For my birthday some time ago, I got a guitar that had belonged to my deceased uncle. It's a Levin el-cheapo Stratocaster, with a maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, and a plywood body, and a couple of months ago, I decided that instead of having a guitar that sees little use (due to singlecoils and crappy trem), I thought I'd do something about it.
I bought a Dimarzio Fast Track 2 from Tradera (E-bay basically), and I bought a Wilkinson VS-100 tremolo a week ago. I've partially soldered in the pickup, together with a coiltap (will upload pics later), also the work on the tremolo has been started by plugging 2 of the 6 holes from the old trem (for drilling purposes), and I've marked out where the holes are going. Since the old unit was a 6-bolt, 4 bolts will be clearly visible. I am not refinishing this guitar, so I need an alternative method, and the two that comes to mind are:
- Filling the holes, and paint just that area black
- Taking a piece of stainless steel and make a sort of cover for the holes. Nothing flashy, just enough to cover the holes and look ok
Now for the pics:
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk281/Bygde/P1010687.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk281/Bygde/P1010692.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk281/Bygde/P1010690.jpg