Fender Pre-Wired Strat Pickguard, Custom Shop Fat 50's SSS, Parchment 11 Hole PG

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20 years ago I was in the market for a Strat. I could only afford a Fender Mexican Strat at the time. It hung on the wall ,in the guitar shop, for what seemed ages. When it was in the sale, I bought it. I play Knoffler, Gilmour classic stuff. It has done a job but seemed to lack a little something. I have changed hum buckers in Yamaha guitars in the past, not for a better tone but one nearer the tone I was going for. I do not solder often and thus looked at the pre wired Mex special scratch plate option to reduce the amount of soldering to do during the change .-ve's. Obviously more expensive than just a set of three pickups on their own. The pre-wired set cost almost what I payed for the guitar! Not all the scratch plate screw holes match up with the previous scratch plate holes. No new shinny screws. Not an issue really but I had to drill a small hole for the additional earth wire.+ve's The tone is impressive. No new kit will turn you into a rock god but it inspires you to play more. My partner noticed the improvement in tone straight away. She said you can sound like Floyd and Straits after all! !!!! Less soldering and faff than if you bought just a set of new pickups. Easy to install. Watch the Youtube vid first just to see how to do it. Basically Fender "60's pickups. If you changed these on a top grade Fender you may not notice the improvement but on my Mexican made Strat, or I guess on a Squire or similar, you will notice the improvement.If you are old enough, my Blonde Mexican Strat was a Fiesta, now it is an XR2. I'm just going to open the windows and wind the volume up. Time for a go faster stripe I feel!

Superb Pup's....nice scratch plate , Shame about the 5-way switch , was expecting a CRL 5-way Pickup Selector with made in usa stamp, but the pup's make up for it,they really are superb (imho).

5++ Perfect! I love my new Texas Spacial set of pickups (as a fully loaded pickguard) for Strat Pro IIAn absence of the mounting screws is a bit disappointing...

Comes in box bent like a banana. It was literally curved like a bowl. The protective plastic did not come off easily and in about 100 pieces . Obviously this has had some heat exposure and it’s harsh effect on it.

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Neat wiring and they sound fantastic

I upgraded my squire guitar from the standard pickups and it sounds just like my mates fender , we've compared and you really can't tell the difference. Looks fantastic , easy to install just had to dish some wood out.