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Welcome Hot Rodders!
Gombrelli Guitars USA is a Limited Run Fender Stratocaster Hot Rod Design Shop. Our Hot Wired Loaded Stratocaster Pickguards are completely unique and designed for Live/Recording use. We design from Scratch or upgrade existing Fender Stratocaster Pickguards.
Gombrelli Guitars USA is an independent circuit designer and not directly connected to Fender.
Custom Hand Wired Stratocaster Pickguards
Hand Wired Custom Designed Loaded Pickguards by Gombrelli Guitars USA.
Custom Modified Fender Stratocasters
One of a kind Mega loaded Fender Stratocaster Hand Wired and designed.
Stratocaster Information
We are a storehouse for awesome Stratocaster and Stratocaster Pickup information.
Each pickguard is custom wired.
Designed to be sonically harmonious
Not all wiring configuration should be done, even though they can be. Dead Spots and thin sounds are annoying. Treble boosts don’t always match the pickups. Not all pickups play well with each other.
We take all of this into account when our pickguards are designed! We also consider how one switch interacts with another one. Make it easy, make it fun, make it a sonic paradise!Power at the source
Enjoy the power of tone controlled right from your Strat!
There’s nothing cooler than being able to make the your strat give you both that serene crisp Strat sound and turn into a beautful powerful HSH power house on the flick of a switch, or the get down and spanky with your other switch. Our designs don’t overload you with controls. They give you easy to use sound switching that shines in LIVE and RECORDING situations.
Take control of your sound at the source!Photo Gallery
A collection of a just few of our custom modified Stratocasters. Many of these use Push Pull switches to make the “original” look of the Strat stay that way, other use Microswitches or a mix of both. It’s really personal preference, depending on if you want to preserve that original strat look or if you like that ease and hot rod look of a pickguard with Switches.
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Your Stratocaster, your sound
Your guitar is a personal experience. So let us help you create your Yellow Brick Road. You tell us what you want. Select your dream switch settings and controls. We can custom design a circuit and pickup selection to match to your needs. You may find that you really dig one of Bruce’s “off the shelve” specifically design wiring schemes.
You can buy an online predesigned Stratocaster or Hot Rod Loaded Pickguard OR design your own modified one with Bruce helping you out. Even if you want a completely custom loaded pickguard from color to pickups your requested wiring scheme Bruce can do it. He definately can wire anything! Check out the circuit designs
See some of Bruce’s Videos
Yeah Baby YeahPlayers say the coolest stuff!
Happy
It simply Sounds Beautiful! So many wonderful sounds. Never knew a Strat could sound like this. Very Happy. Thanks!
Read More ReviewsMore Happy
This guy’s got the goods!! Prior to making a purchase I read his website and verified his statements and suggestions. I wasn’t looking for loud but quality that I can let the Little Walter Amp embellish. I found something close and sought Bruce’s input. Based on his answer we decided to swap out a capacitor and change the wiring. The change was made and sent out the next day. Read “QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE” The tone is exceptional. You can pay more money … but you can’t buy better quality. Thanks
STILL MORE REVIEWS!Fantastic
Fantastic upgrade with many tone options. Second one with an different pickup configuration than the first. Two winners with great sounds from each. Likely will upgrade several others in time. Not sure why major manufacturers don’t mimic these designs. Support this shop. Great communication and custom goodness
YET EVEN MORE RECENT REVIEWSSimple and Kick Butt
OMG THIS IS AN INSANE UPGRADE! WORTH 10X THE COST! THANK YOU!
WHERE AND HOW TO PURCHASEBRUCE SPEAKS!
My desire has always been to create FUN, high quality, flexible and intuitive wiring options for Stratocasters. I’ve designed my own circuits for years and worked on microprocessor design. It’s pure pleasure for me, but a lot of hard study and in the strat testing so hear what my EAR actually tells me beyond the measured values. I have been inspired by others like Leo and my own roots in live and studio work. I personally have design tested all my circuits to have no dead switch spots, Every position has flavor.
I’ve learned that players love the Traditional Stratocaster sound but yet want the switching to get more. So I maintained the typically keep those traditional settings but add switching to transform into a new Strat when you pull a switch or tweak a knob. Ultimately, I play every design. Over and Over. If I like it, it becomes one of my featured circuits; if not, I either tweak it again or toss it out. Now I can design circuits simply by thinking about the wiring, because my mind knows how it’s going to sound…A Strat Pro Shop that puts power in your hands
Buy a Premiumm pre built Pickguard or let us help you design your own!
From Pacific Northwest, to Santa Barbara
Lecanto, FloridaAfter being a “working musician” Bruce went into Electrical Engineering, Graduated, then started souping up his Stratocasters. Things really took off FAST when Bruce started giving out his designs to his player friends and very quickly it evolved into his business which became Gombrelli Guitars USA. The goal always was to create top shelf quality Hot Wired Stratocaster Pickguards with unique and very creative designs and powerful Stratocasters with Unique wiring and features. Gombrelli Guitars products are made for the player and working musicians, and NOT created to see how many switches you could stick on your guitar. Instead, the goal was how well the switches worked, do the pickup blend well together and how easy they are to use and understand to create a sonic landscape of sound!
