for the remodeling of my guitar.
It's Fender USA 72 Telecaster Delux which I mainly use.
I have totally confidence in him because he already has many experience.
Remodeling point:
1.Transference the toggle switch from upper-left to the bottom
2.Exchange the pickup for new one
3.Prevention of the outbreak of the noise
Before remodeling
At first, the transference of a toggle switch.
If you have a chance to play Les Paul guitar,
you will see that the sound will be accidentally changed
because of the hand touch a toggle switch.
At the time of concert, I tried not to move the toggle switch with the black vinyl tape.
I know that there are a lots of people who transfer this switch !
First of all, Taiki made me a suggestion;
"Setting anew a small switch to switch a humbucking pickup and a single coil pickup"
Ordinary, there are two volume control knobs and two tone control knobs.
However, I don't need each knob for each pickup,
so his suggestion seems good to me.
And the transference of the toggle switch and the installation of the mini-switch
were completed during only several minutes.
During the concert, the switch must be near from the right hand to change
it in a flash,
so finally Taiki and I found where it should be transfered.
And the next is exchange of the pickup.
The pickup that I finally chose with Taiki is a humbucking pickup called
SSV of "Suhr" company.
This company was formed by Mr. John Suhr who was a senior master builder of
Fender Custom Shop.
This pickup on the basis of the vintage sound can give the echo sound effects
that can support a guitar of the high component system.
I need a clean sound and use frequently the effector, so pickup must get along
well with it. That's why I chose this pickup.
By the way, because it was direct import goods, it took about one month
to receive it.
This is a original wide range humbucking pickup of Fender company.
The sound is not bad, but too mild and warm...
a little bit fuzzy sometimes.
I noticed something uncomfortable about the response of the picking and
also the sustain of the sound.
Besides, the original pickup is bigger than the Suhr's.
In addition, the number and the place of screw are different.
And even the screw itself isn't same.
How do you attach them, Taiki ?!
”No problem" he answered calmly.
By experience, he foresaw all.....
To be continued...