Cool video @Fralin Pickups. I just lost the auction for a 490R quick connect pickup but won the 498T auction. Found a new 490R w/quick connect attached for $80, so I'll use one of the chrome humbucker covers I have in stock so they match.. Thanks for the video. I didn't know that there was wax under the cover... MD.....
An alternative to actually soldering the cover to the pickup would be to solder a wire onto the cover on the outside, near the bottom and then run a ground wire from say, the back of a tone pot and connect it to that. Then you could just insert your pickup as in the video. Finally, for extra solidity, you could silicone around where the solder joint would have been. This worked for me when with my 40W iron, I couldn't get the solder to stick to the base plate of my pickup and was afraid of damaging it by holding the iron there to long.
Some folks use regular ''Vinyl'' electrical tape but there's also an insulating tape made of cloth (that's available on Amazon & most home improvement stores), & the tape used in this video certainly looks a lot like it. The old school name was, ''Friction Tape'', for those of you that want to use it. The cool thing about friction tape is when you heat the pickup cover, to melt the wax, the wax should bond a tad better to that tape, more so than regular vinyl electrical tape.... ***Also note, The Cloth Tape is a high-heat tape, which is also something to think about....
The install steps skipped addind a few drops of wax to the inside of the cover on the side that will cover the slugs, but you can see that it was done.
@@jennyfralin357 Thanks! I understand that it shouldnt vibrate and therefore needs to fit pretty tight. But I am an electricity noob, so I don't understand the grounding part. Is that why the soldering has to be done? To ensure the metal-metal conduction? But that being said, a very tight fit, where there's no space between cover and pickup should also work, right?
All the plastic pickup covers I have are ''hot-glued'' to the base & might not have wax on the top. The main thing is use a cloth tape over the one side of the pickup that has the slugs, or posts which is what I call them, when the covers are made of metal, but for plastic covers, you won't need to cover the slugs/posts, or will you have to add wax. But you ''Can'' put double sided tape on the ''Slug'' side of your pickup before you put the plastic cover on & anchor it to your guitar...
Is it really that easy? I asked two guitar workshops to install a cover from my stock pickup on a new seymour duncan and they both refused to do that under a pretense that it can get too complicated.
I like that you use regular candle wax instead of DAP. I'll try this today. Thanks for the easy tutorial, cheers!
Cool video @Fralin Pickups. I just lost the auction for a 490R quick connect pickup but won the 498T auction. Found a new 490R w/quick connect attached for $80, so I'll use one of the chrome humbucker covers I have in stock so they match.. Thanks for the video. I didn't know that there was wax under the cover... MD.....
Low temp on the heat gun I'm assuming? Also, how long should you heat it before you are confident the wax is melted enough?
What temperature you suggest for soldering covers?
An alternative to actually soldering the cover to the pickup would be to solder a wire onto the cover on the outside, near the bottom and then run a ground wire from say, the back of a tone pot and connect it to that. Then you could just insert your pickup as in the video. Finally, for extra solidity, you could silicone around where the solder joint would have been. This worked for me when with my 40W iron, I couldn't get the solder to stick to the base plate of my pickup and was afraid of damaging it by holding the iron there to long.
what is this tape you used? please show its specifications, so i can find something near it around here!
Some folks use regular ''Vinyl'' electrical tape but there's also an insulating tape made of cloth (that's available on Amazon & most home improvement stores), & the tape used in this video certainly looks a lot like it.
The old school name was, ''Friction Tape'', for those of you that want to use it. The cool thing about friction tape is when you heat the pickup cover, to melt the wax, the wax should bond a tad better to that tape, more so than regular vinyl electrical tape....
***Also note, The Cloth Tape is a high-heat tape, which is also something to think about....
Yeah thanks for that
It's hard to find a video that just shows you how to remove a cover
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what power soldering iron would i need for pup covers please?
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Well done, very useful
Fralin pickups is the method the same for plastic covers like on Emgs
The install steps skipped addind a few drops of wax to the inside of the cover on the side that will cover the slugs, but you can see that it was done.
Why cover the bobbins with masking tape?
Is the soldering really necessary? Couldn't you just use some of the black tape at the base of the Pickup to fixate the cover?
I have seen them glued on, snapped into place and soldered. As long as it can't vibrate and cause micro-phonics and is grounded it's ok.
@@jennyfralin357 Thanks! I understand that it shouldnt vibrate and therefore needs to fit pretty tight. But I am an electricity noob, so I don't understand the grounding part. Is that why the soldering has to be done? To ensure the metal-metal conduction? But that being said, a very tight fit, where there's no space between cover and pickup should also work, right?
Hey, what's the matter with no hole plastic covers? Is it the same way to install like using wax, solder...? Thanks:)
Silicone caulk or hot glue
What is the difference if I use plastic cover?
All the plastic pickup covers I have are ''hot-glued'' to the base & might not have wax on the top. The main thing is use a cloth tape over the one side of the pickup that has the slugs, or posts which is what I call them, when the covers are made of metal, but for plastic covers, you won't need to cover the slugs/posts, or will you have to add wax. But you ''Can'' put double sided tape on the ''Slug'' side of your pickup before you put the plastic cover on & anchor it to your guitar...
Is it really that easy? I asked two guitar workshops to install a cover from my stock pickup on a new seymour duncan and they both refused to do that under a pretense that it can get too complicated.
More easy here, Official Symour Duncan Blog www.seymourduncan.com/blog/latest-updates/how-to-make-a-hybrid-humbucker
Does anybody know how you would do this with open style humbucker covers?
For the look, and some claims that tou get a different sound
you are using a utility knife blade, not a razor blade.
Huh... simple
Well shit I can’t do this