Squier Sonic Mustang: One heck of a mod platform!

Link to schematic in this video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C27mgt8LJ...

Link to original schematic for reference: https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/...

I wanted to do a simple video, just to show the steps to working over a sonic mustang and giving it the look and functions of a traditional mustang. To be sure, this was a quick job - and I could have smoothed out the pickguard cuts a bit more - but hopefully this should give you an idea of what to expect if you embark on this project! Overall, a fun and useful mod job.

Also I have no idea why the clip at the start of the video sounds so thin ... some kind of Gremlin in the youtube transfer!

Key steps to remember:

Measure and cut the pickguard. If you buy an American or Japanese pickguard, the dimensions will be different,
so you'll need to cut away at a bit of material to make it fit around the Squier control plate and bridge.

Measure and route a spot for the slider switches - it has got to be wide enough that you can fit any leads that bridge the side of your switches.

Cut your leads - I recommend primary (doorbell) wire for the switch body leads, and regular gauge wire for the rest.

Get those body leads in place first, then move on to the pickup leads and any other leads going to back of the pots or elsewhere.

Make sure the switches are grounded together as per the diagram - ground to the screw on switch 2 if necessary.

Test it all out - the bottom switch should work in all 3 positions, and the top switch will work in the first position (parallel) and in the 3rd position (series), with the middle positon just being a kill switch. Note that the series switching puts both pickups in series and ovverides switch 1.

Hope this helps - and look forward to seeing your own version of this!

Products used in this video:

Pickguard: https://www.amazon.com/Musiclily-11-H...

Slider Switches (3 way on-on-on): https://www.stewmac.com/electronics/c...