Stratocaster Upgrades | 2 Small Improvements for a Mexican Strat

The build quality on Fender's Player Stratocaster Plus Top is just as impressive as its good looks, but that doesn't mean there aren't a couple of upgrades that can make it even better.

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[ScienceofLoud]

The build quality on Fender's Player Stratocaster Plus Top is just as impressive as its good looks, but that doesn't mean there aren't a couple of upgrades that can make it even better.

Fender Player Stratocaster Plus Top:

Heraldry Pickups by CSGuitars:

More from CSGuitars:


Buy CSGuitars Merchandise:

Website:

Contact:

[degarcia_c]

Sometimes the quality is in the little things that we don't concider, like the nut, but GRAPHTECH products make a diffence, also the use of diferent type of magnets poles for single coil or plate for rail pickups to each possition give a improve performance.

Greetings from México. 🇲🇽

[Mr.Goldbar]

I own the same Strat but in metallic blue, it's almost stock except for a roller string tree, Graphtech nut and straplocks. The next mods are gonna be some Fender locking tuners (to improve tuning stability even more) and Graphtech String Saver saddles (because I found myself breaking strings on it more than on any other guitar I own)
The electronics though are gonna stay stock, because they're perfect for my taste

[nicholastotoro]

Even better, the "Eric Johnson" pickup wiring: top tone on the front pickup, bottom tone on the bridge pickup, middle pickup wide-open. You get a but more punch and clarity in the 2 and 4 positions and that cool, glassy middle pickup sound.

[Karlgolden]

Love that your making your own pickups bro! Very cool!

[FrankLafone]

Holy crap! That's literally my dream Strat, down to the color, the pick guard/knob color, and the sound!

[affiliatedx]

Love your mexican strat I have the same but with a humbucker in the bridge. Also i have been spend a lot of time going thru your back catalog of videos because you have some of the best content I've discovered on youtube! keep up the great work homie!

[stevemaass]

VERY good sounding pickups, man. I think you’re onto something.

[GuitarOverdrive]

Small improvement: I didn't like the pickups, so I made some.


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[bpabustan]

now THAT'S a Strat ladies and gentlemen! The best way to appreciate a Strat's tone is to play it clean. And that's what Colin did first. The pickups are HAPPENIN', man!

[msi]

Hey I've been watching the channel for a few years and I've gotta say you've consistently made improvements to your content in terms of quality and production.... it's top notch, entertaining and informative ! Please keep up the great work !

I've only one for guitar right now and it's equiped with the emg 57/66Tw set in a LDT 1001-CTM But I'm interested in making an affordable strat and I love the example you've laid out in this video. I think I'll keep and eye for a good mexi to go on sale and get to work

[garywinters]

I bought left hand version of your guitar used. All of them that I looked at online had white pickguards. I then found a loaded pickguard on ebay from a player plus left handed strat and it has the noiseless single coils and the lower tone pot is a push pull that works in positions 1&2.

[gillyzed]

A pick up named Sgian Dubh, love it. Take all my money. Just need a guitar that take a single coil now. Minor inconvenience.

[bilalnachabeh]

I bought a player Strat few months ago, the upgrades I did:
- Change the plastic nut to a tusq xl
- Rounded the frets and polished them with a 1200, 2000 grit then buffed them

Visual upgrades:
- Pickguard changed to 3ply Black
- changed white plastic accessories to vintage white

As for pickups they are fine for now.. maybe I'll swap for something noiseless and change pots

[TheAxeEver]

Holy tone monster Batman! The pickups on your Ash guitar sound incredible!! The neck blade pickup sounds exactly like the tone I hear in my head when looking for a neck pickup. And that bridge pickup is sweet! Volume wise they match perfectly. You can be sure I’ll be watching your website for availability!

[SimonFlex]

Experienced in building your own guitars, now your own built pickups, I see where this is going and I'm curious where it's leading, because that there sounds good!

[johnhandcock]

That middle position sounds excellent! The Old Man NC

[JuveriSetila]

Just gonna keep repeating this, PATREON NOTIFICATION SQUAD

[goodnightmediaintl]

the entire rig is this video had some of the best strat tones i've heard to date. Fantastic job my guy!!

[reavesjl]

I actually picked up one of these just a couple days before you posted this video...I love it. Got it for 40% off during a "B-Stock" sale, but it was actually not b-stock, but was used briefly at a trade show, so it didn't really look like it'd ever been played! Feels great to play and I actually prefer these new alnico pickups over the vintage voiced for my personal needs...I've been playing it more than my American guitars.