but it feels nice and solid.

    I may upgrade the bridge later but considering I've hard-tailed it I'm not convinced splashing out on a new one with a hefty steel block is worthwhile.
    I totally agree with you. when I revisit mine, I am going to re rout the switch section then put back my shielding too.

    I have also had that thought regarding the bridge.....maybe one day...
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    Very slick Andrew, you'll enjoy it a lot more now I bet
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