Tag: Guitar Wiring Projects
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January 29, 2008
OK, so I gave up on the Mega Strat project. As I said before, I am no expert when it comes to guitar wiring, but I have replaced more than a couple sets of pickups, replaced switches and pots, and did a complete rewire of my Peavey T-60 without any trouble. I haven't ever had...
January 26, 2008
I fixed the "inverted switch" problem in the original wiring diagram... bastards. http://medinaline.net/pics/megastrat-wiring-fixed.jpg I am trying to get up the nerve to get started on it right now. Wish me luck. ----------- Update: 8:35PM ------------- I installed the new 5...
January 24, 2008
OK, I finally got back to it and purchased the replacement 5 way switch and push-pull pot today, as seen below. I would just like to step back for a moment and rant about the "shopping online kills local businesses" thing. To me, it's fast, easy, and a hell of a lot cheaper to...
January 23, 2008
What was previously known as the strat with the most, the blue fender, has now been torn down for another, less radical, radical mod. I received a set of Fender Custom Shop '69 pickups for Christmas and have been trying to figure out what to do with them. I found the following...
December 17, 2007
It's funny how quickly I lose interest in the things I commit to. Not just a blog that no one will read, but a massive recording project that no one will listen to, relationships that fall from the clouds, exercise, smoking cessation... This was the first day of my vacation. I...
September 29, 2007
OK, so this is the latest in my ongoing quest to make my beautiful old Alvarez Strat copy stay in tune. It started in 1996, I purchased the Alvarez "Classic" sunburst guitar for $136 in a music shop in Greensburg, PA. I forget what the place is called. They had to custom order...