here comes the Squier offsets.....

[knpknpknp]

If nobody jumps on this, I'll probably pop mine open in a couple of days. I did the night I got it, but didn't think to take any pictures (figured it would just duplicate the gut shot post)

Thanks for the wiring diagram. Also, as long as advice is being asked. Has anyone ever set up a blend pot with a series pickup switch? I plan on doing that but find myself at a loss as to how to wire it. Googling hasn't brought up any real examples. I may be phrasing it wrong though.

[richey88]

Thanks Kailpigeon! The volume loss is also drastic, but I will look at your link and thanks for the advice on the treble bleed, I know about those, but am really looking to have just one vol. for both pups and one tone. May need a bleed cap for the master volume....

[Yngarn]

I opened mine today to check the pots and suff: It has 500K Alpha audio pots and .022uf caps. There are some small issues if someone wants to put a mustang or JM trem on it: if you want to put a mustang trem on it you need to re-drill the bridge holes and move the bridge pickup about 5 mm forward, and make a new pickguard. If you want to put a JM trem on it, you need to re-drill the bridge holes, and probably make a new pickguard. I think it might be smart to make the pickguard a bit longer near the bridge to cover up the hole from the standard bridge.

Here's some pics:


This is gonna be easy to cover up by making the pickguard some mm longer...




Alpha A500K pots:


.022uf caps:


What is this white stuff??


Under the neck pickup:


http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/861/ ... 150139.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The bridge holes, center to center is 76mm:



I'll post some pics to show the differences between the Squier JM pickguard and Terrapins Fender JM pickguard soon...

[Yngarn]

Okay, so I printed out the PDF-outline of Terrapin's JM picguard, and layed it over my outline of the Squier JM . The Squier pickguard is clearly bigger.

It's almost just the neck pocket that's the same... (Terrapin pg over the Squier pg)




HUGH difference!

[richey88]

I suppose you could make the Terrapin fit (prolly have to drill new holes). Cool.

I gigged w/ the VM JM last night, and except not being able to roll back volume I was very pleased. My pedalboard and 68 Bassman head, 2x12 (love that bar, get to use the big guns Only played my Gibson on 2 songs and the JM all night! Woot!

[Yngarn]

I suppose you could make the Terrapin fit (prolly have to drill new holes).

I don't think so:


But I doubt it's gonna be difficult making a new pickguard for it by hand

[richey88]

Thanks for that pic!! Guitar Fetish has pickguard blanks for 11$-13$, I may try a Rit dye trick first (I want mint gree for my SB).

I recorded a clip today JM, Vox Pathfinder and Fender SCXD check it out! http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10364771" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[knpknpknp]

That is strange indeed. A couple posts down (NGD Gutshots) someone has an allparts jazzy guard on the squier and it looks to fit just fine

[CROSS_guitars]

I think a US pickguard would fit better than Allparts/CIJ.

[yob]

Great now i want one!

[Yngarn]

That is strange indeed. A couple posts down (NGD Gutshots) someone has an allparts jazzy guard on the squier and it looks to fit just fine

Yes, it's very strange. Why would Terrapin use a template that's so different from the allparts-pg?

I think a US pickguard would fit better than Allparts/CIJ.

Do you know where I could get a PDF-template of a US pickguard?

[CROSS_guitars]

Yeah. The Fender Website has a section with all the parts and layout.
Here's the link.

http://support.fender.com/service_diagr ... A_SISD.pdf

[2n3904]

If that's a squier shown above, I'm impressed to see the conductive paint properly grounded and 24mm pots. Nice when cheap guitars don't scrimp back on things like that.

[valley_parade]

What is this white stuff??

I still can't figure that out. My Squier Tele had a bunch of it, too.

[CROSS_guitars]

Polish. Or coke.