The rebirth of the Fullerton

[sunvalleylaw]

As part of my new project-ing, I am putting a little time and dough into my oldest son's Fullerton strat copy I got him 7 or 8 years ago when we all bought them for cheap. His is the SSS model. I have ordered a new nut, a GFS solid steel trem, and some cosmetic odds and ends. And I plan to take the Duncan Designed Hot Rails, and related electronics, out of the PG from a Squier Deluxe Hot Rails i hope to get to mod into an HH guitar using the leftover parts from my new strat plus some new pots and a switch. So his SSS Fully will lose the original electronics and pups, and get upgraded. I just took the strings off and straightened the neck some (over bowed it was), and checked the frets which are in good shape still. It is a pretty nice little starting place for a project! Anyhow, the rebirth of the Fully!

[marnold]

Wow, Fullertons. I had completely forgotten about those. Did it play decently anyway before mods?

[sunvalleylaw]

Wow, Fullertons. I had completely forgotten about those. Did it play decently anyway before mods?

Yes, it is not too bad. The frets are a little smaller than most other modern guitars, but play nicely, and the guitar feels good. It just needs a little help for my son's desires in the pickups department, and a GFS steel tremblock will improve the saddles and the sustain with over the cheap stock one. The tuners seem to work fine for non-locking ones, and the fret ends feel fine, and the truss rod works and adjusts fine. So worth a little TLC for him.

[sunvalleylaw]

Stock, being used by my son, years ago.

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Now being taken apart somewhat.

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[sunvalleylaw]

New GFS bridge and trem block. Much nicer. Dropped and screwed right in.

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Once I get the Squier Deluxe Hot Rails I will use to accept the stock parts from my Blacktop, the Hot Rails and electronics will be put in here, dropped right in and the ground and jack hooked up.

[Robert]

Cool!

[marnold]

I'm glad that you showed that disassembly picture. I never understood how Strat-style trems work. Floyds are significantly different.