I should have researched this before buying, so it’s not entirely Obsidian’s fault.
I purchased a fully prewired pickguard, but the volume and tone controls were too wide to fit into the control cavity of my Warmoth body. After some digging, I learned that Fender Strat bodies have a slightly wider route in the area where the controls sit. Because of this difference, the Obsidian assembly is designed to fit Fender bodies but won’t properly fit into a Warmoth body. In the end, I had to abandon the prewired assembly and solder the pickups onto a traditional control setup instead.
Again, this isn’t completely their fault, but it would’ve been helpful to know beforehand. A clearer warning or disclaimer about compatibility would be appreciated.
This was the 3rd guitar which I have installed an obsidian in. The quality, tone options, it’s just awesome. Thank you
Wire install is about as straightforward as possible.
Suggest the if your pickup wire has the flexible metal insulation, skinny that rascal as much as you can.
Also, found out for my application, the washerw needed to be on the backside of the control plate.
Had a custom 7 way Gilmore mod assembly fired to my delux Strat with new Seymour Duncan pick ups , now it sings like it should letting me get those clean pure tones or overdriven madness. So impressed with obsidian, ordered from uk on a Wed arrived at my door the next Tuesday !! Thanks so much