Can We Make A Stratocaster Sound Better? - Upgrading A Squier Bullet

This week we decide to make a Stratocaster that sounds 'better' and it went reasonably well albeit not without some typical Guitaristas 'hiccups' along the way. Come and join us guitar nerds as we re-wire and re-invent a classic guitar and make some mistakes so that you don't have to!!

Loads of you have asked so here's the store where I got the Pickguard from on Ebay UK: https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/earlpilanz
and heres the direct link to the item I bought: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114435899974

00:00 intro & coming up
01:03 the problem with strats
03:18 what's happening today
05:30 scratch plate removal
08:08 test fit
11:07 the pots linear vs audio taper
13:29 measuring the pots
15:39 wiring diagrams
17:27 let the soldering begin!
20:27 pickup foam
21:17 time to see if it works 1
22:27 back to the drawing board
24:22 time to see if it works 2
25:47 reassembly
26:52 pickup readings
27:43 what it sounded like before
28:55 what it sounds like now...
30:11 let's play something part 1
31:45 tone control
32:39 let's play something part 2
34:19 so what do we think?
37:44 play out jam

Signal Chain Info:
TC Polytune / Boss CS3
Drive Pedals (when on): RAT
Boss DD7 / Boss RC5 Looper
Amp: Fender Princeton Reverb Tweed 1 x 12
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools

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