burningyen Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I'm curious how it's routed underneath the guard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flabergaster Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 This is a partial picture from when I was installing the Roland Kit on mine. Sorry its not more complete, but it is something close. https://www.dropbox.com/s/7tk2eu8vozvduy1/IMG_20120430_101742.jpg Hope it helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Thanks, I'm particularly interested in how big the tuning selector cavity is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevekc Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Thanks, I'm particularly interested in how big the tuning selector cavity is. Its about the same as a stock strat - from the top route 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 But Strats don't have that tuning selector on the bass side of the fretboard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labirn Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Actually I am interested into the very same thing: how is the routing done underneath the pickguard? Would be cool if someone could provide a picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 As far as routing for Variax guts, in the old Variax, some of the guitars had the Variax gut mounted below the pickguard. I believe it's a back panel cavity for all the other guitars now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ur2funky Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks, ur2funky! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labirn Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks a lot, ur2funky, just what I needed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugdealer Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I was actually more interested in how to remove the pickguard! What are the steps? Well, I know it's not actually rocket science, but what and how do you remove things, like volume, model, tone, tunning knobs... can anyone list a simple guide? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbaudrate Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 pull off knobs, turn screws counter-clockwise... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugdealer Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 pull off knobs, turn screws counter-clockwise... Thanks Do I have to remove the PU selector and tunning wheel before removing the pickguard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeman19 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Thanks Do I have to remove the PU selector and tunning wheel before removing the pickguard? The pots, pickups, pickup selector, and tuning wheel are all screwed to the pickguard. Once you pull that off there are wires that feed to the battery compartment and to piezo pickups. Jd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Here's how the JTV-69S looks under the hood: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredjsx Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 So replacing the pic guard only should be pretty easy then for someone that's done it on standard strats before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainnemo70 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 So replacing the pic guard only should be pretty easy then for someone that's done it on standard strats before? i wouldnt have said easy, first you need a pick guard thats the right template, eg the pick ups might not be in quite the same place on the variax as the new guard, also the pots, from the look of the variax, the 3 pots are built into a single unit, and s different plate might not hove the c/c in the right place. think carefully about doing it, id be looking at getting a template to a custom scratchplate maker and having them buiild you one to the shape you want rather than trying to find one that needs adapting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb7170 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 i wouldnt have said easy, first you need a pick guard thats the right template, eg the pick ups might not be in quite the same place on the variax as the new guard, also the pots, from the look of the variax, the 3 pots are built into a single unit, and s different plate might not hove the c/c in the right place. think carefully about doing it, id be looking at getting a template to a custom scratchplate maker and having them buiild you one to the shape you want rather than trying to find one that needs adapting. I found some 69 & 69S pickguards on www.fullcompass.com : I bought the white pearloid for my 69S, I got it while my guitar tech was setting it up, so I took it over to him and put it on for me. I was going to do it, figured while he had it.... ;o) Ok, that's strange, tried to paste links -- have noticed pasting on the L6 Forums isn't working for me (works fine on other forums), oh well, will also attach a text file.... Dave Fullcompass 69(S) Pickguards.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredjsx Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Beautiful that's what I'm gonna do, and replace the pickup covers to black to match the humbucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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