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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:39 pm
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This '76 Sunburst has the following modifications: Schaller tuners; graphite nut; jumbo frets; boosted pick-ups; custom switching; Alembic Stratoblaster pre-amp; Tele knobs; upgraded pots and shielding; StarTracks bridge (not in this pic). I think that's everything. Nearly every part has been upgraded or modified.

Some of the work was done by the old Stars Guitars in San Francisco. They worked on a lot of big names' instruments while they were in business. The did the shielding, boosted the pickups with "MagnaKeeps" and installed the jumbo frets. Of all the mods, the frets made the biggest difference.

The switches are 3-way and allow me to use any one, two or all three, in or out of phase. The middle pickup is wired to work as a humbucker with the neck or bridge pickups. I had the idea to rewire it back in the 70's, and asked around, but was told "it won't work", etc. Well, it works!

The next (and final) mod is to install a Floyd Rose style tremolo. I wrote about this one in another thread - it weighs a ton!

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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:36 am
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Wow, everybody, wow! What great info! :-) I'm clearly going to be doing some pickup testing/comparing.

Okay, so, here's a question that's come from investigating these answers: what bridge insert style do I get for a Highway 1? Most manufacturers list bridges as "import" or "American," but the American ones have the offset intonation screws--yet the Highway 1 stock are not offset? Can anyone add some clarity on that for me?

Thank you all for the great answers...


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