Strats, trems and pickupmobiles

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Some strat mods shizzle...

Alight fellers, anyone use one of these do hickeys!?



Graphite saddles

http://www.graphtech.com/product-339-2/


for this fella



upgrading a strat i have with some new pups, trem and nuts... (lefty of course)

but wondeirng has anyone used these kits!? hearing mixed reviews of its a tone killer, some saying its better etc but it seems like it would be a nice addition and save me getting a new trem, toyed with the idea of one of those wilkinson locking trems

http://www.warmoth.com/Gotoh-Wilkinson-Tremolo-VS100-Left-Hand-Chrome-P624.aspx

but the saddles might do the job since the last ones are shot and the screws in them are all rusty

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also wiring diagrams for pickups... anywhere online to get some custom type ones!?

ideally i'd like a HSS setup with a a standard wired 5 way switch 1 volume, 1 tone and in place of the 2nd tone pot a killswitch

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last thing need to seal some artwork on the scratch plate, any spray on type clear cover stuff that will work!? tried some stuff i got before in b n q but it didn't do the job, might need something more professional

any help, cheers

rcaz

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also wiring diagrams for pickups... anywhere online to get some custom type ones!?

ideally i'd like a HSS setup with a a standard wired 5 way switch 1 volume, 1 tone and in place of the 2nd tone pot a killswitch

So you want the switch running into a master volume and master tone knob - why not figure out your switch's wiring from a Strat diagram and wire the potentiometers in accordance with a Tele diagram?

As for a kill switch, you can grab a €3 push-to-break momentary switch in a place like Maplin and just wire that as the last thing in the guitar. I have one like this in my Squier Strat. I had two of the lever toggle style ones but snapped them both off within a few days of installing them, the button is the way to go I reckon. It's a great mod, love playing with a kill switch

Also, \m/ BEER \m/

68 lost souls

The problem with a push to break switch like that is you are leaving the circuit open and the wires will act as a receiver picking up unwanted sound. A proper kill switch should be wired to earth to kill the sound properly. One option would be to use a shadow kill pot like this http://www.shadow-electronics.com/viewpro.html?lang_id&id=266 or the other is a toggle.

www.seymourduncan.com has a lot of wiring diagrams and the forum is a great help.

www.guitarelectronics.com is another usefull site.