I just got a new pickguard for my Squier Strat and don't want to pay to have it put on by a tech. I was wondering if someone could give me a step by step or point me to a good tutorial before I start this? I don't want to mess with the pickups or knobs if I don't have to, but I want to get this done.
"How could you possibly be scared of being bad? Once you get past that, it's all beautiful." -Trey Anastasio
All you should need to do is pull of the control knobs and the switch knob off.
Unscrew all the screws and lift the P/guard up and over the control knobs, and out from under the strings. Reverse the process to replace with the new P/guard. Keep in mind the screw holes may not all line up correctly.
Bish
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Also maybe you could mark the pickup covers with a grease pencil or marker so when you put them into the new pickguard you can get them to approximately the same height they were in the old pickguard.
Ok, one more quick question. How do I get the knobs and selector switch "head" off? Just pull or...?
"How could you possibly be scared of being bad? Once you get past that, it's all beautiful." -Trey Anastasio
I was wondering this myself. If it is that easy, why do they sell "pre-wired" pickguards like on the " http://store.guitarfetish.com/ " website?
I was wondering this myself. If it is that easy, why do they sell "pre-wired" pickguards like on the " http://store.guitarfetish.com/ " website?
They the sell the prewired guards for situation where you want to replace pickups, pots, etc all in one sitting without a ton of hassle. I just want to swap the pickguard and nothing else.
I did figure out how to get the knobs off but am still having issues with the selector switch since I can't figure out how to get the head off.
"How could you possibly be scared of being bad? Once you get past that, it's all beautiful." -Trey Anastasio
Just pull straight up and it should come off.
