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How to Easy Change a Strat Pickguard, Replace Pickup, and Install Humbucker Wiring Guide Alter Guard

A quick tutorial of the steps to change a Strat guitar pickguard easily.
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Change guard in real time once set out ready...aprox 30 mins.
Change guard and bridge pickup in real time once set out ready...aprox 60 mins.

Lists the simple tools needed to remove and install Strat pickguard and pickups.

Also shows how to replace the Bridge single coil to Humbucker pickup, and how to solder guitar wiring.

See Stratocaster wiring diagramsin our Downloads for Humbucker Auto-Split coil

For vintage 2 wire humbucker non-split see Strat wiring diagram also in Downloads.

If not replacing bridge pickup, skip between 3:54-7:03 back to guard replacement.

Pickup Routings for Fender Strat Bodies - Most Standard Stratocasters are routed under guard for HSS (humbucker Bridge) Some are routed HSH. The Strat in this video is a Deluxe Strat body and is HSH. Classic series Strat bodies most are routed SSS. Only you can know 100% if a Neck humbucker will fit by taking out some guard screws and peeking under the guard O_O

How to easy connect the split humbucker coil to get the traditional in-between quack in 2nd switch position using what is already inside your strat wiring components, see Humbucker Auto-Split coil

Item added 11 May 2015
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