There is a slight problem with the five way switch and the pick guard. The one and five position don't fully complete the connection. I'll have to file down the lever slot to ensure the switch can perform its full travel.
The shielding is quite evident. The volume control is not yet mounted on the pick guard.
Another problem has showed up. Since the Squire Strat is as cheaply produced as possible, the neck pickup position was routed for a humbucker (which is great), but there is no route for the long, spring loaded mounting screws. The picture below is of the body, the bridge pickup route contains two deep channels that are not visible on the neck pickup route.
Here is the long screw holding the pickup to the pick guard.
I ended up using an electric drill instead of a router to make the holes for the screws to fit. A simple enough solution.
Wiring it up should be straight forward.
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