Bluenose Guitar Works

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Bluenose Guitar Works - Pre-Wired Strat-type Guitar Wiring Harness - YOUR CHOICE - FREE Copper Shielding

Assembled and soldered in Nova Scotia, Canada using top components. Perfect for a drop-in retrofit your old wiring or upgrading your current setup. Save time and money with this harness.

Made from quality components:

·       Your choice of either CTS or Alpha 250k-ohm potentiometers with audio taper that fit 3/8” hole. Pots have split shafts with 24 spline, perfect for Strat-style knobs

·       Your choice of either Orange Drop, Mallory 150 or USSR NOS (from Ukraine) Capacitor in either 0.022 uF or 0.047 uF

·       Oak Grigsby 5-way switch with the following positions: 1- Bridge only, 2- Bridge and Middle in parallel, 3- Middle only, 4- Middle and Neck in Parallel, 5- Neck only

·       Option of Volume Treble-bleed mod: 0.001 uF cap in series with a 150 KOhm resistor

·       1/4” jack with 3/8” hole. Switchcraft with CTS pots, generic for Alpha pots

·       Vintage-style cloth-covered wire with 10” leads to the jack and bridge claw ground

·       60/40 Solder is used for all connections

·       Your harness will be mounted on a 1/8” MDF sheet, ready to drop in and with the right orientation

·       You get a free Canadian dime! It comes with the Bluenose on it

FREE Copper Shielding Tape:

You get 66” of 1” wide adhesive-backed copper shielding for your pickup cavity

Installation How-to:

You’ll need to solder the lead and ground from each pickup to the switch according to the included instructions. I have laid a bit of solder on the pot for you to use the right spot. I cannot do all the work, Skipper! It’s simple and easy and makes installation a breeze.

A little about us:

I’ve been playing guitar for about 18 years. I like the instrument more than I do the playing and have always been fascinated by it. I have owned over 25 guitars (with more every year) and have started this guitar company to share my work with you. All bodies and wiring harnesses are built in my shop by hand and each of them is unique. I live in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Why the Bluenose:

Launched in 1921 from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the Bluenose was a symbol of Canada and Nova Scotia in the 1920s and 1930s. The schooner was best known for its racing success, staying undefeated for nearly 20 years. Even today, Nova Scotians are known as “Bluenosers”. The ship marked history and as a sailor I feel it is a beautiful symbol. The Bluenose lives today as the Bluenose II, which can be visited in the summer in beautiful Lunenburg, the same place the original Bluenose started nearly 100 years ago.

Thank you and be safe,

Vincent