Hah, somebody had an opinion...
- Thread starter Don O
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syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
Hopefully Don O can explain some historical details, but... I don't think that is even the original pickguard. I see a bunch of shreds of pickguard material all over the covered part of the body. Notice the twin holes for the pickguard by the tone pot area? The aluminum foil shielding attempt looks very amateurish, too.
Chubbles
Ambassador of Sarcastic Tone
It's funny how people can look at something and see it differently, whether it's punctuation, the nut, or import switch. I've had trouble with those import switches. I usually replace them. I think I'm allergic.
Me too...but I had to verify it myself.
Agreed...
Totally agree. I was contemplating tweaking on the claw angle in my Strat just to see for myself.
Now, I don’t have to!
I found a video of a guy who did a before and after angled claw thing with no change in return to pitch.
OP
It’s a 1988 CS Strat with a SE serial number that I bought around 1998. So I’m guessing some previous owner or a guitar tech was pissed with it. The aluminum foil job is so, so, I don’t see a direct ground connection.
Robert, that is a locking nut.
I too saw the second pick guard holes and had a WTF thought. Who changes a CS pup setup
The fret board cleaned up well, but I think it needs some fret work, maybe new frets. I’ll see if I can post some close ups and get an opinion. I’m also thinking now of a new pick guard setup. I’ll be desoldering this one next weekend and getting a better look.
Robert, that is a locking nut.
I too saw the second pick guard holes and had a WTF thought. Who changes a CS pup setup
The fret board cleaned up well, but I think it needs some fret work, maybe new frets. I’ll see if I can post some close ups and get an opinion. I’m also thinking now of a new pick guard setup. I’ll be desoldering this one next weekend and getting a better look.
It’s a 1988 CS Strat with a SE serial number that I bought around 1998. So I’m guessing some previous owner or a guitar tech was pissed with it. The aluminum foil job is so, so, I don’t see a direct ground connection.
Robert, that is a locking nut.
I too saw the second pick guard holes and had a WTF thought. Who changes a CS pup setup
The fret board cleaned up well, but I think it needs some fret work, maybe new frets. I’ll see if I can post some close ups and get an opinion. I’m also thinking now of a new pick guard setup. I’ll be desoldering this one next weekend and getting a better look.
@Don O - way back in the day, I knew several guys who played a stock Fender tremolo with a locking nut. This guitar seems really unusual!
They can be leveled and crowned.
jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
thats where I was heading...
The neck plane needs to be assessed but most likely a full fret dress will reinvigorate it.
I reluctantly did same (questioning my skill level) on my brother's $2k+ 20+ year old Ibanez and it came out great.
Never saw that miserable $#%^ happier.
Isn’t that a Wilkinson roller nut? That’s what Fender used when they soured on the LSR roller nut for a while.
OP
Dents in 2 frets, and what seems like wear. I’ll post some pics.
OP
Crap, now I gotta go upstairs and look at it closely and report back.
My bad...
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
This is always a better choice if there's enough meat.
That looks really cool! Does it work well?
About as well as the LSR units...from what I remember...I played a couple, but never owned one.
jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
I have some small dents in a couple of the older used cheap guitars I have in the lower 3-4 frets that dont make for any playability issues.
Besides the dents, if your frets are worn down that low, it will be obvious visually and by feel.
I tried to compensate for a warped neck by leveling - it was an epic fail.
BUT, the frets on both sides outside of the valley of the warped section were cut down real low.
Though it was a fail, it was obvious to identify the situation in hindsight, and a good learning experience.