Basic Pickguard Assembly Kit Components

• Pickguard - Custom Routed For Recessed Mini-Toggle Switch (Your choice of one of the following three pickguard's)
• Standard 11 Hole 1 Ply 0.120" Black Acrylic.
• Vintage 8 Hole 1 Ply 0.120" Black Acrylic.
• Standard 11 Hole 1 Ply 0.090" Black Vinyl.

• Custom stainless steel Recessed Mini Toggle Switch Mounting Bracket.

• SPDT mini toggle switch for neck/bridge pickup selection modification.

• Three CTS or Bourns 250k audio taper split shaft potentiometers.

• Pickup Selector Switch (Your choice of one of the following two)
  • CRL 3-Way.
  • CRL or Fender 5-way.

• Sprague Orange Drop Tone Capacitor (Your choice of one of the following four)
  • 0.047 uF (Gilmour Style)
  • 0.033 uF
  • 0.022 uF (Modern Style)
  • 0.01 uF

• Treble Bypass Filter Kit.

• Tremolo Arm - Custom shortened 4-¼" Gilmour style length. Select from four tremolo block threading types.
  • American Strat (10-32)
  • Mexican Strat (5mm x .8)
  • Squier (5mm x .8) Known as "Smaller Threads".
  • Squier (6mm x 1.0) Known as "Large Threads".

• 3-/8" Star washers for potentiometer height adjustment.

• Black Strat wiring diagram with neck/bridge pickup modification.

• Treble bypass filter wiring diagram.

Basic Pickguard Assembly Kit Description

• All of the components listed on the left are of the highest quality.  We want you to have the best quality parts you can get for your project.  All you have to do is add your favorite pickups, control knobs and switch tip.  We stock some of the most popular pickups for this project; Fender Custom Shop Fat 50's, Fender Custom Shop Custom '69's, Seymour Duncan SSL-1 and SSL-5.

• One of the most significant features of this kit is the recessed mini toggle switch.  It's a unique feature that is synonymous with David's Black Strat.  We don't glue ours to the back side of the pickguard with a piece of plastic or sheet metal, we use a sturdy piece of custom formed stainless steel that is strong and easily mountable underneath the volume and tone potentiometers.  It is not a permanent piece of the pickguard, but when installed becomes an integral part of it.  The routing of the slot for the recessed mini toggle switch is probably the most difficult and unique feature of this pickguard, you have to be precise to make sure that it aligns perfectly with the mini toggle switch and that it is of correct proportions so you don't have an ugly hole in your pickguard.  We make sure that there is perfect amount of space on each side and just long enough to accommodate the toggle levers amount of throw accurately.

• IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are planning on using a 22 fret neck with your Black Strat project some body and neck combinations may experience clearance issues with the 22'nd fret overhang coming in contact with the surface of either of the 0.120" thick Acrylic pickguard's.  So we offer an alternate All Black 1 Ply 0.090" Thick Vinyl Pickguard that will clear the 22'nd fret overhang without issues. We only offer this pickguard in the standard 11 hole version.  This pickguard is only shielded in the control area.  However, if you can measure the clearance between this 22 fret overhang and the top of your current 0.90" thick 3 ply pickguard and you can measure at least 0.035" to 0.040" then the Acrylic pickguard's should work fine.  Typical automotive feeler gauges should work fine to determine this clearance.

• We will provide you with the Black Strat specific wiring diagram via email after order placement.

Select Your Basic Pickguard Assembly Kit Options