Overdrive Custom Guitar Works

30th Jul 20194th Dec 2020

The Black Strat. Circuit wiring – Part 3. Hooking it all up.

The last stage of the Black Strat wiring process, and the last bits of hardware to assemble. From here on in - it should be all about the setup. All I need to do, is hook up the pickups, lay the Gilmour modification wiring, and do some initial tests, to make sure everything is wired up correctly.

23rd Jul 20194th Dec 2020

The Black Strat. Hardware installation. Getting ready for pickup wiring.

I've now got all the remaining bits of hardware to finally complete my version of Dave Gilmour's iconic Black Strat. The specification draws heavily on a suggested parts list put together by Craig Wells at Overdrive Custom Guitar Works, in Stockton California. For my project, Craig has supplied one of his custom built acrylic scratchplates, which are faithful reproductions of Gilmour's original. I need to drill the holes in the body, so that I can install the plate - and that also means fitting the pots and switches in place. It'll then be ready for the pickups, and the wiring circuit.