Ok well since it is a beginner kit and made in China, I think the measurements are a tad bit different on this Squier Strat than an American Stratocaster. The black pickup covers I ordered wouldn't fit, so I sent them back for my money back. I decided to spray paint my original white ones black instead. The green pearloid pickguard I ordered had its screwholes almost the same as my original, but they were minutely changed. Anyway, I managed to screw the screws in diagonally to accomadate for the minute differences in screwhole location. Added black TONE and VOLUME knobs, and the 5-way switcher I changed to black also. The total finished product: