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Mathew Goodall
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Guitar Model: fender Stratocaster
Install Time: 1 Hour +
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Great product, my horrible job of copper shielding really hurt the installation. Do not shield your input cavity on any guitar. If your jock touches anything, no sound.
Guitar Model: 2020 Fender American Pro II Jazz Bass
Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes
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The installation was a breeze and the sound on my J-Bass improved.
Guitar Model: Squier Strat, Fender Strat
Install Time: 30 - 60 minutes
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I wanted to change my pickups without soldering and this harness lets me do that. The only problem with these harnesses is that they only fit perfectly for classic guitars, like Strats, Teles, and Les Pauls. But I like classic body shapes, so that's fine. For my Super Strats, I put EMGs. These are easier than those because all the pieces are close together and fit in your pickguard perfectly. I put Tonerider, Fender, Seymour Duncan, and DiMarzio pickups in different Strat guitars I have. The only thing you need to know is what wires are hot, ground, etc. on your pickups. Different companies, and here on this site, have pictures that show you what's what. I do wish the harness was labeled better, say "hot", or be color coded, but it just has numbers for each slot that takes in a wire (so you have to look at the instructions from OW). It's easy, it's like plugging speaker wires into a mini-stereo or something. I put these harnesses in mostly cheap Squires, but also put one in a MIM Fender. The harness will fit in a standard-size pickguard and that will fit on a Squier. You can drill larger holes (for the pots) in your old pickguard that came with an old Squier Bullet, but you don't have to. You can instead just get a standard-sized pickguard. That pickguard will fit rather roughly on an old Squier Bullet. But standard-size pickguards fit on the new Sonic serries of Squires, as good as they do on Fenders. Most Squires have HSH or HHH holes that you can fit your single coils and humbuckers in. I know, basic info, but less than 5 years ago, I didn't know about this great harness and almost missed out on customizing my guitars because I didn't want to solder. And I hesitated buying this when I first discovered this great product. So I hope this helps. A good tip, though, if you put coper foil tape in your guitar, make sure it doesn't touch important metal pieces of this harness or it will short out (I mean, it won't break it, but it would be messed up until you fix it). Have to say that OW is better than its competitors for HSS guitars because it could do 500 pots for humbuckers and 250 pots for single coils.
Guitar Model: Squier Strat, Fender Strat
Install Time: 30 - 60 minutes
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I wanted to change my pickups without soldering and this harness lets me do that. The only problem with these harnesses is that they only fit perfectly for classic guitars, like Strats, Teles, and Les Pauls. But I like classic body shapes, so that's fine. For my Super Strats, I put EMGs. These are easier than those because all the pieces are close together and fit in your pickguard perfectly. I put Tonerider, Fender, Seymour Duncan, and DiMarzio pickups in different Strat guitars I have. The only thing you need to know is what wires are hot, ground, etc. on your pickups. Different companies, and here on this site, have pictures that show you what's what. I do wish the harness was labeled better, say "hot", or be color coded, but it just has numbers for each slot that takes in a wire (so you have to look at the instructions from OW). It's easy, it's like plugging speaker wires into a mini-stereo or something. I put these harnesses in mostly cheap Squires, but also put one in a MIM Fender. The harness will fit in a standard-size pickguard and that will fit on a Squier. You can drill larger holes (for the pots) in your old pickguard that came with an old Squier Bullet, but you don't have to. You can instead just get a standard-sized pickguard. That pickguard will fit rather roughly on an old Squier Bullet. But standard-size pickguards fit on the new Sonic serries of Squires, as good as they do on Fenders. Most Squires have HSH or HHH holes that you can fit your single coils and humbuckers in. I know, basic info, but less than 5 years ago, I didn't know about this great harness and almost missed out on customizing my guitars because I didn't want to solder. And I hesitated buying this when I first discovered this great product. So I hope this helps. A good tip, though, if you put coper foil tape in your guitar, make sure it doesn't touch important metal pieces of this harness or it will short out (I mean, it won't break it, but it would be messed up until you fix it). Have to say that OW is better than its competitors for HSS guitars because it could do 500 pots for humbuckers and 250 pots for single coils.