Prewired HH Strat Pickguard
The Ultimate HH Prewired Pickguard
Price range: $420 through $440
New & Improved Design
Premier Pro Upgrade Available
Why go generic when you can go Fralin? Our exciting new Lindy Fralin Prewired HH Strat Pickguard delivers a fully customized, meticulously hand-built Prewired Pickguard directly to your Strat with super-simple installation!
Quick Links
Jump to Sound Clips and more info
Designed by you, hand-built by us.
Want to learn more about our Prewired HH Strat Pickguard? Here's all the information you'll need:
Features
Why settle for a “one-size-fits-all” Prewired Pickguard when you can build and customize your own?
Our new HH Customizable Prewired Pickguard delivers Lindy Fralin’s
full humbucker line, the best components available, and an easy installation – straight to your Strat. Every HH Prewired Pickguard is custom-built and hand-wired with meticulous attention to detail by our expert Prewired Pickguard Craftsman.
Lastly: Installation couldn’t get easier – solder a few wires, screw it in, string it up, and you’re off rocking! Discover what you’ve been missing with Lindy Fralin’s Prewired HH Strat Pickguard.
Features:
- The ultimate “Build Your Own” HH 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
Choose your humbucker set:
Choose from the recommended Stock Outputs of the following models.
- Pure P.A.F.: Clean, traditional Vintage Tone
- Modern P.A.F.: Traditional P.A.F. Tone with more punch and output
- High Output P.A.F.: Strong, powerful P.A.F. tone
- Sunbucker: Fender Sparkle, P.A.F. looks – clean and bright.
- Sunbucker Blues: Traditional P.A.F. looks and output with a scooped midrange for more clarity
- Unbucker: Scooped Midrange P.A.F. with unbalanced coils – a Lindy Fralin Design
Want something different? Use the Notes field to request it, and we’ll do our best to fulfill your request!
Appearance
Available Pickguard Colors
These are the colors available for our Pickguards.
Note: All of our Tremolo Covers (Backplates) are available in these finishes as well.
Available Humbucker Finishes
These are the cover finish options for our Humbuckers.
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.
Mods:
We recommend selecting Coil Splitting modifications. You can have independent control over each humbucker by selecting Neck Coil Split and Bridge Coil Split, or you can have a master Coil Split that splits both pickups at the same time. We will pre-install our Partial Split Resistors if we feel your pickup selection needs it!
Installation Instructions
Installation of our Prewired Stratocaster Pickguard is a breeze, and most can handle it with basic soldering skills. If you are uncomfortable with soldering or working on a guitar, take the pickguard and your guitar to a local, experienced luthier for installation.
Installation Overview:
Remove your existing strings, pickguard, and output jack (if replacing), and replace with a new Pickguard and Output Jack. Test the installation with a "tap test" by tapping on the pickups while plugged into your amp on low volume to make sure the installation was successful before stringing your guitar.
Tools Needed
- Soldering Iron & Solder (We use Kester 60/40)
- Phillips head screwdriver (For removing pickguard, backplate, and output jack mount)
- Wire cutters (for trimming excess wire, if needed)
- 1/2" Hex Nut Driver (for uninstalling and installing the output jack)
Step 1: Remove Strings and Prep For Installation
Perform the following steps to get started:
- Remove the strings from your instrument
- Optional: Unscrew the tremolo cover and save all screws in a safe place - See note below
- Unscrew the Jack Mount plate to expose the output jack
- Use the 1/2" Hex Nut Driver to unscrew the hex nut while holding the output jack from the back to uninstall the output jack from the plate
- Unsolder the leads connecting the output jack (if replacing the jack, simply snip the leads off)
Step 2: Uninstall the existing pickguard
Next, simply unscrew all pickguard screws and put in a safe place. The pickguard should wiggle free and lift out of the guitar.
Cut or unsolder any of the ground connections holding the pickguard in the guitar. You will need to solder these connections back on the new pickguard.
With all the Ground connections removed from the pickguard, you may now remove the existing pickguard from your guitar.
Step 3: Install your new pickguard
With the old pickguard out of the way, we can now proceed to install the new pickguard! It's a good idea to lay the pickguard down to make sure everything fits and the holes line up. If the mounting holes do not line up, mark the new location and drill a 1/16" pilot hole for the new screw location. This is a simple, non-invasive way to make sure the new pickguard fits perfectly.
Here's how to wire up the new pickguard:
Install the Jack to the Jack Plate, wire it up, screw everything back in, and plug the guitar in before stringing it up to make sure everything works.
Final Step: Adjust Pickup Heights
Finally, adjust the height of your pickups to the appropriate height. We have a whole guide for you to follow here. Here's a cheat sheet to get it up and running quickly:
Prewired HH Strat Pickguard FAQ's
Product FAQ's
People frequently ask these questions about our Prewired HH Strat Pickguard. If you have a question that you don't see listed here, click "Ask" in the Quick Links section above.
-
Will this pickguard fit my Strat?
This pickguard will fit most Stratocasters. The area where you might run into trouble is the Bridge pickup placement. Check the Bridge pickup’s bottom edge to the pickguard’s edge. Our space measures 3/8″. Some newer Stratocasters measure 9/16″.
Premium parts. Pro results.
Upgrade our Prewired HH Strat Pickguard with the best pots in the industry.
We are thrilled to announce the latest upgrade to our Prewired Lineup: Emerson Custom’s Premier Pro Pots! Our partnership with Emerson Custom guarantees that your next Prewired Pickguard, Control Plate or Harness will feature the highest-quality pots available in the industry.
At Fralin Pickups, we are committed to sourcing the best parts, and when it comes to pots, Emerson Custom’s Premier Pro Pots are the finest we have ever used. These pots boast a sturdy build quality, a custom audio taper, and exceptionally tight tolerances. You can confidently upgrade, knowing that each pot is reliable and built to last a lifetime.
Need Guidance?
Contact our Prewired Craftsman Directly
Builders Love Our Prewired HH Strat Pickguard
These are just some of our talented builders that use our Prewired HH Strat Pickguard
Featured Reviews
Reviews We Worked Hard For, and Are Proud Of
Customer Reviews
10 Genuine Reviews for Prewired HH Strat Pickguard
-
Stellar set of humbuckers wired beautifully. Exactly what I was hoping for. The Modern PAF is that perfect bridge PAF – clear, bright without being harsh, and just a smidge more output.
But the Unbucker steals the show. It’s the best neck humbucker I’ve ever played. Incredibly clear and it splits spectacularly.
I’m sussing out pickups for another HH setup that will definitely have an Unbucker neck. Maybe I’ll just get a full set. -
The high output paf’s exceeded my expectations. I have a Fralin blues special set in my tele so I knew they’d sound pretty good, but d@mn. It changed the whole vibe I was getting out of the strat and made it a true player.
-
Replaced an SD Everything pickguard with a set of Sunbucker Blues pickups w/ the Blender Pot and Phase Reverse Mod options. Love these pickups!
-
These pickups deliver the big, full sound I was looking for. Quality components, excellent workmanship, easy to install. Great customer service. I would definitely go with Fralin the next time I upgrade pickups.
-
PREWIRED HH STRAT PICKGUARD – Modern PAF for the bridge, Sunbucker blues for the neck, coil split, blend pot options.
What a perfect setup for my Strat! These pickups are balanced beautifully with volume levels remaining consistent between different modes (single coil to humbucker to neck, etc.) The tonal abilities of this guitar are just awesome and it is definitely my most versatile guitar now. The customer service is second to none. Lindy took the time to call me direct to ensure alignment on my tonal needs and made some great suggestions. I now have his P-90’s in my Les Paul Jr. which are incredible and now this Strat setup. I will never buy another brand pickup again. -
Hi. I received the pickguard yesterday. I’ve just finished installing it on my new Strat. I’m satisfied so far. The pickups sound great. I probably need more time to get fully used to it. I believe it can only get better. Thank you
-
Very versatile set up. The blender knob combined with coil splitting and out of phase leads to a very unique instrument. Highly recommend.
-
I was having issues with one of my guitars a few weeks before a gig. Ordered this pick guard with a tight timeframe and they absolutely delivered. Very high quality, and would definitely order from them again!
-
I am replacing a SSS setup with a HH setup. In order to do this, I hand chiseled out the cavity with woodworking tools. Although I’ve worked out most of the kinks, plan on a couple of evenings to work on the conversion.
The guitar sounds much better now than before, I’ve really never been a fan of fender pickups It didn’t turn the guitar into a Les Paul, this is because the guitar itself is bright. I do highly recommend the pickups, they perform exactly as advertised.
-
The best pickup !!!!!
Add a review
Leave a review for our Prewired HH Strat Pickguard
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 HH Strat Pickguard.
HARNESSES:
- Our parts and wire lengths are designed to work seamlessly with our Prewired HH 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.
