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@vpCogworks
Time for me to join this thread.
I've got my first electric guitar almost half a lifetime ago. Needless to say, it's your standard cheap far-eastern Strat copy, with the shittiest components you can get. I never bought another electric guitar, this is my one and only (alright, I have a bass too, but that's different).
Earlier this year I was curious if I could make it better by buying the cheapest pre-wired pickguard from AliExpress. I mean, it looked better, but it sounded like ass.
Me being broke and lazy in general, didn't re-do the process, instead I've ordered some new bits off AliExpress. I wanted to keep the black scheme, but I rarely ever use the upper two pickups, so I went with a single humbucker + volume knob layout, for them nice minimal looks. Currently waiting for a simple black pickup-cover, and a proper metal volume knob to arrive.
I've also received some cheap machine heads too, not because these are considerable upgrades by any means, but because they're black...
Hopefully it'll be finished pretty soon. I'll remove the logos from the headstock, fully and properly ground the cavities, fix the tremolo bridge in place, and do something about the fret sprout.
I also wholeheartedly welcome any ideas that don't require $$$. :)
PS: does anyone know what's the name of the two small metal clips on the headstock that hold the upper four strings in place? I want them in black...