| Variax Conversion - Fender Strat with Midi setup - Client: Frank Deleo |
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| Modifying the tremelo/bridge |
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| Installed Variax pickup saddles on Fender Tremelo Bridge |
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| Installed wafer PCB to wire pickups to flex board |
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| Flexboard mounted to back side of tremelo block |
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| Routing the body |
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| Main cavity |
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| Battery pack cavity |
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| Battery pack |
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| Front routing |
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| Variax and Midi Jacks routings |
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| 3 coats of conductive paint applied to main cavity |
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| Making the pickguard |
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| Created a cardboard template |
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| From the cardboard template I created a 1/4" masonite template then routed out the pickguard material. |
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| Back side of mason template with pg material attached with double sided tape |
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| All holes drilled and routed |
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| Original PG and new PG |
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| Final PG fitted to guitar body |
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| Final guitar Assembly |
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| Installed bridge |
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| Installed motherboard and jack assemblies |
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| Installed and wired all components and harnesses |
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| Controls installed |
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| All wiring completed |
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| Pickguard anchored down |
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| All knobs installed and aligned |
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| Backplates fitted and installed |
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| Final Guitar - Everything worked fine upon assembly. Client tested midi upon arrival and it worked fine as well. |