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Post subject: New Pickguard on my Strat... plus video
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:43 pm
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I love my Surf Green Strat, but I always wanted to know what a black pearl pickguard would look like on it and Guitar Center had one on clearance for $15 so I picked it up. I like it, but I don't know. Any opinions... before and after shots. Plus here's a video of it (pre pearl pickguard) on my channel at http://www.youtube.com/squiresj820. Image
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:49 pm
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I like it. I have the same one on my American Deluxe. At least it looks like it. I have the Black pearloid.

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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:25 pm
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Well, gonna redo it again with a white pearl pickguard, black plastic parts and a Dimarzio Super Distortion, D-Sonic or Seymour Duncan Distortion... haven't decided yet. I like how the bridge pickup sounds with a little overdrive, but it can't handle the heavier stuff that I like to play. Maybe I'll put the black pearl one on my MIM Strat.

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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:34 pm
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Well, I did the mods. I was just going to add a humbucker, but Guitar Center had a set of Hot Noiseless Pickups and I couldn't pass them up. So now I have a Hot Noiseless in the neck and middle with a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and a white pearl pickguard. I kept the aged plastic parts mainly because the black pickup covers don't fit. It sounds awesome, the pickups compliment each other nicely and the look is sweet. I'm going to put the Hot Noiseless bridge pickup in my MIM Strat with the black pearl pickguard I was using on the Highway One. I'll have pics tomorrow.

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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:41 pm
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My 2 cents would be a white pearl or tortoise shell. Heh...Im wierd anyway LOL!!


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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:53 pm
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Look at the intonation saddle screw on 1st. (high) E string of first guitar.


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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:13 am
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ndngary wrote:
Look at the intonation saddle screw on 1st. (high) E string of first guitar.

Yeah I noticed that too ndngary.
It looks like the saddle screw is sticking out the back side of the bridge.

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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:32 pm
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Yeah, the screw seems to loosen up after awhile, I'm constantly checking it, in fact, I did it just before taking the pics. Again, I added a white pearl pickguard, DiMarzio Super Distortion and Fender Hot Noiseless in the neck and middle, sounds hot and sounds awesome. I'm going to drop the Hot Noiseless bridge in my MIM Strat. I was thinking of graphite saddles, a roller nut and locking tuners to give it a little tweak, maybe a push/pull for coil splitting the humbucker.. Anyway, here are two pics with the upgrades and a close up of the upgraded pickups and pickguard. I might add a video if I get a chance.
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