Jan 11, 2010 · Before I go out and buy a soldering iron to do pickup and guitar wiring with, I want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. As I understand it, the best all-around wattage for …

Apr 26, 2008 · I have some soldering practice from modding stompboxes, changing pickups, etc. But this stompbox I'm building has some transistors in it, and I've been told that the heat from the iron …

Apr 29, 2009 · I noticed using a 25 watt iron while replacing my electronics on my strat that it was very difficult to get a proper hot joint. It took what I felt is an excessively long time to heat it enough to melt …

Mar 27, 2009 · Which solder is optimal for guitar wiring? I seem to have a spool of this lead-free rosin-core solder solder. It contains 97.3% tin, 0.7% copper, 2.0% rosin flux core. Would this work well for …

Sep 6, 2012 · Assuming 4 leads, hot conductor to tip of jack, ground to ground. Then wire the remaining two wires together; I usually twist, solder then shrinkwrap.

Jan 7, 2010 · Im assuming you will be soldering this.. So if you are soldering, just use the tip of the iron to burn off the coating, and the wire will be in perfect condition..

Jan 16, 2011 · plugged my guitar in for the first time in a while and the tone doesn't seem to work anymore. both pickups are fine, as is the switch and the volume, it's just as if the tone control has …

Jun 27, 2014 · They require hand insertion of the various parts and hand soldering, so considerable human labor is involved with this manufacturing approach. Fiberboards have their share of issues. …

Nov 26, 2006 · This nonsense about soldering drives me fuckin' crazy - if you don't absolutely KNOW how to properly use a soldering iron - or if you don't know the difference between a soldering iron & a …

Mar 7, 2008 · It'd be nice, if you're swapping out pups just to see how they sound, to be able to do it without de-soldering and re-soldering several times. Is there any GOOD way to wire without …