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My next project will be a hardtail strat with a Graphtech Ghost piezo system. Nothing out of the ordinary there, but I'm trying to design my strat so that I can have easy battery access without having to take off the pickguard. Here are the two options I've been considering.

(1) Normal top-route. In the back, have them route for a tremolo spring cavity (even though this is a hardtail), and place the battery back there.

(2) Rear route with pickguard. The only downside to this is that the material, wood top pickguard, might be too thick for the shafts of the pots and the switch shaft.

i had EMGs in a strat for a while and i put the 9v battery right next to/under the control pots under the guard...to change it all i had to do was undo the 4 screws right around the knobs and switch and pull the guard up a bit and the battery came right out 1-2-3.

the other option is a rear mounted battery box (warmoth sells them)...which would be similar to one of my other strats which is a deluxe powerhouse, it has an extra cavity in the rear for the battery.

-Mike

I have mine mounted on the underside of the pickguard. I have a Baggs piezo system, but I also use push/pull pots, which prevented me from being able to fit the battery on the side of the control route. I like the idea of routing a tremolo cavity and putting it in there, in fact, I tried to put the battery in there on mine, but it won't fit when you have a trem installed.

Ryan


Originally Posted by rspst14I have mine mounted on the underside of the pickguard. I have a Baggs piezo system, but I also use push/pull pots, which prevented me from being able to fit the battery on the side of the control route. I like the idea of routing a tremolo cavity and putting it in there, in fact, I tried to put the battery in there on mine, but it won't fit when you have a trem installed.

Ryan

The only thing I was concerned about is that the route for the trem springs might affect the tone. What would be really nice would be if they could do a top route and route an access cover on back to the control cavity, but I don't think they can do that.

Hello everyone ,

I am also starting to put a new guitar together , starting from a new warmoth strat body , but my pickup routing will need 2 push pulls , anyone an idea if the the two 9v batteries I need for the hot strat live wire set I will put in , otherwise I will have to ask warmoth to root a battery box

Johnny

why don't you have them route for a battery box on the back of the guitar body
i've done that for some customers
however, those 9Vs last a while

I think the battery box in the back would be the best idea (and the coolest!)


Originally Posted by zonniewiwHello everyone ,

I am also starting to put a new guitar together , starting from a new warmoth strat body , but my pickup routing will need 2 push pulls , anyone an idea if the the two 9v batteries I need for the hot strat live wire set I will put in , otherwise I will have to ask warmoth to root a battery box

Johnny

You will need to have it routed for a battery box. I have the same setup, two push/pull pots and a piezo circuit board. I had to glue the battery clip upside down on the top of the pickguard, and it barely fit. I can't imagine that you'd be able to fit two batteries without having one in a battery box. The added length of the push/pull pots makes it impossible to mount the battery on the bottom of the route.

Ryan