Musiclily Basic Pre-wired Loaded Standard ST-SSS Pickguard with Ceramic Magnet Single Coil Pickups Set for Strat Style Electric Guitar

I got the "black" option, with the black pickup covers and knobs, for my silver Squier Affinity Strat. The guitar originally came with a white pickguard, white pickup covers and knobs. The black looks so good against the silver body!Honestly, I'm not very handy, but within the space of an hour, I had this pre-wired pickguard installed and working just fine.I actually didn't un-solder or re-solder anything. When removing the old guard, I was careful to leave a generous length of wire remaining at each of the three locations where I needed to "snip" the already-existing connections in order to free up and remove the old guard-- these would be the positive (white) and negative (black) wires connected to the guitar's output jack, and also the black ground wire that runs back to the tremolo claw.I then matched up the two black wires and one white wire (extending from the new unit) with their "counterpart wires" running off the guitar's output jack (1 black, 1 white) and tremolo claw grounding point (1 black), carefully stripped back sufficient insulation to be able to twist each matching pair together securely, and wrapped each of those three connections with black electrical tape.I then put the new guard in place, being careful to keep all of my wire connections free from undue stress, and screwed it on; it fit nicely. I do realize that soldering skills would have come in very handy here, but I figured that once the new guard was securely in place, my "electrical tape" connections weren't goin' anywhere, so what the heck.I used the Squier this afternoon to do a solo gig at a local memory care facility, paired up with my old super-portable Roland Cube Street amplifier. Just one guitar, one voice. Sixties and seventies stuff that I grew up loving. It turned out good, and my newly upgraded Squier sounded really nice!Seems like I tend to stay parked on either the neck pickup (by itself) or the bridge pickup (by itself), depending on the song, and both of those positions sounded really good! Definitely more lively and well-defined than the original pickups. I don't often use the middle position or either of the "combination" positions-- just personal preference (although all of them sound as they should). I'm very happy with this product!

I had a broken pickup on a cheap guitar I wanted to sell. Got this to make an easy swap for all of it and was quick and easy.Testing it everything worked and sounded great! Sold my guitar and buyer was happy.

Pros:CheapFit wellAll screws lined upPickup poles lined up with stringsEasy installCons:CheapBuzzesPickup height screws aren��t black like everything else (selector switch screws too)Plastic wrap was hard to removeWires feel very very thinI bought this one because it came with everything, pickups, their covers, screws, knobs, and already wired. It��s for my first ever guitar build so I didn��t want to invest too much. So, if it��s for a project like that, great buy. If you��re looking to upgrade, then ehhh not so much. Arrived right on time! No delays or anything so that was a plus. Looks great aesthetically.

I have an old iAxe 393 that I use as my "I don't care" guitar. The other day I wonked my volume pot and decided to swap out the whole pick guard with a loaded one as a project. The reviews on this one were good, especially for the price so I went ahead and bought it. I just finished installing it. This did not just drop in. I had to modify the he'll out of the cavity and a little bit on the pick guard as well. Also, only one screw hole matched so there was drilling too. All I can say is that it was worth it. I am amazed at how good this sounds and how variable the pots are. The pickups have great output for what I play which is mostly ambient but I tried some rock and blues effects too and was impressed. For the money, you can't go wrong. If it actually fits your guitar, you could be swapped and playing in far less than an hour.

I think only one or two holes lined up on my stratocaster body. The guard still covers all the old holes so I filled them and touched them up with black paint. Other than that the guard looks nice. The selector switch is nice and snappy and the pickups have a nice clean sound for blues. Awesome deal.