How To Solder Guitar Pickup Wires

Be sure to trim back any excess wire or solder that might touch the cable upon entry.

How to solder guitar pickup wires. Temp controlled irons are quite cheap now so its probably a good investment. There are three main types of solder. Keep the soldering iron on the bottom of the wire to continue heating it.

Touch the solder to the tip of the iron the. To do this solder a wire to the bridge pickup and then connect that wire to the potentiometer. Then go back to winding.

Tap the end of the 6337 solder on top of the wire splice so the solder melts down into the wires. I know the right way to do it is to fish all the pots and wires out and solder the new pickup wires directly to them. The rosin core flux acts as an agent to improve the bonding of the solder to metals.

Solder the Ground wire and the bare wire if you have one to the back casing of the Volume pot with Lug-3. Once the pickups are disconnected you can remove the controls and remaining wiring in one piece. Unbolt the pots switch and jack socket and pull them free of the guitar.

Bring the wire to the back of the pot and hold it in place with the soldering iron. Repeat this for the middle pickup and then again for the bottom pickup. How to Solder Guitar Pickups - YouTube.

Flow the solder over the contact surfaces of the tip and let it set for about ten seconds or so. Carefully de-solder each pickup wire and the ground wire. Place the items in a safe place where the screws or cover will not be lost.