Golden Age Hotwired Pickguards

I built a Strocaster replica guitar several years ago and was not real happy with the sound of the pickguard that came with the kit. I replaced it with the Golden Age Hotwired Pickguard. Using my Dremal tool I had to shave some portions of the Pickguard to fit around the neck and bridge which was very easy to do and looks great. What a difference in the sound and as advertised no electrical soldering was required. I would recommend this Pickguard to anyone not only for the ease of installation but also for a great sound.

I never fully realized the differences between American made guitars and their cheaper made Asian counterparts. I get it now, after actually comparing what came out of my brand new Squier CV 50's Strat to this Golden Age Hotwired Pickguard. Adding this product to the Squier was simple as advertised, cosmetically pleasing, and has given this budget Strat a tone that is even better than that of my Fender AVRI 57 Strat. Good Stuff. PS....My 5 way switch works great without any rework.

The only sounding pickup was at the neck.

After some time trying to see if the wires were set up wrong, i discovered that the little copper pieces that touch each other when you select a position, were not even touching.

They're not bended enough to touch, or at least to do it continuosly. The only pickup that was working was the neck pickup, the bridge pickup was intermitent, and the middle didn't work at all.

I had to bend inside that copper pieces a little more than they were, now the pickups sound as they should, but i'm not still confident. That made me go and look for a better quality pickup selector. I have a 1985 strat with the original piece and has never given me problems.

Apart from that, the wiring seems to be in really good shape, and as far as I could test, the neck pickup sounds really good.

The aditional wiring is easy and you can be rocking in no time, as long as the pickup selector works. I wouldn't mind paying a bit more for a decent one in the next pickguard kit, just to avoid buying another piece that i shouldn't buy again.

extremely quick shipper,very good product I will defiantly use Stewart McDonald again.

J'avais envie d'upgrader cette gratte,et les potars se sont mis à craquer vraiment plus fort que d'habitude,c'était l'occase.
Au niveau son c'est vraiment bien : beaucoup de pêche,des graves ample,des aigus cristallins,pas de soufle ni crachouillis dans le selecteur de mic(contacts dorés)
les réglages de tone sont progressifs,pas de soudures à faire, seulement j'ai dû rabotter un peu le pick guard au niveau du manche pour qu'il passe sous la touche(un coup de dremmel) et c'est fait!
Alors je sais pas si ça te tente, mais saches que rapport qualité prix c'est vraiment bon à mon avis.
En plus ils m'ont livré en10jours,sympa!