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04-23-2018, 10:50 AM
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How tough is it to change PU's and wiring?
My son has a little Standard Squier Strat and his interest has waned. So I have a fun little guitar that is begging to be hot rodded. I'd love to get into my own upgrades. It would give me something else to obsess about and shop online for with PUs, pots, and caps. He has an HSS strat.
It is a win win. I tweak a guitar and practice for tweaking mine and end up with a 3rd I like playing. Or, me messing with his guitar lights a fire under my sons rear and he decides he wants to try again? 
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04-23-2018, 10:56 AM
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If you’re comfortable using a soldering iron it’s easy to change pickups and wiring. There are plenty of schematics available online. Have fun modding!
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04-23-2018, 02:12 PM
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It's not at all difficult but having said that at least a few times a year I get customers in my repair shop who attempted it and really failed miserably with giant globs of solder and wiring that just doesn't add up.
So I guess the answer is.... It depends 
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04-23-2018, 06:33 PM
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Agreed, its amazing how many people actually struggle with wiring, it is pretty easy and self explanatory, but plenty of circuit diagrams also exist if you need one.
Steve
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04-24-2018, 09:46 AM
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04-24-2018, 09:50 AM
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A strat is perhaps the easiest guitar to work on, because everything is contained in the pickguard, with the exception of one ground to the bridge and hot lead to the plug. Even a novice (like I was) with a soldering iron should be able to get great results.
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