Prewired Strat Pickguard
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, USA-Made Pickguards, and CRL® Switches.
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What's Included?
Fully prewired and assembled and includes a set of Knobs, a Matching Switch Tip, and Mounting Hardware.
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Prewired Strat Pickguard FEATURES:
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!
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
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.
Please note: that while we try and make every effort to make sure everything matches, different manufacturers and dye lots can cause subtle differences in hue and tone.
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 White, Black, Mint Green, Parchment, and Yellow covers available.
Wiring
Customize your pickguard’s wiring by selecting between two powerful wiring options. Select between Fralin Pickups Wiring and Standard Stratocaster® Wiring.
Fralin Pickups Wiring features an intuitive layout: a Master Volume, Master Tone, and a Blender Pot. The Blender Pot delivers incredible versatility by allowing you to combine the Neck and Bridge, for Telecaster-type tones, and more. Fralin Pickups wiring is Lindy’s favorite way to wire a Stratocaster.
Standard Stratocaster Wiring delivers a classic take on the Strat – a Master Volume, Neck & Middle Tone, and a separate Bridge Tone. This wiring allows you to select multiple cap values for a bit more tone versatility.
Custom Requests can be made using the “notes” field.
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!
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:
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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 Prewired Strat Pickguard.
HARNESSES:
- Our parts and wire lengths are designed to work seamlessly with our 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.
I own a Mexican Player Plus Strat that I got from Wildwood. Olympic Pearl with tort.
I ordered the Vintage Hots ’50s style, with no RWRP or potting, and with a backplate on the bridge.
The order was finished way ahead of the estimated time; then I had to wait for UPS.
First nit to pick – on the website, the knobs are a perfect Fender creme, but you have no matching pickup covers.
In replacing the pickup covers I disassembled quite a bit and was very impressed with the workmanship. As a 3-phase wireman, I’m qualified to comment on that. My only gripe is the spring cover is warped. The pickguard itself is wonderful. My Fender pickguard was sort of dark, swirly brown with a blotch of yellow near the controls. The Fralin pickguard is brighter with more evenly distributed swirls everywhere. And it seems less flimsy.
So. The sound. It sounds like a Strat. 🙂
When I became interested in Fralin pickups, I searched the internet for problems. There weren’t many, and everyone said, “Just call Lindy.” Several people were compelled to offer, “I got the vintage hots and they’re the best Strat sound ever!” I figured if they had to blurt that out on a help thread, it must be true. I’ve played a Les Paul for 53 years. This is my first Strat, so I’m hardly a connoisseur, but Lindy’s pickups not only sound better than the Fender “Noiseless”, they do more. The guitar has gone from disappointing to exciting. In fact, I think I’ll go play it now.
Fantastic. Went for the prewired 3 pickup guard because its great value, just a few more bucks and done by a pro
with Vintage Hots for my American Strat. Its now a very powerful clean to scream player
These are amazing! Great job! Worth every penny. The Strat went from “Tinny” to “Powerful”. Many thanks guys – keep up the good work!
The loaded pickguard with vintage hots , is no less than excellent , perfectly put together , and the tone from the pickups are fantastic as always , they give you that authentic strat clarity ,and chime ,, the bridge pickup is not at all ice picky, especially with Lindy”s magic cap installed , overall , i could’nt be happier , i would highly recommend this set for anyone looking for that authentic 50s Stratocaster sound
I’ve tried full sets of Vintage Hots and Blues Specials in the past, but decided to mix it up this time on my Strat with Vintage Hots in the neck and middle and a Blues Special with base plate in the bridge. Wow! Combine that with the master tone control and a blender pot, and this guitar just wants to sing. Great clarity and well balanced tone. Very articulate and responsive pickups. I highly recommend this mix.
Some of the best pick-ups and overall sound that I have heard on a guitar. I got the blues specials for all three pick-ups, and put them into a older Mexican Stratocaster body with modified neck and all brand new hardware. Super satisfied with the quality and construction of the pick guard, the packaging, and the experience thus far. I would definitely recommend Lindy Fralin to anyone looking to enhance the sound of their guitar to a professional level.
I ordered a loaded pickguard with two vintage hots and a blues special in the bridge for my Fender Player Strat and now it sounds great like a vintage Strat! Very happy.
Wow! I’m super pleased with the 50s p bass hybrid split coil. Just amazing and full of tone. 5 star product, easy. I really want another ASAP.
a fantastic product and a beautiful wiring job.
These pickups have transformed my strat.
Great sound and definitely worth the price.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Lindy and all the staff at Fralin, in particular Ellen who was a great help in coordinating my order.
I have a 1962 MIJ Fender Strat (1986 model) but always felt that the pickups were “weak.” The guitar itself is beautiful and has aged well. Since coming across Fralins pickups several years ago, I thought it was time to do the right thing and finally give the Strat a bit of attention. I ordered a loaded pick guard with Blues specials in all three positions. The issue was that I wanted to ensure that the pick guard would drop straight in as the screw holding the pickguard on a ’62 is in the middle of the neck and middle pickup, whereas the newer strats (post “63) have the screw closer to the middle pick up. Ellen put me in touch with WD music, who arranged delivery of a pickguard suitable for my guitar to Lindy. The result was both sonically and visually perfect. The pick guard dropped straight in and as soon as I played the first few notes, the room just filled with a tone that I cannot describe. The guitar has come alive with power that just rumbles through you. The neck position is absurd. I absolutely love it.
I have had countless positive comments about the tone of the guitar.
I have a collection of 11 guitars however the ’62 strat was my first and is the most sentimental guitar I have. In recent years It has taken a bit of a back seat, but no more.
Thank you, Lindy, for the joy you have given me.