I have been searching for that Tone. That elusive Fender Strat tone that frankly, I can't afford to purchase in a new Fender Stratocaster guitar. This Gold Lace Sensor Pickguard contains that damn Tone! This set-up is an outstanding option for your strat upgrade or whatever! It was almost shocking to discover how much tone I now have in my Mexican strat! I have been playing Fender Strats for most of my life and I can't believe I wasn't using these in the 80's or 90's when they were put in many top of the line Fender models. I have a set of Fender Custom Shop 54's in a Partscaster and that was my favorite set up and sound until I bought this pickguard! The pickguard itself is a nice 3-Ply like a Standard Strat pickguard. I will have to admit that when I first looked at the electronics and wiring, I immediately thought it looked like the set up on an SX or Xaviere strat style guitar. I will say that the pots are not those small dime sized pots you might find on an SX or Xavier, but are standard size pots. This thing is quiet as well. The Fender 54's seem to have a slightly higher output than the Gold Sensor pickups. Think of the guitar sound on Chris Isaac's "Wicked Game" or just about any Pink Floyd/David Gilmour tone along the lines of the Dark Side of the Moon album or the song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond. I'm probably sounding like a crack pot, but these Gold sensors are cool. You will need to solder the wires from your guitar's output jack to the Volume pot, and there were no instructions about how to do this. I have purchased a lot of things through Amazon, and they send me emails asking me to review those purchases. I can honestly say that I have not been impressed by any other purchase as much as this one. The price is pretty good. The tone is awesome! Those You Tube videos are a good place to check out some of the tones available, however I will add that the videos don't do the Gold Lace Sensors justice. BlueTweed.