On Gaurd

[turbokev]

I've been enjoying the '89 I got a few weeks ago on eBay..
It plays really great and sounds fantastic through my new Vox 15R.

The only thing I wasn't keen on was the original 1 ply white pickguard..
I had a mint green I took off a Robert Cray model I parted out so today I took a couple hours to tinker.

I removed the original guard and then shielded the cavities with copper.
I moved everything over to the Cray guard, locked down the trem and restrung it with 10's.

I'm happy with the end result


Here are a few pics~

Before changes:



The original guard and electronics:



Check out the color change over the years:



Shielding done, seams soldered: (had to drill some new holes too)



Electronics out, nicely aged PUP covers:




and finally, the end result all back together and playing fine again ~




That's the only change I'm going to make for now..
I know there are things that could be upgraded, but I'm really happy with the way it plays now~

[AllroyPA]

Oh ... myyyyyyyy .... hella-sweet sheilding job.

[pictoratus]

Great color on that one! It has aged nicely.

[edandis]

I guess wine isn't the only thing that gets better with age.

[5thumbs]

Thats sweet! wait untill Moto see's this one

[S. Rock]

that turned out very nice. if it had been me with all of those parts laying there, I never would have gotten everything back in. I'd have extra parts leftover.

[wickedtools]

Very cool Strat

[motoman45]

excuse me I need a moment.....alone