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Post subject: Fender Stratocaster Dan Smith questions
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:50 am
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Is it possible to install humbucker beside bridge in 1983 Fender Stratocaster Dan Smith without interference of wood and is it no problem to install original floyd rose in this guitar ?


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Post subject: Re: Fender Stratocaster Dan Smith questions
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:01 am
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I assume you're talking about a 1983 2-knob Strat and not a 1982 "Smith" Strat, right?

Assuming this is the 1983/84 2-knob it has a lot of issues to do those mods you are talking about:

1. These have the FreeFlyte trem; it's a top-loading trem and there isn't a cavity accessable from the back of the guitar for the trem block. The springs are located under the pickguard on these. You would have to do a massive amount of rerouting of the body to get a "normal" trem cavity for the Floyd's trem block.

2. As mentioned the body has an odd route - you would have to route the body for the humbucker. I should have enough room to route for a humbucker as I've seen several of this era with humbuckers. However, you might not have enough wood left after routing for the humbucker and changing routes for the Floyd to actually mount the Floyd.

Personally I would search for a different Strat model for modding than trying to do both of those mods on one of these.


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