Here’s an S-style created after Covid ended Tate Ferguson’s gigs for a spell. Why? “I prefer the Pure Tone TRS-style jack, because even though I’m only using the tip and the sleeve, the unconnected ring provides an added measure of security,“ Seoane adds.

Plus, he steel-wooled the back of the neck for a more organic playing feel. His hotrod also includes a two-point Strat trem ordered with six vintage saddles and Schaller locking tuners. “For not much more than a stock model, and much less than a Custom Shop offering, I got the Strat I always wanted,” Seoane says. The blower switch is wired so he can choose the combination of pickups going straight to the output jack. Check the pickguard and you’ll see an add-neck switch, a series/parallel switch, a blower switch, a middle tone control wired for the neck and middle pickups, and a bottom tone control for the bridge pickup.

Luis Marcelo Fernández Seoane was seeking many switching options for its Fender Jeff Beck Hot Noiseless pickups. The neck and body are from, but the rest of his guitar is highly subjective. Here’s a partscaster that’s, well, the sum of its parts, if not more.

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