Shüe Shamsul Signature HSS Gets a CRL

This Shüe Shamsul Signature HSS was in the shop last year for servicing and a setup. The rather crackly Gotoh DM-50 five-way switch was duly serviced, and all was well again. However, the DM-50 seems to have gone back to its old crackly ways, and the owner would like it replaced. His switch of choice? An honest-to-goodness CRL (Centralab) Five-Way Lever Switch, of course. Take note that the Shüe Shamsul Signature HSS is not unlike a Stratocaster with a 22nd fret extension -- you cannot lift the pickguard without detaching the neck first. 

Neck Detached

Crackly Gotoh DM-50

Pickup Leads Desoldered

Gotoh DM-50 Put to Pasture

CRL Switch Wired In - 1

CRL Switch Wired In - 2

All’s Well That Ends Well