Squier 2012 VM Jazzmaster Mods - USA guard & Bridge Ratt
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:14 pm
Fitting a USA pickguard on, Bracket issues and PTFE taping the bridge screws to stop the rattling:
This is my first attempt at commentary, so believe me, i'm cringing at the sound of my own voice too
but hopefully it'll help some people out.
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Pickguard - The USA pickguards are made for a different sized bracket used on the roller-knobs. So i bought an Allparts replacement bracket (63mm between the screw-holes i think). Unfortunately, the Allparts one has smaller holes than the Squier VM bracket which means the pots won't actually fit through it! Luckily, I have my Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster open and took the bracket from that, which works perfectly. I'll have to drill out the Allparts bracket when i put my Mascis Jazzmaster back together.
Bridge Rattling Issues - There's 2 solutions commonly used to stop the bridge from rattling, Loctite 242 Threadlocker 'glue' and PTFE tape. i could only find the PTFE tape available locally so i've gone with that. Following the lead on Offset Guitars Forum, i've gone with just taping up just the 2 main bridge screws as these seem to be the cause of the rattle, instead of the saddle screws (which would be a pain to also tape up) so we'll see how this goes first.. i'll test that out on my next video..
This is my first attempt at commentary, so believe me, i'm cringing at the sound of my own voice too
but hopefully it'll help some people out.[youtube][/youtube]
Pickguard - The USA pickguards are made for a different sized bracket used on the roller-knobs. So i bought an Allparts replacement bracket (63mm between the screw-holes i think). Unfortunately, the Allparts one has smaller holes than the Squier VM bracket which means the pots won't actually fit through it! Luckily, I have my Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster open and took the bracket from that, which works perfectly. I'll have to drill out the Allparts bracket when i put my Mascis Jazzmaster back together.
Bridge Rattling Issues - There's 2 solutions commonly used to stop the bridge from rattling, Loctite 242 Threadlocker 'glue' and PTFE tape. i could only find the PTFE tape available locally so i've gone with that. Following the lead on Offset Guitars Forum, i've gone with just taping up just the 2 main bridge screws as these seem to be the cause of the rattle, instead of the saddle screws (which would be a pain to also tape up) so we'll see how this goes first.. i'll test that out on my next video..
