'97 Squier with '05 Player Strat electronics

After purchasing my '97 Squier Standard Strat to use with my Player's Strat electronics, I was ready to put everything together.

I removed the existing Squier pickguard with the all pickups and electronics still on the pick guard. I broke out the soldering iron and installed the brown pearloid pick guard with Vintage Noiseless pickups I purchased that came from a Fender Player's Strat. The pick guard aligned fine with the neck and the pickup pole pieces aligned beautifully with the strings. I did have to drill some new holes for pick guard screws as those did not line up exactly.

Since the Fender Players Strat had gold hardware, the pickup screws on my new pick guard are gold. I ordered some gold pick guard screws from eBay user guitar_hero2012 for a mere $2.50 US with shipping included. The shipment originated in Fanling, Hong Kong and took about 3 weeks to be delivered...but I have no complaints! These were exactly as advertised and matched beautifully.


All of the other hardware on this Squier is still the standard chrome. Since my plan over time is to replace the tuners, bridge and cable jack anyway, I am planning to order these in gold to match the guitar.

This is the guitar as it looks now. I will post a link to some YouTube video of how it sounds soon and will continue updating as I make further upgrades.