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Squier Strat Guitar Teardown

Written By: Guitar group (and 4 other contributors)
Published: February 17, 2010
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Squier Strat Guitar Teardown

Written By: Guitar group (and 4 other contributors)
Published: February 17, 2010
  • Comments: 15
  • Favorites: 26
  • Views: 60.3k

Teardown

Introduction

Teardown of electric guitar

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Squier Strat Guitar, use our service manual.

  1. Squier Strat Guitar Teardown, Squier Strat Guitar Teardown: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Pull off the three tone/volume caps.

  2. Squier Strat Guitar Teardown: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Pull off the lever cap on the rotary switch.

    • Note: This is not how the switch should normally look. This one is bent slightly; the tip should be pointing straight up.

  3. Squier Strat Guitar Teardown: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Unscrew the three bolts holding the tone/volume controls to the scratch plate.

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    • Remove the 3 washers from the tone/volume controls.

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    • Unscrew the eight screws which hold the scratch plate to the main body.

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    • Unscrew the two screws holding the rotary switch in place.

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    • unscrew the six screws holding the three pickups in place.

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    • Lift off the scratch plate, revealing the electronics inside the main body

  9. Squier Strat Guitar Teardown: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Another method of dis-assembly: remove the pickguard screws (leaving pickup screws, pots and switch untouched).

    • Remove the jack plate, desolder or cut the output jack wires, flip over the guitar and desolder the ground wire on the tremolo. Remove the pickguard with all electronics attached.

    • This method gives easy access to do electronics repairs/mods, without having to readjust pickup heights and individual components won't move around when you're soldering.

  10. Squier Strat Guitar Teardown: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Lift off the three pickup covers.

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    • Remove the springs which were on the underside of the pickups.

  13. Squier Strat Guitar Teardown: step 12, image 1 of 1

    • Unscrew the two screws holding the lead input cover in place and lift off the cover.

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    • Unscrew the input threaded bolt, which holds the connector and wiring in place.

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    • Unscrew the screw holding the bottom strap attachment in position.

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    • Carry out the same process to remove the top strap attachment .

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    • Remove the six screws holding the bridge in position.

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    • Take out the six screws holding the white back plate in place.

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    • Remove the three large vibration springs connecting the bridge to the vibration plate.

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    • Unscrew the two screws holding the metal vibration plate in place.

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    • Remove Bridge from main body.

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    • Unscrew chrome parts.

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    • Undo the 6 screws holding the string adjustments to the chrome plate. Then remove the spring and unscrew the 12 threaded bars.

  24. Squier Strat Guitar Teardown: step 23, image 1 of 1

    • Unscrew chrome plate from bridge mount.

  25. Squier Strat Guitar Teardown: step 24, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the four screws holding the neck to the body of the guitar.

  26. Squier Strat Guitar Teardown: step 25, image 1 of 1

    • Pull neck away from main body.

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    • Unscrew the two small screws which keep the string aligners in position.

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    • Unscrew the bolts which keep the tuner posts held in place.

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    • Pull tuner peg away from headstock.

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    • Unscrew tuner head from tuner posts.

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