Another Strat Rescue

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
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Комментарии • 46

  • @halhawkins7641
    @halhawkins7641 Год назад +5

    Beautiful Work!!! A lot of the parts, shielding, wiring surgical tape...they were showing their age. Lyle updated and fixed everything with excellent parts and craftsmanship. This guitar is a keeper and will play and sound great for years to come. Thanks Lyle!!!!

  • @sgt.grinch3299
    @sgt.grinch3299 Год назад +2

    Well done. Heck of an improvement.

  • @Gagaryn.
    @Gagaryn. Год назад +5

    Bostik Blu Tack works great for getting metal filings off the pick-up poles. :-)

  • @markusoinonen2648
    @markusoinonen2648 Год назад

    Kikkerland Cleaning Putty might work well for removing the small metal pieces from the magnet poles...

  • @acoustic61
    @acoustic61 Год назад +1

    Great tips as usual. I'm probably going to order some Probe Master test leads. They seem to have good reviews and check all the boxes for me. Silicone wire, Sharp, gold plated tips for low resistance. Made in USA is important to me because of the safety ratings/certifications. With offshore stuff, who knows? Actually cheaper to order directly from their web site. BTW, I'd like to see a tour of your work shop and test equipment etc.

  • @sboy1955
    @sboy1955 Год назад

    Fun to watch.. have been using the toothpick trick for decades but never used the glue with it. Might try that from now on?

  • @gben2457
    @gben2457 Год назад +1

    I usually replace surgical tubing with springs when I change pickups. Metal springs last longer. Just something I do.

  • @kuglepen64
    @kuglepen64 Год назад

    Multimeter probes? For sure Probe Master, they are the best.

  • @j2b696
    @j2b696 9 месяцев назад

    your channel is awesome!!!!

  • @vautrain
    @vautrain Год назад

    A tip for avoiding metal shavings from sticking to your pickups, or getting them off if they are already on there: blue painter’s tape. I put it over a pickup if I expect metal shavings and then put another piece on top after the work is done and shavings are visible. Remove and it’s all gone. Or, if shavings are already on the pickups, just use painter’s tape to remove them.

    • @vautrain
      @vautrain Год назад

      And obviously I wrote that comment before I made it to 6:00! Great minds! But to avoid the problem to begin with, the blue tape works equally well.

  • @MylesLoud
    @MylesLoud Год назад

    If you play a Single Coil Strat, Always keep a dryer sheet handy for the pickguard static. Keep it in your case, or?? Wipe the pickguard near the pick strike area and around the knobs, it definitely helps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @t3r080
    @t3r080 Год назад

    Main reason for those tiny metallic strands is the steel wool people use for polishing frets. Those tiny fibres can get inside your microphone and short it out which is not nice. Therefore people should avoid using #0000 steelwool or any steelwool that can shed those steel strands and fibres. Use fretrubber (Hosco/Gotoh and StewMac make them). Or polish them with a rubbing compound and tiny polishing wheel on cordless drill or something like that. If you use steelwool... you can remove the pickups altogether or at least tape over them so well those tiny strands don't get to your pickups. You may also use a magnet under the neck when you use the steelwool. It will pick up most of the steel fibres before they get to the guitar's pickups.

  • @Satchmoeddie
    @Satchmoeddie Год назад

    For live stage use around dimmers I like to wrap those single coils in Kapton (NO ADHESIVE) tack the Kapton over the coils then wrap the open coils with copper foil, and lay combs of copper foil around over the tops and bottoms of the bobbins and shield each pickup with copper foil. Those old Strand Lighting dimmer banks can induce hum into almost anything. I have an older John Suhr hard tail Strat and I absolutely LOVE IT! Try even finding a Fender hard tail Strat. My backup is a Carvin hard tail with Suhr pickups. My tremolo Strat is a 1968. Backup for it is a Japanese Strat, with Suhr pickups.

  • @russellzauner
    @russellzauner Год назад

    All the maple necks of my JPN builds of that era have not only beautiful grain patterns but stuff from both Matsumoku and Fujigen have this really nice buttery caramel color the finish takes on with aging (I assume). Only the satin/barely finished necks stayed remotely white, but they darkened up some too.

  • @Amish_Trivedi
    @Amish_Trivedi Год назад

    I had a loose neck pickup in my Telecaster- the pickup actually sat at an angle. Took me ridiculously long to find someone on Reverb who sells longer cute rubber tubing! Worked out great-

  • @johnwilliamson467
    @johnwilliamson467 Год назад

    Rather pleased with PP BM 10A BRYMEN test leads 10a cat 3 only about 13 dollars.

  • @jutukka
    @jutukka Год назад +1

    When did that surgical tubing thing come to these guitars? I have one japanese Strat from late 80's and it has original metal springs supporting pickups. And those white pickup covers have turned quite a bit brownish in colour but the pickguard has not. It is as white as it has always been.

    • @halhawkins7641
      @halhawkins7641 Год назад

      Pickguard is original......

    • @infectionsman
      @infectionsman Год назад

      probably an upgrade from someone servicing it

    • @gerardoromano3436
      @gerardoromano3436 Год назад

      The pickguard and pickup covers are made from different material, my strat aged almost like you described, it´s important if the guitar was exposed to different lights , or if you keep them hanging on the wall or in the case. I prefer the case or a stand with covers. In all honesty i baby my guitars and amps, don´t have a lot , just enough for "the wife factor" :)

  • @LysanderLH
    @LysanderLH Год назад

    Is that copper foil necessary? What does it do?

    • @gerardoromano3436
      @gerardoromano3436 Год назад +1

      It prevents noise from getting inside and the back of the pickups and wiring, that way you "only" receive noise from the front. If you don´t shield you pick up noise from anyware, a nightmare.

    • @LysanderLH
      @LysanderLH Год назад

      @@gerardoromano3436 Thank you. is it the same effect as the black insulation spray I have seen ? What’s the best option?

  • @tedmich
    @tedmich Год назад

    Great work Lyle. Maybe try Pomona test leads, they're nice!

  • @Bimmer2047
    @Bimmer2047 Год назад

    But isn’t all the tone in the cloth on the wires? 😂 good work!!

  • @St3v3theWeave
    @St3v3theWeave Год назад

    What buss wire is that? Pre-tinned copper 14g?

  • @sclinchy
    @sclinchy Год назад

    Lyle, where do you get you .22 gauge teflon wire?

  • @frustro4323
    @frustro4323 Год назад

    Good work again,expected no less. Have you tried wood glue on the pickups to remove the metal "dust"? Sorta like cleaning LP's

  • @Nowandthen-zen
    @Nowandthen-zen Год назад

    Laphroig and solder smoke

  • @steffenbrix
    @steffenbrix Год назад

    Cool video. Not a fan of 50s wiring though...sounds very harsh. Tried it on several guitars. But that's all personal taste 👍

    • @shckltnebay
      @shckltnebay Год назад

      How is 50s different from 60s in a strat?

  • @mattrorke7536
    @mattrorke7536 Год назад

    Nice work!
    Do you prefer the solid shield in the pot area as opposed to copper shielding the whole pickguard?
    Also, I’ve noticed you seem to like MojoTone parts. What makes their CTS pots better than from other places?
    Thanks!

    • @PsionicAudio
      @PsionicAudio  Год назад +4

      My preference is a full aluminum plate but that’s harder to implement well with import pickguards. I’m out of the big copper shielding sheets and heavy duty aluminum foil works just fine. The guitar came with the solid pots area shield so I retained it.
      I like both Mojotone Vintage Tapers and RS Guitarworks Superpots. Both made by CTS to a better spec. But you can’t get the RS now without buying their stupid kits.

    • @mattrorke7536
      @mattrorke7536 Год назад

      Excellent. Thanks!

  • @cedarbay3994
    @cedarbay3994 Год назад +1

    I don’t think those 90s Japanese Strats are nitro. Mine is def poly and that one looks like poly as well.

    • @PsionicAudio
      @PsionicAudio  Год назад +1

      Owner said it was a version with nitro. I didn’t pay much attention to it.

    • @halhawkins7641
      @halhawkins7641 Год назад +5

      @@PsionicAudio I did a lot of research on this. This model is the top of the line for 90-91. In the 80's it was an called an ST-57 115. If you check the specs it is nitro. This model is an ST-57 90 or 900. Per the specs....it's nitro.

    • @cedarbay3994
      @cedarbay3994 Год назад +1

      @@halhawkins7641 I stand corrected

  • @jerryking2418
    @jerryking2418 Год назад

    Nice work.

  • @shckltnebay
    @shckltnebay Год назад

    Pretty sure MIJ has a poly finish

    • @gerardoromano3436
      @gerardoromano3436 Год назад +1

      Yes , a thin layer of poly, less than Mexican or made in usa Standards Strats from the 90´

  • @youscreamiscream
    @youscreamiscream Год назад

    Callaham bridges are mediocre copies at best. Wudtone six hole traditional full contact vintage or holy grail bridge will change your life...

  • @richardlynch5632
    @richardlynch5632 Год назад

    😎👍❤🖖