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Squier Telecaster Mods (aka "the Shadcaster")
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:04 am
by kingkiller
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 11:56 am
by sunshiner
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
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 4:09 pm
by serfx
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
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 6:26 pm
by kingkiller
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
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 6:29 pm
by George
You flipped the control plate. Immediate 10.
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:27 am
by kingkiller
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
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 5:42 am
by serfx
aye, its a pretty common mod around here, i've done to every tele i've ever owned.
i find it just works better.
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:39 pm
by George
Volume s w e l l s
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:06 pm
by theshadowofseattle
FLIP PLATE = SHAD HATE
D I S A P P O I N T E D
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:23 am
by kingkiller
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
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:17 am
by kingkiller
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:41 pm
by serfx
lookin' good.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:24 pm
by kingkiller
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
