JonnyC Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Howdy folks Just a quickie. A few years ago i bought a beat up jap strat for not to much $. It's right handed and i'm left handed. I figured if it's good enough for Jimi then it'll certainly do the job for me When i got it i ripped out the middle coil as i found it just hampered my playing plus the fact i never use middle coils anyway. I also removed the two tone pots as they to got in the way. To make picking easier i then moved the volume to the middle position as seen here Old Strat And that was fine up until tonight really when i realised another problem with the guitar which has been there since the start but i just failed to realise there was something i could do. I was looking across a few guitars online and then all of a sudden the Frankenstrat set a burst of energy through me... ... 5 minutes later and this is what happened. Cavity New Strat Now that all the control are outta the way, buried in the cavity my question to you guys is, is it safe to just leave them dangling there? I don't know a fat lot about electricity, only that it's generally people like me that find themselves on the recieving end of a shock Any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) Why would you do that? the frankenstein has the complete opposite part of the pickguard removed. You're kind of asking for shorts and broken connections with your switch and knob just dangling there. I can't attest to the safety of it though. Edited October 21, 2005 by thegarehanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyC Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yeah i'm aware of the frankenstrat's scratchplate. I wasn't trying to copy it, it just gave me the idea to get those controls outta my way I'll fasten them down in there i guess. Just there was some sort of metalic shield on the underside of the pickguard, hope it didnt play to much of a part in protecting me from shocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 sometimes, you just have to wonder.... other times, its best to walk away.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Unless there's something SERIOUSLY WRONG with your other equipment (amplifier or wall outlet), there'll never be enough juice in your guitar for you to even feel it, no matter what you do with it. And if there IS something wrong enough with your other equipment for your guitar to hurt you, it'll get you through the strings no matter where you stuck the controls . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Safety would not be my concern, it would be how long it would be before those wires break off of the pot/switches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 My only question is, "Why?" Safe, yes - sensible, I'm very uncertain on that score! But, hey, it's your axe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 You could have just left the pickguard intact and tucked everything under. That way when you change your mind or go to sell it or whatever you won't have to buy a new pickguard ... or explain why you cut up the old one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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