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NRG Fuzz circuit loaded Japanese Fender Strat!

NRG Fuzz circuit loaded Japanese Fender Strat!

This was a really fun project and idea from the customer to help bring to life. Morgan kindly booked this job in, sparked from a conversation we had about the 'Fuzzmaster' NRG Fuzzer circuit loaded Jazzmaster wiring.

He has owned this 90s Japanese Strat from new (IIRC), and although it has been enjoyed, he fancied doing something fun with it going forward. So he asked if I could implement the NRG Fuzz circuit into his Strat in some form! Ideally the fuzz mod needed to keep a traditional look as well, so no extra controls, no obvious changes to the usual Strat layout etc.
Glen's Gibson scale Tele

Glen's Gibson scale Tele

I had the pleasure of carrying out the final assembly of a really cool project, a 24.75" scale Tele partscaster for Glen. He had sourced a body from Guitar Build (in the UK) and the 24.75" scale 'conversion' neck from Warmoth in the USA, some of the hardware such as a control plate with the angled switch slot, a nice modern 6 saddle Gotoh bridge, the Fender/Gotoh vintage tuners and a lovely matte black pickguard from friends at Armstrong Music. I was asked to carry out the final assembly, and whilst we had a bit of time on our hands whilst the neck was on order from the US, and Glen carrying out the painting work himself on the body, we chatted about some of the final details like pickups and wiring decisions. Which I'll of course share in this article.