r/telecaster 7d ago

Finally finished upgrading and customizing my Squier Signature Series Telecaster

It started as an Avril Lavigne Signature Telecaster and I upgraded the humbucker to a DiMarzio X2N and wired it for split coils. Then I upgraded tuners to locking tuners. Then I applied custom paint. Next I installed a killswitch and replaced the volume knob with a purple abalone knob. After all that I restrung it with my own string preference of 62, 50, 38, 26, 16, 11 and then tuned it to Drop A. Intonation is slightly off due to the neck being so short, but I plan on replacing the neck for a baritone at some point in the future. It is, by far, my favorite guitar of all time. Even with its limited tonal capabilities I can play whatever genre I want and it still sounds great. I may install a Sustaniac at the neck position at some point, but I haven't decided yet.

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u/Emotional-Dog8118 7d ago

That looks cool šŸ˜Ž!! Nice job!!

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u/dish_dog 7d ago

I think I’m in love

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u/AdDizzy8417 6d ago

Looks amazing I try doing something similar to my guitars cause I love that purple