Squier Telecaster Mods (aka "the Shadcaster")

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:04 am

So I was given a Squier Tele in pieces by Shadowofseattle when I was a student of his (yeah I'm a wee babby) to practice soldering and guitar construction in general. I'm still garbage at soldering, but now i decided to mod it a little bit more.
Before pic:

I put a black bridge on it, a GFS Lil Puncher 12K Tele bridge pickup, and a black-white-black Esquire style pickguard on it. I used Kwikplug because, like I said, my solder joints are giant blobs of bullshit. I got everything installed and working today, but didn't take any pics bc I'm an idiot. I'll post them tomorrow.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 11:56 am

It's the 3rd today and there aren't any photos as was promised. We gonna make Shad take this guitar back, acording to the shortscale legislation and "do it, you won't" policy

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 4:09 pm

sunshiner wrote:It's the 3rd today and there aren't any photos as was promised. We gonna make Shad take this guitar back, acording to the shortscale legislation and "do it, you won't" policy

LOL

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 6:26 pm

LOL I've been forgetting to pick it up from my practice space, I figured I could get away with it, didn't think anyone noticed yet. Been traveling a bit for a new job, and I think of the connections to the jack broke since I still don't have a control plate. Excuses, excuses I know

George · Post by **George** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 6:29 pm

You flipped the control plate. Immediate 10.

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:27 am

George wrote:You flipped the control plate. Immediate 10.

Yeah when I was putting it together the first time I flipped the control plate bc I didn't like that the switch was that close to the pickups. It seemed to get in my way. Plus I think it looks better that way

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 5:42 am

aye, its a pretty common mod around here, i've done to every tele i've ever owned.

i find it just works better.

George · Post by **George** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:39 pm

Volume s w e l l s

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:06 pm

FLIP PLATE = SHAD HATE

D I S A P P O I N T E D

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:23 am

OK SO IM A LOSER BUT I FIXED AN ISSUE THAT I WAS HAVING WITH THE PICKUP I PUT IN IT SO PICS INCOMING FOR REAL THIS TIME LIKE A WEEK TOO LATE

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:17 am

Buttons courtesy of several different artists from a convention in Tampa, and missing control plate courtesy of me not having ordered one yet.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:41 pm

lookin' good.

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:24 pm

serfx wrote:lookin' good.

Thanks, it's my first attempt at any sort of mod so it's just real basic stuff, but I'm just getting my feet wet for now