Project DR01 Stratocaster Rebuild
Neck
Bridge
Neck
Finished with a very sticky gloss, the neck needed to be sanded for a nice worn in feeling, then the headstock was refinished
Body
Bridge
Neck
Sanding down the cracks in the finish and using a touchup pen with lacquer paint to fill in the holes in the black finish
Bridge
Bridge
The bridge needed to be replaced, no way around it. Once installed, it was clear this was a good idea
Input Jack
Puretone's dual contact jack is a nice upgrade for any guitar and bass
Routing
Routing
The body wouldn't fit the upgraded electronics and needed to be rerouted to accommodate the bigger capacitors and potentiometers
Pickups
Routing
The machine wound ceramic and wax potted pickups were switched out for some ultra bright vintage AlNiCo V pickups