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fhopkins · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:13 am

Ceri wrote:

bluesstrattone wrote:

...however is something wrong with the pickups?

Yes, that's what I'd like to know, too.

Anyhow, if you want different pups then why not just remove the entire pickguard and keep it safe? And do so by unsoldering the joins on the jack rather than at the controls: that way all the joins on the harness stay original, which is what collectors like to see.

You may have no intention of selling - but your children/grandchildren may be very glad of your carefulness in decades to come!

(Actually, I've heard of people peeling back the insulation on the wires and making the break somewhere that new joins can then be hidden by putting the insulation back in place. That way ALL the visible solder joints stay in tact. It'll only work with certain kinds of wire insulation, though...)

As others have said, new frets are often considered acceptable running maintenance by collectors.

Dave Gilmour plays his number 0001 Strat: that's an excellent example to us all...

Good luck - C

I agree with Ceri and CV. Make the changes and save the old parts, then Enjoy!

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:40 pm

asg wrote:

I have had this '75 Strat for a while now - It is completely original - im the 2nd owner - Now, its got some wear it, still looks great though - Im torn between whether or not I should just get some work done to it to get it to play like I want it to, which would mean new frets ...

As a fellow '75 Strat owner, I would advise you to take it to a good, trustworthy luthier for an opinion on the frets. If you are lucky, you can get away with just a releveling and a recrowning instead of an entire fret replacement.

As for the pickups, are you looking for higher output? or? Try lowering them first ...

mondo500 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:09 pm

I'm not very practical in a D.I.Y. way, but the other day I came across a reference to the Kinman no-soldering harness (presumably best used with Kinman pickups, which I guess could be pricey but by all accounts are very good):

http://www.kinman.com/Shop/harnesses_stratprod.htm

If you were to use something like this, would you have to mess with the soldering on your existing pickups..? uh, stupid question. I suppose if you were replacing the entire pickguard assembly it would make no difference, unless you wanted to avoid soldering the new pickups you're dropping in.

Synkronized · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:11 pm

cvilleira wrote:

Make it playable but in doing so keep the pickups, pots, switch and pickguard as a set and put them aside so that they can always be put back as original. Refret neck if you want and don't refinish it. I have seen many 70's Strats that are all original but have been well played to where the frets had to be redone.

+1

wilburcook · **Joined:** Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:45 pm **Posts:** 1271

Go for it, fix that mother up. that way you can enjoy it and it'll be ready for your son when the time comes.

asg · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:32 am

wilburcook wrote:

Go for it, fix that mother up. that way you can enjoy it and it'll be ready for your son when the time comes.

Hey Wilbur, I just wanted to share this pic to reflect on your last comment - Here is what he will have waiting for him when he is ready - I put them side by side and took this pic a while back - He has a '05 Am. Std sittin in the case waitin for him - from the year he was born, thus the same for my '75 - two guitars, 30 years apart! I thought it was a cool pic, I may have posted it before, wanted to share it

Darkly Dreaming · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:46 am

Speaking from the point of someone who is set to inherit a modded '68 LP Custom, mod it. Keep playing it. Your kid will appreciate it much more that way. My dad's won't fetch as much on the market, but it's legit road wear and function-performance mods make for a prize axe. That's just me though.

holt · **Joined:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:38 am **Posts:** 112

you say you "wanna play it". that should tell you something. fix it how you want it and enjoy.

tbazzone · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:31 am

Nobody said to alter it, having it refretted is not altering it. A guitar is only good itf it can be played.

firstrat · **Joined:** Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:21 am **Posts:** 527

Fix it! I did to an old Ventura I have had forever, my first electric. It was only like $160 new. The neck was broke, and the frets and saddles were worn. It literally sat on a guitar stand for 10 years in my closet. It looked done, but it had sentimental value to me. The guy charged $200 for all the work and to re-set it up. It was like falling in love all over again. That guitar just rocks, best $200 I ever spent. I think it plays and sounds better today than ever

tbazzone · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:23 am

Not all guitars are investments. If you don,t intend on selling it play it and do what ever you need to do to fit yourself. If I owned a original 62 strat I would play the heck out of it. Everything is not about money. Do what makes you happy.

tbazzone · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:03 am

Just because a guitar is old does not make it valuable not all strats will be worth over 10 grand when they are 30 yrs old. Strats from the 70s arn,t that rare. Don,t be confused with what people ask for them. Look at what they get for them. Its the same with cars. Some old ones are just old and nothing special.

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