Recent content by Chris1868

I have wired my Strat with 2 pups and a 4 way switch. The tonality is fantastic.  The 4 way switch will give you 4 distinct tones with the 'series' position givng a very full fat sound. Also, if you avoid a reverse wound middle pickup you do not loose the top (being the trade off for hum...

I would describe my soldering iron as lukewarm. I have ordered a new 40 watt model. Thanks to all for great input.

Thank you JackTheHack. That explains everything

At best my soldering of the earth wires on top of the pots is an awful mess - that may or may not work! I find this particluar job very difficult. Is there an easy or obvious way of doing this that I am somehow missing?

When it comes to wiring - Is there anything to be gained by switching from cheap everyday components to the absolute best quality available? Why bother with inferior electronics on a beautiful Warmoth guitar? My question is – how does one source the finest pots, capacitors, switches and jack...

F space did not work. The 'Vintage Hardtail Bridge' that Warmoth is selling is 1/8" larger than F space. In all fairness to Warmoth they do point this out. Its just that I had no idea that it would be impossible to purchase an off-the-shelf pickup to accomodate this dimension.

I have had a beautiful wide neck Stratocaster made from Warmoth parts complete with their wide spaced vintage hardtail bridge. The string spacing on the bridge is 2 1/4". This is very a comfortable width to play on. Unfortunately I could not find any off-the-shelf pickups with pole pieces that...