Any good guitar upgrade tips?
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torontoke
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I had a similar problem on my electric. I unscrewed the pickup and found a bunch of pinched wires.
Sounds like you could have a pinched wire or a bad ground.
Korova24
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Yea I tried, they usually have the capacitors along with the tone pots but for whatever reason this Chinese guitar just has pots and wires the only capacitors are the ones on the tone knobs, I'll probably try again later, I really need to work on my strats neck, I have no idea how to get this bow out
BDOGKush
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It sounds like you've figured out your squealing issue; bad wiring and cheap electronics. I'd suggest replacing the electronics since it sounds like you need to do a rewiring.
I assume it has a three way selector since it's an ES-335 copy. This diagram should explain the wiring better than me trying to type it out.
Like Torontoke said, truss rod adjustment is what you need to take care of the bow in your strats neck. You can measure your neck relief by capoing your first fret, fret the 12th and measure the space between the top of the 7th fret and bottom of the string with a set of feeler gauges, .010" of relief under string tension is a good starting point.
I assume it has a three way selector since it's an ES-335 copy. This diagram should explain the wiring better than me trying to type it out.
Like Torontoke said, truss rod adjustment is what you need to take care of the bow in your strats neck. You can measure your neck relief by capoing your first fret, fret the 12th and measure the space between the top of the 7th fret and bottom of the string with a set of feeler gauges, .010" of relief under string tension is a good starting point.