Thanks! I’ll try to work it into my schedule. Glad you enjoyed it!

It was a genuine Fender cover plate

Yeah… English is hard. But I get by lol.

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback. The last video in the series has been delayed by Christmas and other life events, but I hope to film it soon and keep uploading content!

Thanks for the tip! I might try that out!

Glad you find my content relaxing and easy to watch!

Also, just saw that chip. Dan erlewine has a great video on drop filling finishes for repairs. Might be able to get something the way to fix that small blemish…

Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely check out the video and see if I can't get it filled.

I was not aware that Fender sold a whole kit of those parts! I've only ever seen them individually. Thanks for the heads up and next time I'm fixing up a Fender I will definitely search for that kit.

I agree wholeheartedly. I put the disclaimer in there because I've been around on KZbin long enough to know people will argue anything, so I just made sure to cover my bases and state that this is not professional advice.

Thanks for chiming in, and sorry for the delay in my reply. I'm not sure why I didn't add that in. The pawn shop had it on the wall at $360. I got them down to $250 including tax. With the Fender parts I bought for it and strings, I'm in $300. Not terrible for a fixer upper MIM thats only two years old I think.

It's sad to see that their quality has gone this far. Looking at the neck there are definitely spots that make me think it should say Squire on the headstock instead of Fender. I also have a 2013 Blacktop HH MIM Strat and it is a fantastic guitar. Extremely well built and has become my main workhorse guitar as of late. It just does everything I want and more. I'm hoping I can get this one to be its equal, just with single coils instead of humbuckers.

Unfortunately it is common to see them like this. I've rescued many guitars from pawnshops that still had a lot of life left in them and gotten them back into good working condition. I have only ever picked up one that was nearly perfect. I just had to replace a couple knobs and it was good to go. That was an Ibanez Jet King 30. Love that guitar.

I agree! I can’t imagine treating such a beautiful instrument this way!

I had never thought to put a pick there lol. I’ve always used a pocket or my mouth

I can see that for the separation in the photo, but the distortion over the pickups definitely was not from a pick in the pick guard. I hadn’t thought about the pick causing that warp though, so thank you for the thought! I appreciate you chiming in

Nah, it was the martians

I’m sorry to hear that. I do have other long form videos on my channel if you care to watch!

People just say whatever they want, online. I’m looking forward to watching more. I’m just kinda getting into learning how to do minor repairs

@Podcastforthewin it’s a lot of fun to fix up stuff like this. Definitely has a big sense of accomplishment behind it

These are fine. My attention span is about as long as this video.

Lol you got me! Thanks Michael Scott!

Very true! Always keep your guitars indoors when possible and don’t leave them in your car during the summer!

I’m not sure why I didn’t think to heat it up and flatten it back out. Thank you for the suggestion. I’ve already replaced the guard but maybe I’ll do a video with the old guard and flattening it out

Thanks for the tip! Not sure why I didn’t think of doing that. Maybe I’ll try that in the future.

I used an iron and a towel. Works great

Glad I could help!

I have similar thoughts my dude. I wasn’t gonna pay what they wanted for their foot switches so I decided to make my own. Glad I could be of help in your endeavors!

I am not sure. Unfortunately Boss doesn’t have great documentation of what type of circuit all of their foot switches use for expression pedals. The documentation I’ve seen has only given examples with the Boss foot switches and say to set it to either A or B type switching. The only way to know for sure is to get a foot switch and test it. Check the foot switch with a multimeter so you know if it is normally closed or normally open. Once you know this, plug it into your pedal and try using it. If it doesn’t work, it’s most likely the opposite circuit of what you have.

Thank you for your insight. I will try to keep this in mind when making future content

Thank you for your thoughts! It definitely does have a much more professional sound after the upgrade, and more of a flat EQ response compared to the black mic I think. It’s really in the ear of the beholder and it depends on what speakers you listen to it through. After having published it and playing around with it more I still don’t know which one of the two I prefer the sound of, they’re both unique in their own rights.

I unfortunately am not sure. If you have some form of external tap switch for a delay pedal, you can test if this mod will work for you or not. All you have to do is plug it into the TRS plug for expression pedals and see what happens. If nothing happens or it gets stuck scrolling like the SY200 in the video, you probably need the mod. If it changes normally, you don’t need the mod. I have no experience with the Katana line of amps, as I’ve gone all in on tubes and pedals. I’ve seen them but never played one.

That’s awesome! I really enjoy the tones it adds to my arsenal. I don’t use it a ton but it’s definitely a good guitar to have. Thanks for watching!

Glad they worked out for you! Happy playing bro!

Thank you! Happy new year to you as well!

I unfortunately do not have a wiring diagram of the guitar. The only specific information I know about is that all of the pots are 500k and two are push pull. The wiring looked fairly standard from what I remember. If you’re going to go through all the trouble of removing and rewiring everything you can make any standard schematic work. My advice if you want to retain the factory wiring is replace one pot at a time. Desolder all connections, pull the pot, install the new one, and solder the wires back on the same way they came off. Taking photos also helps with this. The project won’t be too difficult as long as you can get the control plate out of the cavity. It is extremely difficult to get in and out. Another thing to note is that there are raised notches on the control plate to center the factory pots. When I replaced mine I had to flatten the plate with a pair of pliers to get the replacement pot to fit properly. If I had taken the time to source the proper pots I wouldn’t have had to deal with that but it’s not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor!

@@kinsleycustomguitars Thanks a lot for you kind answer!

I built mine goop free but you can certainly add it to yours if you want!

I’m sorry you are having issues with the video! At what point are you unable to hear me? I always watch my videos after upload to make sure the upload went correctly and I didn’t have any issues. I just checked the video again and didn’t find anywhere the volume was an issue.

To be completely honest, I have no idea. The listing on Reverb only stated that they were Gretsch Filtertrons. Did not give a model number or what guitar they came out of. The sizing is pretty close to a real Filtertron so I’m reasonably sure they are not Broadtrons. A friend of mine plays a Gretsch semi hollow with the Broadtrons and these are not as big as they are. The width (width is what I’m calling the left to right measurement when the pickup is horizontal) is similar, but the length and height are very different. I did check the pickups for serial numbers and there were none, so I can’t even check with Gretsch to see what exactly they are. Sorry I couldn’t be more help here. Basically all I know can be summed up into two statements: They were made by Gretsch and they sound awesome!

I am not sure, unfortunately. Boss only states in their instructions for the GT-10 that it is expecting a momentary signal, but does not state if it is in a normally closed or open circuit. It does give instructions on which way to set the polarity of the FS-6 foot switch, which I believe is to set the switch for normally closed or open operation. However, it is not labeled in any meaningful way other than “polarity” so your guess is as good as mine here. If you already have a normally open control switch, try it in the control jack of your GT-10. If it doesn’t work properly, you will need to do the mod. If it works, you will not need to do the mod.

@@kinsleycustomguitars thanks for the reply, let's have a try :)

Hey Gilles, thank you so much! I hope the potting works for you. Be sure to let your friends and other guitar players you know about us and we will start getting more clicks and likes!

@@kinsleycustomguitars I haven't done it yet, my friend is just returning back from the USA, we will watch your video again and do it after a couple weeks of quarantine. Be careful my friend, and we will keep you posted, thanks again !