Fender Stratocaster Hot Rod Shop

HONEY BURST Special with Fender Performer Maple Hand Rolled Neck with Fender 65 pickups with Double Dual Coil arrangement. Bruce meets Stratocaster Design Things really took off when we heard some of Bruce’s designs and sonically fell in love when them. So we decided to offer them on our custom builds and when we approached Bruce, he said “Let’s Do It!” At that point we decided to carry his loaded pickguards too. A natural partnership was formed.  We then moved our focus into building and selling Customized Supercharged Pickguards and Fender quality parts.

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We know that Your Stratocaster is a personal experience. So let us help you create your Yellow Brick Road. You tell us what you want. Select your dream switch settings and controls. We can custom design a circuit right to your needs if you want or you may find that of Bruce’s favorite circuits will cover whatever sound you want to create. So buy online and design, or buy predesigned. Or, if you want a completely custom loaded pickguard from color to arrangment, Bruce knows what combination of circuits work best with what pickups and can wire anything.

TOTALLY Fender Stratocaster Centric

We try to also use Genuine FENDER Bodies, Necks and Pickups. We have uses other suppliers like Seymour Duncan, Dimarzio, Lace and electronics like CTS, Bourns, and CTL.  We love Brass Shaft pots. Custom pickguards? Our pickguards are sourced from Fender and other sources to get those cool designs we love. To keep costs reasonable we sometime employ pickguards from manufacturers like IKN when price is an issue. Oh yeah, a shout out to one of our favorites “Greasy Groove“ for those WACKY pickguard designs.

“MILKY WAY” An American White Blonde with N4 Pickups and a C to D Neck with a 2 point bridge and wiring Mods.

For some fun, see Bruce’s Videos for a few demos of his Hand Wired Custom Limited Pickguards.

What else will I find here on this website?

Stratocaster related info! We do the research, you get the bennies. We have wiring info, pickup info, circuit info and more. Our content is constantly updated. Search and you’ll find tons of cool stuff here. It’s all FREE!! Personalization is often the key to taking your guitar to the next level. There’s nothing better than knowing that out of the millions of guitars that exist, yours is a bit different.

Read about Bruce – He is a Electrical Engineer graduate, a prolific music composer and guitar artisan.

Wow, people say cool stuff! Here’s only a couple – Go  here  for even more

It was an awesome experience buying the Hot Rod 2 Fender Loaded Pickguard. First of all, Bruce go above and beyond to clarify any question that you might have. The product was shipped very quickly and arrived in a nice and protected package with instructions. I installed it in my Squier Bullet and boy… it sounds amazing! Now my Squier sounds not only like a Fender Made in Mexico but with a pull of a button the Dual StratBucker kicks and I have a humbucker like tone. Thanks Stratocaster Design!

Fender US Stratocaster Deluxe 2002 Loaded PIckguard TexMex Master Tone/Blender

Wonderful seller! Was very helpful with tips on how to install. I would not hesitate to do business again!

It Sounds Beautiful! So many wonderful sounds. Never knew a strat could sound like this. Very Happy. Thanks!

I absolutely LOVE my guitar!!!! It is soooo beautiful and the purple just pops Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Cliff Grounds (custom wired pickguard) ” Sounds incredible, absolutely incredible. Attached are pics. Thanks much for your work on this. “

What if you can’t or are unable to do my design?

When it comes to wiring, there’s NOTHING we can’t do. When it comes to bodies and necks, we are limited by what is available because we don’t paint bodies or make necks and we exclusively use FENDER bodies and necks. At the end of the day, if we find what you want elsewhere, we will send you there. It’s about making you happy!

From Bruce:

My desire has always been to create FUN, high quality, flexible and intuitive wiring options for Stratocasters. I’ve designed my own circuits for years but have been inspired by others like Leo. I personally have design tested all my circuits to have no dead switch spots, Every position has flavor. I’ve learned that players love the Traditional Stratocaster sound but yet want the switching. So I maintained the Traditional settings but wired them to transform into a new Strat when you pull a switch or tweak a knob. Ultimately, I play every design. Over and Over. If I like it, it becomes one of my featured circuits; if not, I either tweak it again or toss it out.  

Passive electronics are Bruce’s passion as well. He told us, “I figure that you can use your amp or pedals to get all those other sounds, so I want the guitar to have flexibility and a pure clean tone and to give the player great control over their sound at the source!”

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