I did this a year or maybe two ago. I have always loved this 1979 Anniversary Stratocaster, but I never quite loved the original pickups. Not that they were bad, but I just felt something different was in order. I bought the loaded 920D Gilmour pick guard. This is the older style with the Fat 50s neck pickup and the 69 in the middle with the ssl-5 in the bridge. The recent ones are the ssl-1 and ssl-5 combo I believe. I, of course, kept the original pick guard, desoldered only at the input jack. Anyway this is a fun set up and provides a wide pallet of available sounds. I can find the Gilmour vibe without rocking the whole "Black Strat" fan boy look. I don't have the skill set to pull that off anyway... I guess I could have wiped down the guitar before taking pics. Oh well, forgive the dirt and DNA. Here is a before pic
was always a fan of the Anniversary Strats.. and Antiguas. Bold and beautiful. 1979 was a very visually creative year for Strats.
