PICKGUARD PITSTOP
SKILL LEVEL INTERMEDIATE
One of the best things about a Stratocaster is that it’s a pickguard design – which means that almost all of the serviceable parts are mounted straight onto an easily removable pickguard. This makes switch-ups like this a doddle. Take a look at a Les Paul: to re-wire that you’ve got to run cables up through the middle of the guitar; put the pickups in the same manner; do what wiring you can out of the guitar; and solder the rest – while not melting the sides of
