I had tried a Xacto knife but realized it isn't good enough and decide to wait a day. Then I found your video. After attempting the utility knife method in your video everything worked just fine. The new gold pickup covers went on just perfect. No worries. Everything is working as it should.🎇✨ Thank you. 👍👍 2 thumbs up.
Holy smokes! I thought you were a little whacko cutting through that solder with a utility knife. But I went and tried it anyway. I got the dang cover off in about 2 minutes! wow!! Thanks!
Just a quick note. An easier way to measure the pole piece holes to make sure they will align is to measure from and to the *same side* of the first and the last hole rather than centre-centre. Takes the guesswork out as far as “am I actually measuring from/to dead centre?” and gives the same result. Alternatively, you could turn the new cover upside down and lay it on top of the other to check. :-)
Paul, Thank You ! As others commented, cutting through the original solder is PURE GENIUS ! I gave you a 'shout out' and included a link to your video in my latest build video. Thanks Again ! 👍 and Subscribed.
I measure the edge of the screw to the edge of the screw instead of trying to eyeball the middle of the screw. Just make sure you go left side of screw to left side. Or right to right. Depending on how fine and accurate your measurements need to be this method works better than eyeballing the middle of the screw.
I want to do this, but the exact opposite of what you did, I want to put a golden cover on my guitar pickups and after watching you video I want to ask you where I can find those golden screws inside you pickup? Thanks!
Thanks. I think I’ll put it off for a bit until I become more comfortable in doing it. Very informative video. I’m sure I’ll come back to it. I’d like to know how I can put the adjusting screws back into the same place. Maybe that’s in a different video. I’ll look for it. Thanks again.
Yes you have to. It's one of the most important things Especially if you don't wax pot your pickups. You see when there is a gap between the pickup and the cover the cover vibrates creating microphonic feedback. So it has to be nice and tight. I personally don't like potting pickups because i feel like i don't need it. But if you want to "kill" as much of the vibration possible in a safe way you can always put a piece of masking tape inside your cover between the cover and your bobbins. It's reversable too. Hope i helped. If something that i wrote is wrong or if you have better tips please help this man. Thank you
i want to use cover from stock pick up cover from my ltd and put it on Dimarzzio Dactivator which is uncovered, but i know ill mess up for sure trying to do it...
I'm about to put covers on two DiMarzio humbuckers. I have searched but found NO clips describing the process. The pickups in question have dual rows of allen screw adjustments, not a row of screws and a row of slugs like a Gibson. I ASSUME I have to use covers with no screw holes. Does NOBODY put covers on that type of pickup? Anybody?
Hey there, I'm in South Wales, Barry area. I bought a preowned Ibanez and am thinking about swapping out the stock ibanez humbuckers. It's a H/S/H configuration but the pole pieces are a bit rusted from age and probably atmospheric conditions wherever it was previously kept. I was thinking about removing the plastic covers if they came off, lightly cleaning the top of the poles with some light grade steel wool or sand paper, but I haven't done that before and I don't want to end up with steel filings stuck to my pickups. I know not to go near them with a magnet, but if I did this I considered maybe spraying the plastic covers to make them look like DiMarzios that I see on more expensive Ibanez models - green and yellow for example. But to be honest I would rather just buy some better pickups for the guitar because it isn't a bad guitar to learn on. It's an Ibanez GIO GRG270b with teh Edge 3 locking tremolo. I just wanted to know if you are close to where I live as I don't drive, what sort of pickups do you stock? and could you fit them for me too? I play a lot of metal but also love Steve Vai, I was going to go down the route of the Dimebucker set, but would also be happy with anything that 1. sounded good for my style of playing, and 2. looks good in the guitar. Let me Know, Ben
Hi Ben, thanks for your enquiry. We no longer fit pickups but we'd be delighted to get making on a HSH set for you. Best to hit us up at radioshoppickups@hotmail.co.uk if that's ok and we'll run through some options for you 👌 Cheers, Paul
Not really necessary, no Shahzeb. Wouldn't do any harm though. Plenty of classic era Gibson pickups were completely unpotted so lots of precedent for not using any wax at all 👍
Hi! Did you verify if when the cover was on, any of the inner wires of your pickup was touching it? If that would be the case, then your pickup was conected to groung by touching the pickup cover. Hope it helps.
Your old cover must have been chrome plated brass and the new one propably real nickel silver. The brass is much more conductive and therefore behaves as high cut (low pass) filter via the eddy current effect. So your renewed pickup became stronger in the high frequencies and what you may here it is some extra “hiss” or overtones of the hum noise which normally exist even in humbuckers which are not totally balanced.
Hi there. If it's potted, this will change very little. If you meet some opposition whilst trying to prise the cover off then it may be time to reassess but most likely outcome is a perfect wax cast of the underneath the cover area. If removing the cover altogether and you find this 'wax cast' underneath then you have to decide whether to carefully strip or just leave as is
@@vikdopak2166 Your soldering iron lacks the heat capacity to rapidly heat up that large thermal mass (big piece of metal.) Buy a quality soldering iron, such as Weller brand. The 100 Watt iron with a nice big tip is a good idea for this large of a metal surface to be soldered. I have a 40 watt Weller that can quickly solder wires to the backs of potentiometers, but is not too hot for doing through-hole PC board work.
Have removed covers for customers several times. Made absolutely no difference. Makes your guitar look like shit too. Don’t be fooled. Maybe your dog can hear the difference but you cant.
I had tried a Xacto knife but realized it isn't good enough and decide to wait a day. Then I found your video. After attempting the utility knife method in your video everything worked just fine. The new gold pickup covers went on just perfect. No worries. Everything is working as it should.🎇✨ Thank you. 👍👍 2 thumbs up.
Holy smokes! I thought you were a little whacko cutting through that solder with a utility knife. But I went and tried it anyway. I got the dang cover off in about 2 minutes! wow!! Thanks!
me too! thank you sir!
Just a quick note. An easier way to measure the pole piece holes to make sure they will align is to measure from and to the *same side* of the first and the last hole rather than centre-centre. Takes the guesswork out as far as “am I actually measuring from/to dead centre?” and gives the same result.
Alternatively, you could turn the new cover upside down and lay it on top of the other to check. :-)
Paul, Thank You ! As others commented, cutting through the original solder is PURE GENIUS ! I gave you a 'shout out' and included a link to your video in my latest build video. Thanks Again ! 👍 and Subscribed.
This is exactly what I was looking for - thank you for your help.
awesome, been looking for a good lesson on this, absoloutely perfect ! thank you !
I measure the edge of the screw to the edge of the screw instead of trying to eyeball the middle of the screw. Just make sure you go left side of screw to left side. Or right to right. Depending on how fine and accurate your measurements need to be this method works better than eyeballing the middle of the screw.
This video was a great help! Thank you!
Saw a replaced cover attached using silicone seal. Is this method ok?
Very informative and helpful! Thanks!
have you ever tried double tape inside, to avoid feedback and squeeling?
What about adhesive 1/8" foam pad? Sold at art stores.
Awesome video! 🤘🔥🔥🤘
I want to do this, but the exact opposite of what you did, I want to put a golden cover on my guitar pickups and after watching you video I want to ask you where I can find those golden screws inside you pickup? Thanks!
Hi, what temperature would you advise setting the soldering iron to? Thanks.
Thanks. I think I’ll put it off for a bit until I become more comfortable in doing it.
Very informative video. I’m sure I’ll come back to it.
I’d like to know how I can put the adjusting screws back into the same place.
Maybe that’s in a different video. I’ll look for it.
Thanks again.
Do you have to solder it? I'm very unexperienced in soldering and don't want to screw things up?
Yes you have to. It's one of the most important things Especially if you don't wax pot your pickups. You see when there is a gap between the pickup and the cover the cover vibrates creating microphonic feedback. So it has to be nice and tight. I personally don't like potting pickups because i feel like i don't need it. But if you want to "kill" as much of the vibration possible in a safe way you can always put a piece of masking tape inside your cover between the cover and your bobbins. It's reversable too. Hope i helped. If something that i wrote is wrong or if you have better tips please help this man. Thank you
The solder is there to avoid electrical noise too
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I was wondering the same thing.
Thanks for the explanation.
Brilliant video
I have a thinline deluxe and was going to change the humbucker poles gold but I can’t seem to find to correct pile size to replace it with
i want to use cover from stock pick up cover from my ltd and put it on Dimarzzio Dactivator which is uncovered, but i know ill mess up for sure trying to do it...
*muchas gracias señor*
Some people re-wax the pick ups after adding or replacing pickup covers, I'm about to do the same, should i wax or not?
My guitar had wax too
I'm about to put covers on two DiMarzio humbuckers. I have searched but found NO clips describing the process. The pickups in question have dual rows of allen screw adjustments, not a row of screws and a row of slugs like a Gibson. I ASSUME I have to use covers with no screw holes. Does NOBODY put covers on that type of pickup?
Anybody?
Hey there, I'm in South Wales, Barry area. I bought a preowned Ibanez and am thinking about swapping out the stock ibanez humbuckers. It's a H/S/H configuration but the pole pieces are a bit rusted from age and probably atmospheric conditions wherever it was previously kept.
I was thinking about removing the plastic covers if they came off, lightly cleaning the top of the poles with some light grade steel wool or sand paper, but I haven't done that before and I don't want to end up with steel filings stuck to my pickups. I know not to go near them with a magnet, but if I did this I considered maybe spraying the plastic covers to make them look like DiMarzios that I see on more expensive Ibanez models - green and yellow for example.
But to be honest I would rather just buy some better pickups for the guitar because it isn't a bad guitar to learn on. It's an Ibanez GIO GRG270b with teh Edge 3 locking tremolo.
I just wanted to know if you are close to where I live as I don't drive, what sort of pickups do you stock? and could you fit them for me too? I play a lot of metal but also love Steve Vai, I was going to go down the route of the Dimebucker set, but would also be happy with anything that 1. sounded good for my style of playing, and 2. looks good in the guitar.
Let me Know,
Ben
Hi Ben, thanks for your enquiry. We no longer fit pickups but we'd be delighted to get making on a HSH set for you. Best to hit us up at radioshoppickups@hotmail.co.uk if that's ok and we'll run through some options for you 👌 Cheers, Paul
No need to melt some wax on the pickups before installing the cover?
Not really necessary, no Shahzeb. Wouldn't do any harm though. Plenty of classic era Gibson pickups were completely unpotted so lots of precedent for not using any wax at all 👍
@@RadioshopPickups I heard you get a ton of feed back guys buying those parson street humbuckers need to wax the covers.
Haven’t removed covers before but wouldn’t a soldering iron and solder sucker be all you need?
Well, if you watch the video, seems like their method was pretty simple. No solder dripping into the coils, no heat melting the bobbins, etc.
You really just sliced through cold solder, brother??😂😂😂😂😂 Wow!!!!
My humbucker doesn't work when I installed the Cover .. i removed it then it works again .. can anyone help?
Hi! Did you verify if when the cover was on, any of the inner wires of your pickup was touching it? If that would be the case, then your pickup was conected to groung by touching the pickup cover. Hope it helps.
does this work with EMGs that come with black covers?
EMG's doesn't have covers you can change, it's all epoxied together.
I change my cover from chrome to nickel Seems to have added a little noise why it’s that?
Your old cover must have been chrome plated brass and the new one propably real nickel silver. The brass is much more conductive and therefore behaves as high cut (low pass) filter via the eddy current effect. So your renewed pickup became stronger in the high frequencies and what you may here it is some extra “hiss” or overtones of the hum noise which normally exist even in humbuckers which are not totally balanced.
1:51 why not just change one screw at a time instead of having to take measurements? Diolch am rannu hwn gyda ni!
What if the pickup is potted?
Hi there. If it's potted, this will change very little. If you meet some opposition whilst trying to prise the cover off then it may be time to reassess but most likely outcome is a perfect wax cast of the underneath the cover area. If removing the cover altogether and you find this 'wax cast' underneath then you have to decide whether to carefully strip or just leave as is
@@RadioshopPickups Thank you!
Was about to mention wax but i seen it was already done from the existing one.
How could you handle the feedback issues when you try to play with a considerable amount of gain? I mean, after putting the cover.... Cheers man 😎👍
What if the solder is somehow unmeltable?
Then you're doing it wrong, using the wrong solder, the wrong soldering iron, dirty soldering iron tip, dirty material etc.
Patiently hold it to the solder until it melts or turn up the heat lol.
@@AdultsAreTalking full heat for 10 minutes + wasn't enough lmao
@@vikdopak2166 Time for a blowtorch!
@@vikdopak2166 Your soldering iron lacks the heat capacity to rapidly heat up that large thermal mass (big piece of metal.) Buy a quality soldering iron, such as Weller brand. The 100 Watt iron with a nice big tip is a good idea for this large of a metal surface to be soldered. I have a 40 watt Weller that can quickly solder wires to the backs of potentiometers, but is not too hot for doing through-hole PC board work.
why not heat the solder joints ... and THEN cut them, as in other vids?
If it works without heating it, then why heat it because it will just add more time right 🤷🏻♂️
Melting, just heat it, and get a busyness card ready, when it melt, just slide the bc through, and that it.
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Proline covers are the worst !
I dont like relics guitare it is my wiew.
Have removed covers for customers several times. Made absolutely no difference. Makes your guitar look like shit too. Don’t be fooled. Maybe your dog can hear the difference but you cant.
what happens if the covers are not soldered?
pickups will move inside thus they'll make feedback. it'll be noisy af