Dave P
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- Oct 13, 2001
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For whatever reason, I always liked the MIJ E series Squier Strats made in the mid 1980's. They were very well built, made by FujiGen Gakki in Japan, and they were cheap so plenty of them are out there. I'm a sucker for cheap guitars, partly because I never had any money when I was young so they were all I could afford. These are great candidates for hot rodding, since they were just budget beginner guitars, still can be found fairly reasonably, and since they were built very well it isn't like polishing a turd.
My latest desecration is this beast, a really beat to shit rosewood board version. Since I did all the work myself and found most of the parts used, it really didn't cost very much.
Mods-
Refret, fingerboard radiused to 12", with Jescar stainless steel 6105 sized fret wire.
Gotoh locking tuners, these are the new ones with the Sperzel style lock knob one the back, these are excellent.
Gotoh 510 6 screw trem with vintage saddles, a very nice unit.
Completely rewired with quality parts - CTS pots, CRL switch, wired tone control to bridge pickup, cloth covered wire, Dimarzio Area stacked single coils (58, 58, Solo)
The result is a nice, versatile guitar that stays in tune with pretty heavy whammy abuse, doesn't hum, and plays and sounds really nice. And since it says Squier on the headstock, it is theft resistant. :hee
My latest desecration is this beast, a really beat to shit rosewood board version. Since I did all the work myself and found most of the parts used, it really didn't cost very much.
Mods-
Refret, fingerboard radiused to 12", with Jescar stainless steel 6105 sized fret wire.
Gotoh locking tuners, these are the new ones with the Sperzel style lock knob one the back, these are excellent.
Gotoh 510 6 screw trem with vintage saddles, a very nice unit.
Completely rewired with quality parts - CTS pots, CRL switch, wired tone control to bridge pickup, cloth covered wire, Dimarzio Area stacked single coils (58, 58, Solo)
The result is a nice, versatile guitar that stays in tune with pretty heavy whammy abuse, doesn't hum, and plays and sounds really nice. And since it says Squier on the headstock, it is theft resistant. :hee