So decided that today was the day to put my Stratocaster together.
It wasn't a to bad of a job, the solid core wire wasn't as difficult to use as id heard it was, just bend it as little as possible and use a sharp knife to strip it with an all went well.
Haven't had chance to play it properly yet only tested it over through my bass amp but so far first impressions are money well spent ! it sounds like five different guitars as i change pick up positions, neck and middle being my all time favorites, the Neck pickup is LOUD! and very bass heavy, just how i like it! with the Middle pickup full and clear with plenty of mids an the Bridge pick up is SHARP!! Cant wait to get my Marshall warmed up and put it through its paces, its all ready to go with fresh strings not forgetting a good clean !!
Hear are some of the pics !

How it Started off





The Parts :





The nearly finished job, wired up ready to be fitted, decided to use the old pickup covers as apposed to the new ones, they have naturally aged along with the knobs to a vintage yellow,
The new selector was different than the one that i took off so went with the black button for now (decided that after i took the photo) :







Finished !!!!!



Will take some better pics when get the chance, all in all ........ Not a bad day !!!!

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Dan...

Fender 1987 MIJ Stratocaster, Texas Special Loaded.
Fender 2007 MIA Jazz Deluxe.

oh man, that looks super awesome.

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"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present."

oogway, kungfu panda 2008

what model strat is that with the 6 screw bridge?

MIJ, 57 Reissue, its the original bridge as far as i know.

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Dan...

Fender 1987 MIJ Stratocaster, Texas Special Loaded.
Fender 2007 MIA Jazz Deluxe.

If you put a reverse left-handed tremolo and swap the original '57 maple neck for an oval '62 rosewood, you can make your very own "SRV" replica.

How did you guess i was a Stevie fan ? lol
Yeah thought about hunting down more parts but .... never no i guess, its defiantly a tribute though, never use the trem so wouldn't bother an that neck is very much part of the guitar an me!! Ive had the guitar nearly 20yrs an its got my own marks on it, every ding i remember (well defiantly remember the first ding! it was near mint when i got it).

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Dan...

Fender 1987 MIJ Stratocaster, Texas Special Loaded.
Fender 2007 MIA Jazz Deluxe.