Slammer Series Daytona Electronics

[rickrock999]

Hey Guys, I recently cleaned up and buffed out my Hamer Slammer Series Korea Daytona. It looks great now.

I decided to change out the pickups, which may or may not be a bad idea. I found a guy locally with a set of Jimi Hendrix signature pickups, he gave me those and the 250k Pots for $120 (like new) I took out the old stuff (Cor Tek 500k pots)

I am wondering about the import 5 way switch. Since everything is all wired together I thought I might get a new Fender switch as well. I am also going to replace some of the old wiring. But getting a new switch either means ordering and waiting or taking a almost one hour round trip to GC.

So the question is. Is the Fender switch better? As always some say yes some say no. Also I am assuming the pots will be better than what I have as well.  Any advice?

[JGale]

I usually only replace the switch if it is crusty beyond use. Then any decent (the Fender will do) replacement will do. 
The 250k pups will serve you better methinks. 

[cmatthes]

The import switches - if yours is one of the box switches - are largely garbage in my opinion.  I'd get a halfway decent Fender, CTS, DiMarzio, Oak-Grigsby...whatever, 5-way.

They're honestly cheap - between $8-$15, and Amazon will get you one to your door same day in many cases, depending upon where you live.

Life's too short so spend it with crappy parts! 

[kizanski]

8 hours ago, cmatthes said:

Life's too short so spend it with crappy parts! 

And Korean Daytonas.

[hamerhead]

They're not terrible, Mike. I mean, as far as imports go. There are worse places to start with a FrankenStrat build. I didn't care for the neck on the one I had, but it was otherwise a decent guitar. Had I known about my now-favorite AllParts neck at the time, I might still have it. Probably not, but maybe.

The best part of RickRock's project is that any of the new parts can transfer to another build, if and when the time comes. It never ends, so the odd are pretty good.

[kizanski]

Unless the guitar is for a child or someone who has never played before, aspire to own better than "not terrible" guitars.
And the parts should be taken out of circulation, not transfered, lest they infect otherwise quality instruments.

[Dave Scepter]

21 hours ago, rickrock999 said:

But getting a new switch either means ordering and waiting or taking a almost one hour round trip to GC.

Any advice?

Cough Cough... Amazon 

Cough Cough... Reverb 

Cough Cough... Ebay

Do it right, once!

Replace the switch! 😃

[kizanski]

10 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said:

Replace the guitar! 😃

Edited, slightly.  

[Cboss]

I have bought some of the fender five ways recently and thought they were really pretty crappy.. bad feel, dropouts.. these are far better

https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/pop?ref=ppx_yo2dv_mob_b_pop__np_0_pp&orderId=113-2284839-0555410&lineItemId=pnpjrpmrrpotony&shipmentId=D7T4NJS37&packageId=1&asin=B001FWYB52

 

[Dave Scepter]

20 hours ago, Cboss said:

I have bought some of the fender five ways recently and thought they were really pretty crappy.. bad feel, dropouts.. these are far better

https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/pop?ref=ppx_yo2dv_mob_b_pop__np_0_pp&orderId=113-2284839-0555410&lineItemId=pnpjrpmrrpotony&shipmentId=D7T4NJS37&packageId=1&asin=B001FWYB52

 

Which switches are you referring to?

Your link doesn't work correctly 

[kizanski]

41 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said:

Which switches are you referring to?

Your link doesn't work correctly 

Coincidentally, neither does his current switch. 

[Cboss]

On 6/18/2023 at 5:10 PM, Cboss said:

I have bought some of the fender five ways recently and thought they were really pretty crappy.. bad feel, dropouts.. these are far better

https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/pop?ref=ppx_yo2dv_mob_b_pop__np_0_pp&orderId=113-2284839-0555410&lineItemId=pnpjrpmrrpotony&shipmentId=D7T4NJS37&packageId=1&asin=B001FWYB52

 

 

[rickrock999]

On 6/16/2023 at 8:04 AM, kizanski said:

Replace the guitar! 😃

Yeah Yeah I know. I do have 3 USA's (Cali, Studio, & Phantom 12) but I really like my Korean Daytona, and my Korean Scalloped neck. Cali.  I probably should not have wasted my time. But too far to go back now. I did buy an new switch and pots, just have to finish putting it back together.