Originally Posted by: Kevin Taylorthat's fer sure...it's only happened twice but that was enough.

Dammit, now I'm afraid of my Strat! Dunno if you saw the description of my 1984 Strat, but you have to take the whole scratch plate off to get to the trem springs. As you probably know, all the circuitry is attached to the pups, which are attached to the scratch guard- something I didn't know until I first undid everything to get to the trem springs. I lifted it off very carefully though. I still believe it was the unsheathed cable, but ya can't be too careful.

Well, I may bring in the Strat for a professional setup :mad: , as it's driving me crazy, but thanks for the response. I'll probably be foolish enough to still play it. I'll just keep my kid away from it... :eek: Thanks mucho. I'm soooo pissed I can't play my Strat!