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#289534 - 10/11/11 03:04 PM
Re: Megi's Strat build - scratchplate assembly
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Megi
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Registered: 08/07/11
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Loc: Lincolnshire
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Thanks Bry, the cream pickups and knobs is partly down to me seeing that blue strat of yours - it confirmed to me that this was what I wanted, so cheers for that. And I am just a sucker for gold hardware somehow, that was always going on, whatever else I chose - but I think you're right, it does work pretty well.
Can't wait to get the body, plus the modified neck back. I'm going to use Tru Oil on both the body and neck this time, should be interesting...
Edited by Megi (10/11/11 03:04 PM)
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#289588 - 11/11/11 06:46 PM
Re: Megi's Strat build - scratchplate assembly
[Re: Megi]
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Megi
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Registered: 08/07/11
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Loc: Lincolnshire
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Not got a lot done today, but have just drawn up a wiring diagram to follow, here it is folks, in case of interest to anyone: 
This is the "Strat SP" circuit, which can be found on the guitar Nuts 2 forum, featuring series-parallel and phase switching, plus enhanced master tone control in series mode, and also a fade control which allows you to dial in subtle (or less subtle!) amounts of "out-of-phase-ness" and/or series pickup sounds in the series mode.
Anyway, it seems like a pretty cool circuit to me (thank you to John H on the GN2 forum for thinking of it, and advice given recently), but now I've got to solder the --ooops naughty word-- thing! Don't have the energy to start at the moment, so best to wait until a better time. Why do I do these things to myself!  
EDIT: just to add, in case their are any guitar electrics hounds out there, the switch and pot shells are all grounded automatically, just by contacting the copper shielding on the back of the scratchplate - so no need to add grounding wires between these components. This is a method I picked up from the original guitar Nuts website - it avoids earth loops, and works perfectly (I've used it in other Guitars already).
Edited by Megi (11/11/11 06:53 PM)
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#289716 - 16/11/11 05:19 PM
Re: Megi's Strat build - mammoth soldering job!
[Re: Megi]
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Megi
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Registered: 08/07/11
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Hi again folks, it's amazing how much more complicated real life can seem, compared to a wiring diagram! I have spent the last 4 days soldering - 5 seperate sessions, I reckon maybe about 10 hours or so total work. The "Strat SP" circuit proved to be one hell of a job... did I say something about wanting to keep things simple?  Still, should be good to use in practice.
With a job like this, I find it is important to think ahead, and consider what order to connect things in, otherwise you quickly find yourself trying to solder onto points made more or less unreachable by other wires in the way. I decided to start by connecting all the needed wires to the 2 mini-toggle switches, without them attached to the pickguard:
This was a good idea, as the switches then became pretty much covered by other wires going over the top to the super-switch. In the end I did one half of the super-switch, then wires to/from the pots, then the other half of the SS. It seems to have gone well, but by gum it looks a bit complicated!
 
Note the Russian paper-in-oil capacitors for added mystique and mojo, if for no other reason! Glad in the end I got this whole thing out the way now - I may not have the energy left by the end of the build!
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#289724 - 16/11/11 08:39 PM
Re: Megi's Strat build - mammoth soldering job!
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Mark P
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WOW!!! - Spaghetti Junction.
Ten hours soldering would see me into the asylum methinks - or quite possibly casualty with serious burns.
Good job - you work hard at these projects but the results you have show how it's worth it. 
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