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Customizable Prewired Strat Pickguard
$330.00 – $350.00
Don’t settle for some one-size-fits-all generic pickguard. Design your own with the finest-quality materials in the industry. Our Strat Prewired Pickguards are the perfect product for anyone who wants the Fralin Tone, instantly. We use the finest materials available: from CTS® Pots, AllParts® Pickguards, and CRL® Switches.
Customizable Prewired Strat Pickguard Info:
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Customizable Prewired Strat Pickguard FEATURES:
- The ultimate “Build Your Own” Stratocaster Pickguard
- USA-Made pickups & electronics for superior quality
- Hand-wired with USA-Made vintage cloth lead for a traditional look
- Fully customizable – from appearance to function
- Features a variety of Push-Pull mods for a personalized tone
- Hand-assembled signed and dated by our pickguard craftsman
- 10-year warranty on materials and craftsmanship
Overview
At Fralin Pickups, we’re always trying to make you sound better. The Fralin Prewired Pickguard offers the best tone and highest quality available. We use our world-famous pickups with the best ingredients we can get. We hand-wire our prewired pickguard with painstaking attention to detail.
Furthermore, you can customize your pickguard exactly how you want it! With this Prewired Pickguard, you can have the famous Fralin tone and ease of mind. All you need to do is solder a few wires, screw it in, string it up, and you’re off rocking!
Sound & Look
Choose Your Pickguard
We use the finest quality pickguards available. These are standard USA-Made 11-hole Stratocaster pickguards. The following options are available:
We wanted to use the highest-quality, USA-Made pickguards available. We have Single Ply White (8-hole vintage style), 3-Ply White, Mint Green, Parchment, Black, White Pearloid, Parchment Pearloid, and Tortoise.
Choose your pickups
With our pickguards, you can choose any combination of pickups you would like. Load in a calibrated set of pickups like our best-selling Vintage Hots or Blues Specials, or mix and match!
Choose your Cover Color
Customize your look further with our Strat Pickup Covers. We have Black, Mint Green, Parchment (Aged White), and White covers available.
Wiring
You can customize your wiring as well! We’ll wire your pickguard to your specifications. Most of the time, you’re going to use 250K Split Shaft Pots, as these work well with our plastic knobs. If you’re using your own metal knobs with a set-screw, choose Solid Shaft pots. Confused? Check out our in-depth article on pots and how to choose here.
Here are some popular combinations:
- Master Tone with a Blender Pot
- Neck & Middle Tone and separate Bridge Tone
- Master Tone 1 (.02 Cap) – Master Tone 2 (Magic Cap)
Addons
We have a ton of add-ons available for your pickguard. Want a baseplate installed on your bridge? How about our Volume Kit? Need new pickguard screws? Just let us know!
Knobs:
Matching Backplates:
Complete your look with a matching backplate for your Strat. We have matching backplates for all of our pickguard colors.
Installation
Check out our installation guide below to put your new pickguard in! With 20 minutes a few easy steps, you can get your pickguard in your guitar and start rocking out with some of the best sounding pickups in the world! Follow the Installation Guide below, or watch the video:
FAQs
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How long will my Pickguard take? One week on average.
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Can you wire it up without the Pickguard? As it turns out, No. You can transfer all the wiring once you receive it. It’s time-consuming and unsafe to ship it without a pickguard.
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Can I return my Pickguard? No. Since these are custom and made to order, all pickguard sales are final. Returns and exchanges are not available.
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What Pots should I use? Most of the time, 250K Split Shaft pots will work best. They are for guitars with single-coil pickups and plastic knobs. If you have metal knobs, go with Solid Shaft Pots. To order Solid Shaft Pots, please use the “notes” field on the checkout screen.
- Do you offer Pickguards in Left-Handed Configuration? Yes – we only offer them in the following 4 options: White 3 Ply, Black 3-Ply, Parchment 3-Ply, and White Pearloid. Please use the “Notes” field to request Left Hand after you’ve selected your options. Note: We can’t perform common push-pull mods on Left-Handed Pickguards.
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What if I don’t see exactly what I want? Use the “Notes” field on the checkout screen to type in any special requests – we’ll try our best to accommodate you. Not all custom wiring options are possible.
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What does a Magic Cap do? Our Magic Cap is a very low capacitance tone cap. It doesn’t roll off highs as much as it seems to boost the mids. This really works well on the bridge pickup only.
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What does a Blender Pot do? Our Blender Pot takes the place of Tone #2, and it allows you to blend between the Neck and Bridge. You can get all 3 pickups on, and Neck and Bridge combinations with a Blender Pot.
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What does a Baseplate do? A Baseplate is a steel plate that adds a little bit of bass and power to your bridge pickup.
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Why don’t I see Ground Jumper wires between all my parts? Our pickguards have a metal shielding that connects the metal parts together – we don’t need to use jumper wires.
- The ultimate “Build Your Own” Stratocaster Pickguard
- USA-Made pickups & electronics for superior quality
- Hand-wired with USA-Made vintage cloth lead for a traditional look
- Fully customizable – from appearance to function
- Features a variety of Push-Pull mods for a personalized tone
- Hand-assembled signed and dated by our pickguard craftsman
- 10-year warranty on materials and craftsmanship
At Fralin Pickups, we’re always trying to make you sound better. The Fralin Prewired Pickguard offers the best tone and highest quality available. We use our world-famous pickups with the best ingredients we can get. We hand-wire our prewired pickguard with painstaking attention to detail.
Furthermore, you can customize your pickguard exactly how you want it! With this Prewired Pickguard, you can have the famous Fralin tone and ease of mind. All you need to do is solder a few wires, screw it in, string it up, and you’re off rocking!
Choose Your Pickguard
We use the finest quality pickguards available. These are standard USA-Made 11-hole Stratocaster pickguards. The following options are available:
We wanted to use the highest-quality, USA-Made pickguards available. We have Single Ply White (8-hole vintage style), 3-Ply White, Mint Green, Parchment, Black, White Pearloid, Parchment Pearloid, and Tortoise.
Choose your pickups
With our pickguards, you can choose any combination of pickups you would like. Load in a calibrated set of pickups like our best-selling Vintage Hots or Blues Specials, or mix and match!
Choose your Cover Color
Customize your look further with our Strat Pickup Covers. We have Black, Mint Green, Parchment (Aged White), and White covers available.
You can customize your wiring as well! We’ll wire your pickguard to your specifications. Most of the time, you’re going to use 250K Split Shaft Pots, as these work well with our plastic knobs. If you’re using your own metal knobs with a set-screw, choose Solid Shaft pots. Confused? Check out our in-depth article on pots and how to choose here.
Here are some popular combinations:
- Master Tone with a Blender Pot
- Neck & Middle Tone and separate Bridge Tone
- Master Tone 1 (.02 Cap) – Master Tone 2 (Magic Cap)
We have a ton of add-ons available for your pickguard. Want a baseplate installed on your bridge? How about our Volume Kit? Need new pickguard screws? Just let us know!
Knobs:
Matching Backplates:
Complete your look with a matching backplate for your Strat. We have matching backplates for all of our pickguard colors.
Check out our installation guide below to put your new pickguard in! With 20 minutes a few easy steps, you can get your pickguard in your guitar and start rocking out with some of the best sounding pickups in the world! Follow the Installation Guide below, or watch the video:
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How long will my Pickguard take? One week on average.
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Can you wire it up without the Pickguard? As it turns out, No. You can transfer all the wiring once you receive it. It’s time-consuming and unsafe to ship it without a pickguard.
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Can I return my Pickguard? No. Since these are custom and made to order, all pickguard sales are final. Returns and exchanges are not available.
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What Pots should I use? Most of the time, 250K Split Shaft pots will work best. They are for guitars with single-coil pickups and plastic knobs. If you have metal knobs, go with Solid Shaft Pots. To order Solid Shaft Pots, please use the “notes” field on the checkout screen.
- Do you offer Pickguards in Left-Handed Configuration? Yes – we only offer them in the following 4 options: White 3 Ply, Black 3-Ply, Parchment 3-Ply, and White Pearloid. Please use the “Notes” field to request Left Hand after you’ve selected your options. Note: We can’t perform common push-pull mods on Left-Handed Pickguards.
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What if I don’t see exactly what I want? Use the “Notes” field on the checkout screen to type in any special requests – we’ll try our best to accommodate you. Not all custom wiring options are possible.
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What does a Magic Cap do? Our Magic Cap is a very low capacitance tone cap. It doesn’t roll off highs as much as it seems to boost the mids. This really works well on the bridge pickup only.
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What does a Blender Pot do? Our Blender Pot takes the place of Tone #2, and it allows you to blend between the Neck and Bridge. You can get all 3 pickups on, and Neck and Bridge combinations with a Blender Pot.
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What does a Baseplate do? A Baseplate is a steel plate that adds a little bit of bass and power to your bridge pickup.
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Why don’t I see Ground Jumper wires between all my parts? Our pickguards have a metal shielding that connects the metal parts together – we don’t need to use jumper wires.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
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NOTES ON COLOR:
- Please note that while we strive to provide the most accurate color representation possible, different computer monitors, manufacturer dye lots, and other circumstances may prevent the color from matching perfectly.
- Since we cannot guarantee color matching, we cannot provide a return to you if you are unhappy with the color matching of our Customizable Prewired Strat Pickguard.
HARNESSES:
- Our parts and wire lengths are designed to work seamlessly with our Customizable Prewired Strat Pickguard. Due to various guitar and instrument designs, we cannot guarantee that our parts will fit properly, and due to this, we do not offer Wiring Harnesses.
David Lee (verified owner) –
Sounds really clear, this is now my main Strat. Thanks Lindy, and Jon
Randall Peterson (verified owner) –
I am sold on Fralin pickups, now have them in my tele and strat. Sounds incredible. Very happy.
Brian Smith (verified owner) –
Prewired Blues Specials
Amazing pickups. This is the second set of pickups I have purchased for a strat and love them both!
Michael Long (verified owner) –
Now this is a Strat tone….
The Fralin Vintage Hot stratocaster pickups are exactly what I was looking for. I ordered the pre-wired pickguard neck middle and bridge all Vintage Hots. Everything came timely and in perfect shape. The installation video the Fralin has on their website was exactly what I needed. With a soldering iron and a willingness to learn, I got my old set of Fender Custom Shop Fat ’50s out and the Fralin set installed in less than an hour. I like the Fat 50’s, but on this Strat, I wanted a more vintage sweet tone. The Vintage Hots are perfect. Notably, the volume pot (250k CTS) really gives you a graduated roll off and the ability to sculpt the drive between 10 and 7. My Mesa Lonestar and all of my pedals respond really well to it. The bridge pickup on this set is really terrific and musical throughout the range of the tone knob. It is also wound just right to match the neck pickup volume level and blends really well with the middle position switch setting. Overall…stunning setup. The one mild irritation that I found was that the switch, volume, and tone pots were installed with plastic still on the pickguard and I had to loosen the retaining screws/nuts in order to get the clear coat off. The pups really transformed my Strat and it is inspiring me to play more and differently.
Britt Williams (verified owner) –
As always, very professional work. Flawless wiring and exquisite tone.
Euan Cowieson (verified owner) –
Spectacular pickups, slightly off-color knobs. I went for the vintage hot pickups which really are spectacular and sound absolutely perfect for what I want. The pickguard and pickup covers were the requested colors but the knobs were nothing like “parchment” and didn’t match the pickup covers, unfortunately – they’re white as far as I can see.
James Benson (verified owner) –
Prewired Pickguard with Steel Pole 43s – Love them!
Bryan Close (verified owner) –
Best tone I’ve ever had
Can’t recommend highly enough. I upgraded the pickups in my American Select Strat with a customized loaded pickguard — Blues Specials in the neck and middle, an SP43 in the bridge, and blender pot. I’m still learning about this new setup, but one thing I already know is that every single setting sounds fantastic. If I ever sell this guitar for any reason, I’m keeping these pickups.
Jimmie Clinton (verified owner) –
Simply amazing
These pickups went in my first ever electric in an effort to not have that guitar sit fallow on my wall as just a reminder of where I started. The guitar is a decent S-style guitar with a great alder body and a maple neck. Seemed a shame not to play it The soldering is immaculate and the install couldn’t have been easier! As well, I hadn’t specified where the magic cap was to be added, and Luke reached out to ask what I actually wanted wired in. Super professional and super kind. The tone from my first ever guitar is awe-inspiring. From a guitar that I rarely picked up to play to falling in love all over again. Thanks, y’all!
Mike Tatro (verified owner) –
Workmanship par excellence
This is my third wired guard. Everything is impeccable. More importantly for me, Lindy and company do what they say they will do when they say they will do it. None of this building in extra weeks of build time to account for a vendor who is habitually late. You can count on getting your parts when they say they will ship. Kudos for that.
Britt (verified owner) –
I received my pre-wired SSS pickguard yesterday. Absolutely flawless quality in every way and the tone of the pickups are exactly what I wanted!
John Wright (verified owner) –
Quality through and through
On quality: normally wire things up myself but was in a time crunch. Worth every penny. Very professional. On tone: Range and variety but still vintage enough and hot enough. Not my first Fralins. Very happy and wouldn’t change a thing. In a 62 custom and I’m very impressed.
Brad Kenefick (verified owner) –
Great customer service !!
My loaded pickguard came just as ordered and beautifully crafted. I heard people say buy a Lindy, now I know why. You should see the wiring and solders all first-rate. And pleasant surprise when I received a phone call from none other than Lindy himself. He called to answer a question I had on copper shielding and EMI. What a surprise !! Then when I mentioned my neck from Warmoth will have a 10.5 radius, Lindy suggested I go with a modified p u stagger. So glad he called. Cannot wait for my neck to arrive to start making some noise. Thank you Fralin Pickups!
Larry Cole (verified owner) –
I had active pickups in my Strat for years. The Real 54’s with the blender give me a good, clean vintage sound with just enough bite. I have Vintage Hot pickups in another Strat. These are my favorites of all the Strat pickups I’ve used over the years.
John Rocklin (verified owner) –
Astoundingly Great !!
Lindy Fralin and staff are The best! Absolutely top quality products and the best customer service anywhere. This pre-wired Pick-guard went into a Warmouth Strat that I put together. Normally I would have just hand-wired it myself but honestly, after pricing the parts compared to having it assembled & ready to go it was a no brainer. The Blender pot option is so useful, the tone of these Blues special pickups is perfect and the craftmanship in the wiring is beautiful. You can’t go wrong here folks!
Daniel McCowan (verified owner) –
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Mike Tatro (verified owner) –
Dynamic Responsiveness
Over the years I’ve tried lots of different strat pickups: active EMGs, Duncan Antiquities, half a dozen factory Fenders. Fralin Real 54s and Vintage Hots are just way more dynamic and responsive to picking nuance than any other pickup I’ve tried. Period. Pick softly, you get one thing. Dig in, you get another. And every spot in between. I don’t know how they pull that off, but I can’t do without it.
Martyn Crew (verified owner) –
Great Upgrade for MIM Strat
I had a 1994 Squier MIM Strat with a great neck but crappy pickups. I recently upgraded it with Callaham trem and Fralin pre-wired pickguard and it really came alive. I went with a Blues Special in the neck, ’54 in the middle and a Steelpole in the bridge. The pickups sound great both individually and with the blender pot. I was a bit skeptical about buying the pre-wired pickguard but the wiring is a work of art and made wiring the guitar up a snap. Excellent product, value and services.
Weseley Hill (verified owner) –
My Strat is Awake!
I installed the Vintage Hots on the bridge and neck position with the Real 54 in the middle. Holy Cow! A great balance of sparkle and mids that make the 2nd and 4th positions very desirable. High-quality components and great finish work. Thank you Fralin Pickups
Charlie Watkins (verified owner) –
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Eduardo Bisono (verified owner) –
Set of Blues Special on Prewired Pickguard
It took me some time to decide but I couldn’t be happier with the results. Coming from noiseless pickups, my Strat Deluxe now sounds and feels full and alive. A true joy to play. Awesome job Fralin team!
Wes Hill (verified owner) –
I installed my new assembly last night and just put my 90’s Strat down after an hour and I am totally impressed with the combination of the Real 54 in the middle with the Vintage Hots on the ends. Wow these are excellent and it woke my Strat up big time. I’ve tried several pickup brands and custom assemblies, the last being a Mojo Tone, only to be terribly disappointed in the quality of the components and sound. These are Keepers, the pots are excellent. The switch and wiring are excellent top work.
Thank you,
Wes H.