Planet Tone SSS Custom Loaded Pickguard Design Center
Handmade and wired in the USA to order!!
See description below and design your custom pickguard today!
Custom Setups begin at $219.95
Current Lead Times
Welcome to the Planet Tone Custom Shop! Here you can design your own prewired pickguard and we will professionally assemble and solder the components based on your specifications. See our Customer Care page for turnaround times. Rush service is available for urgent deadlines.
Information on the options available:
1. Planet Tone Pickup Choice
- Choose amongst our large selection of Planet Tone hand crafted premium American pickups.
2. Pickguards
- Fit 11 Hole American Standard Stratocasters from 1963 to Present.
- Fit 11 Hole Mexican Standards Stratocasters from 2002 to Present
3. Accessories
- Accessories = pickup covers, knobs and switch tip
4. Switching:
- American –> CTS potentiometers, American switch
- Metric –> Alpha potentiometers, alpha switch
- 5 way switching
- 7 way via mini toggle
- 7 way via push/pull
Note: 7 way switching includes neck/bridge and neck/middle/bridge switching options plus standard 5 way switching options.
5 way and 7 way VTT assignments are as follows:
- Volume = master volume
- Tone 1 = neck
- Tone 2 = middle & bridge
5. Capacitor Type
The higher quality the capacitor the smoother and warmer the tone.
- Poly Cap = Traditional
- Orange Drop = Upgrade
- Oil Filled = Best Choice
- .047 caps = Used in Les Pauls etc.,allow more low end frequencies
- .022 caps = Traditionally used in Strats®, allow less low end frequencies
6. TBX Tone Control
- Fender TBX Tone Control = Treble Bass Expander at middle and bridge
7. Treble Bleed / Volume Mod
- Treble Bleed / Volume Mod is used for minimizing volume or treble bleed when rolling back your volume.
- As you roll back your volume your guitar retains more of the high end frequencies
Note: This mod can brighten your guitar's tone overall by a very slight amount
8. Wire Type
- Modern hook up wire = Used by Fender® today on standard guitars
- Vintage Cloth push back wire = Used by Fender® Custom Shop
Note: Wire type has no effect on tone and is purely cosmetic.
9. Screws
- Standard sized screws are used and available in black, gold and traditional nickel.
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1969 Voodoo pickups and wiring
Planet Tone has it all! This 1969 Voodoo pick guard is perfect for my Hendrix tribute guitar!
I have 2 loaded pickguards
I have ordered 2 loaded strat pickguards from Planet Tone. Both S/S/S 1st was overwounds (neck/mid) and VooDoo (bridge) for my Boogie Body parts-caster and just recently I ordered a set of scooped '63's for a Warmoth body/Neck. I Now have the 2 classic strat tones i want. the scooped set are awesome. lots of clean and headroom but easily driven to get a nice gain that offers what my overwound/hot S-style does not provide. solidly built and easy to install. never had an issue. my recent was a rush order as I was months in waiting for body/neck then paint and finish so I wanted no more delays and, Jose was awesome! quick to answer my questions and built/shipped faster than I expected without any compromise in quality. if you have questions get in touch with them! great customer service!
Awesome in every way!
Once again, Planet Tone checks all the boxes! Highest quality, great price and quick turn around time. Nobody else comes close!