If it was a british plug.. you'd be much better off :P , we have the best plugs in the world. Why the Americans still use 2 point plugs with failable...

McFly fan ??? :?

Perhaps replacing the pot with a stiffer one would be of advantage ?

Are you refering to the tremolo bar hitting the volume ?

I wonder if perhaps the guitar has been dropped at all by your son ? its an unlikely suggestion but... perhaps the coil inside the pick up has been sl...

Is there no possibilty it could be in a different octave.... i suppose you should notice cause the string would either snap trying, or be flapping aro...

( Whats to say its the switch anyway.. It could be one of the wires in the pickup that isn't being selected is damaged... )

Just resolder it if its of any quality the switch, just take the surface oxidation off ( Which wont be of any thickness ) and then solder them back on...

I see, so if oxidation is the reason that they're not contacting, how will blowing the oxidation off help, surely its best just to resolder...

ahh its all good now :) I used the Seymour Duncan diagram which was great. This Fender switch is so much better than the old pile o crap which was i...

Contact cleaner ?? these things are soldered in, okey the inner workings of the switch might need it but... Should they really get dusty ?

So what do you actually want your Mexican Strat to sound like ? an Ibanez ? + you're lucky to have a Mexican Strat as your first guitar :P , Wish i w...

O right cool, i very rarely use the middle pick up.. so. Tone control on the bridge is probably a better option, as well as that my amp is very divers...

How often is it that you're meant to change Valves on a tube amp anyway ?