From my own feeble attempts at jury-rigging wiring in my 'teens, with old DeArmond pickups and controls, I had a sense that some of the components needed to be replaced.
Probably all, if the guitar is to sound best.

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alright, so if my tech wants $75 an hour + restring, aprox. how much would this all cost?

It depends on how honest your tech is. My estimate is not more than 2 hours work. That's a good experienced tech. JMO. But you may need some parts also. Ask your tech for an estimate. Somebody else here will be able to give a better $ estimate than me I'm sure. I hope you get it sorted.

Hi CC.
Watch that estimate!
Remember what you paid for the guitar to begin with.
You are probably better off taking advantage of Andy´s guidance and then finding someone who will HELP you out of good will with the soldering.
$75 an hour, for working on a Squire seems the wrong way to go.

Good luck!

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true haha, right now it's no more than a few pieces of wood, the grounding wire to the trem broke in half. even the JB Jr is worth more than the guitar itself

Howdy!


If your buying new components (5 way & pots) WD Music sell a Strat wiring kit for $59, so you'll need to add that to your Guitar-Techs hourly rate.

Looking at your pic's you may well need to buy a new neck pickup if the red hot (+) wire is missing. It would be handy if you could confirm that before I start drawing up diagrams as it will probably need to change if your going to use another brand of pups. Of course, a new wire could be soldered on and It may well come back to life, but personally, I'd buy a new neck and middle pups that complement your JB Jr (maybe Martian will recommend a suitable pair, should you decide to go down that route). I've bought several second hand and new Seymour Duncan pickups from Ebay for very reasonable prices. Well worth a look if your on a tight budget.

As you can see the cost is rising rapidly. I take it you already have a soldering Iron and solder? If so it would be a shame not to use it, and your Squire perfect to start learning the basics on.

Mikes suggestion of finding someone to show you how to solder is a good one IMO as There's only so much you can learn from the forum. That said here's a Big Hairy soldering tip....

Before applying solder, make sure you have a good mechanical join (As shown below)



That makes it less likely to come loose and easier to solder.



Nice, neat & tidy.

If you decide to carry out the component replacements yourself, I'd recommend budgeting to have the guitar set up by a decent Tech to ensure sonic bliss once your done.

Let us know how you feel about the above and/or if you want a diagram and we can take it from there.

Hope this helps

Andy

BTW:


+1

Cheers!

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