Super Sonic question.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:01 pm

Hi, I'm new to the forum and I have a question about the Squier Super Sonic.
I have a '97 one, and I think that I am eventually getting another one, but going to swap the pickups for Jaguar or Strat single coils.
My question is, where would the best place to be to get a custom pickguard for a Super Sonic?

Thanks

Tom

mcconnachiea · Post by **mcconnachiea** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:06 pm

Welcome to the forums

Any pics of this beast?

A good thing you could do is make a pickguard out of clear acrylic (stewmac) and send it off to be copied.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:16 pm

Thank you

I have some pictures of it around, but they need to be re uploaded onto my computer.
So I should make a copy and send it to be made?
Sounds like an interesting idea. Thanks

dub · Post by **dub** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:27 am

synchronicity!

I had the retarded idea to stick the tele pickups I bought from haze in my supersonic, so I drew out a template and headed around the block to this cool little independant guitar store, who were apparently too cool and sorta blew me off cause they were super busy and apparently I would be waiting weeks for the pickguard to be made, they recommended another store all the way across town.

I couldn't be fucked starting an EPIC QUEST all the way out to newtown.... too impatient was I, so I just used the cardboard template as a pickguard, reinforced with tape underneath around the edges of the pickup holes and where any screws would go through. Feel free to laugh/vomit at my half ass mod:

I kept all the wiring the same, and two volumes + tele humbuckers = very trebly. Sounds really nice clean though.
If I do keep the pickups in for a while I'll get a proper black pickguard made, and rewire to volume + tone (dome) knobs... probably with coil tap on the tone. oh, and get myself a bridge cover. yes.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:32 am

punk-fucking-rock

dew love!

Ty · Post by Ty » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:40 am

I've used card board for pickgaurds before aswell.

before I cleaned it up.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:07 am

Heh, I like the black Super Sonic with the ever creepy Jack Nicholson on it, it gives it some pretty badass class.
Cardboard sounds like the ultimate cheap pickguard material, I might just give it a go someday.

Tom

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:28 am

glad those pickups went to good use! and on a killer guitar too

Paul_Ray · Post by **Paul_Ray** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:53 am

I made mine. A couple of the screw holes were off by a tiny bit but it ended up fitting quite nicely. I could trace it for you if you like?

By paolo_ray,

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:17 pm

Paul_Ray wrote:I made mine. A couple of the screw holes were off by a tiny bit but it ended up fitting quite nicely. I could trace it for you if you like?

By paolo_ray,

fuck. you guys are really makeing me GAS for a super now.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:39 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:
Paul_Ray wrote:I made mine. A couple of the screw holes were off by a tiny bit but it ended up fitting quite nicely. I could trace it for you if you like?

By paolo_ray,
fuck. you guys are really makeing me GAS for a super now.

Early 2008. I saw a silver on going for Â£179 in brighton. Im still kicking himself to this day =[

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:40 pm

Noirie. wrote: Early 2008. I saw a silver on going for Â£179 in brighton. Im still kicking himself to this day =[

Yeah. I'm sorry man, thats quite a fail.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:43 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:
Noirie. wrote: Early 2008. I saw a silver on going for Â£179 in brighton. Im still kicking himself to this day =[
Yeah. I'm sorry man, thats quite a fail.

y'know the going price for these nowadays?

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:57 pm

I've seen'm go for $500-600 on the bay.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:04 pm

Paul_Ray, I've seen your Super Sonic around the boards when I was browsing the other day before I joined.
How much did it cost to get the pickguard material, and where'd you get it? Also, would it be cheaper to trace the existing guard and make it yourself than have someone else make it for you?
Someday I might take you up on that offer if I get another one and horribly fail at making the pickguard.

Tom

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:11 pm

mcconnachiea wrote:Welcome to the forums :wink:

Any pics of this beast?

A good thing you could do is make a pickguard out of clear acrylic (stewmac) and send it off to be copied.

This is the stupidest suggestion ever. If you can make a pickguard out of acrylic you can make your own.

I have made pickguards before, and it's not all that hard. All you need is some wood to make a template, some G clamps, a Workbench and a Jigsaw & Router

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:14 pm

but all you need to cut a thin piece of acrillic is a knife. i think thats what he was getting at. you know if he doesn't have all that gear. i wish i had room for all that shit

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:14 pm

tomin8r wrote:Paul_Ray, I've seen your Super Sonic around the boards when I was browsing the other day before I joined.
How much did it cost to get the pickguard material, and where'd you get it? Also, would it be cheaper to trace the existing guard and make it yourself than have someone else make it for you?
Someday I might take you up on that offer if I get another one and horribly fail at making the pickguard.

Tom

Pickguard Blanks are quite cheap and can be found easily by googling, are you in the UK, US or somewhere else?

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:32 pm

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm up in the Great White North of Canada, I can get stuff in from the States pretty easily. I'll look into getting a pickguard blank if I ever get the cash or the will power to buy another Super Sonic. I got the stock pickups swapped for the Duncan Jazz/JB set, and it sounds like a beast, but I've always been curious about Jaguar single coils, having never owned(nor played) a Jaguar.

Tom

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:34 pm

If you're going for Jag pickups go straight to ones out of either the AVRI or MIM Jaguars, or Seymour Duncan etc versions. The CIJ ones are squealy and a bit.. crap.

Try places like WD music, All parts, Guitar Parts Resource. They should all be a google search away.