It's an unbranded pup rather than a Seymour Duncan but boy does it make a difference when playing through a valve amp. One minute you're in split coil mode playing clean then you push the switch and the volume goes up and you got a nice warm dirty humbucker sound.
I replaced the standard volume pot with a 500k push pull pot. So it still acts as a volume control but pulls out to coil tap and pushes in to activate dual coil/humbucker mode.
Unfortunately with this being an Squier Affinity strat it has a thinner body than an American Fender so when I drilled a hole to allow the larger pot to fit in, I drilled the guide right through the body. So there is a small hole on the back of the body. It just adds to the general trashiness of the guitar.
I have also now added a cigarette burn to the headstock in true classic rock style.
So although this baby started out life as a Fender Squier Affinty Strat, she is now something completely different.
From Squier to homemade relic.
I'm really pleased with how it turned out, thanks to a good neck it's a great guitar to play, well set up with nice comfortable action.
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