Easy peasy, lemon squeezy! I basically take 10 mins to tell you that all you need to do is copy the existing layout. You could redo all the pots and the entire guitar this way. 1 wire at a time, from old part to new part. Do that enough times and you work out what everything actually does, pretty quickly. TIP OF THE DAY: If a wire keeps jumping away from you, use your solder wire to hold it down, then take a swipe at the wire above the joint and it's released.
Hey awesome video. Can you help me figure out where to buy the actual wire? I never know which one to get. But the color coded ones would be SO awesome. Scared to work on my Les Paul, paid someone $200 and they didn't do it right. But you really inspired me to finish
Thanks so much for the video dude! I recently bought a 2020 Custom Epiphone Les Paul in Ebony. Pride and joy especially after changing tuning buttons to skulls and the speed-knobs to the classic gold ones. Unfortunately, my girlfriend fell and hit her head on one of the tone knobs and completely messed the potentiometer up! I was horrified. Never changed a pot before and felt I had to take it to a guitar shop until I saw your video! Then I ordered a new pot on Amazon and a soldering iron and away I went! Just finished the job and it's perfect! You are a legend dude!
Hi, I have a Squier Strat and my strumming hand keeps knocking the volume. Can I assign the tone of all pickups to back tone knob, move the volume pot to the middle hole and leave the front hole open?
I bought a used 2012 epiphone sg400 pro 66 Pelham Blue 150$ American & yanked out a stem from the pot which is attached to a small circuit board & Im self taught too and when the new pot arrives I will have to do like you did is connect the dots and copy the existing layout
This is very helpful. l only needed one 250k pot but l bought 3, because l have multiple Strats. These 3 Fender pots have no instructions, and each has a dark red [diode, resistor?] in the bag which l have no idea what to do with, if anything. Any idears?
Just got a guitar set up after installing a new pickup on my bridge. I want to change my guitar pot to a 500k pot. Would I need to redo a full guitar set up after getting the pot replaced?
That is if your guitar appreciates in value, which it probably won't. For that you need low supply (i.e. nothing mass produced OR it's a specific instrument famous for some reason) AND high demand (the guitar has a specific sound or look that will become very popular in the future, you become a legendary musician and that guitar becomes your signature). But yeah, probably best to keep all the original hardware and electronics just in case.
Any tips for a guy that bought a 25w solderer , which appears to be too weak, as I can't melt down the factory set solder no matter how long I leave the iron on there.
I know it's all about the tone so before someone tells me that looks dont matter I get it but I have always thought those lace sensor pups make strats look ugly
No diagram , his hands and his talking is all there is. Skip It... This is no help to a fellow who does NOT know what to do. Get a diagram and copy it to see what wire is soldered to what... Learn to solder and do not use old solder or a dirty solder pen... make sure your soldering iron is melting the solder well and that you do NOT handle the soldered connection until it has set...
Easy peasy, lemon squeezy! I basically take 10 mins to tell you that all you need to do is copy the existing layout. You could redo all the pots and the entire guitar this way. 1 wire at a time, from old part to new part. Do that enough times and you work out what everything actually does, pretty quickly. TIP OF THE DAY: If a wire keeps jumping away from you, use your solder wire to hold it down, then take a swipe at the wire above the joint and it's released.
Thank you for showing us this in very simple terms. Very easy to understand and follow along. Great work!
also good to take photos before you touch anything! ;)
Bad Motivator you beat me to it. I was going to say the same thing myself 🙂
Hey awesome video. Can you help me figure out where to buy the actual wire? I never know which one to get. But the color coded ones would be SO awesome. Scared to work on my Les Paul, paid someone $200 and they didn't do it right. But you really inspired me to finish
Thanks so much for the video dude! I recently bought a 2020 Custom Epiphone Les Paul in Ebony. Pride and joy especially after changing tuning buttons to skulls and the speed-knobs to the classic gold ones. Unfortunately, my girlfriend fell and hit her head on one of the tone knobs and completely messed the potentiometer up! I was horrified. Never changed a pot before and felt I had to take it to a guitar shop until I saw your video! Then I ordered a new pot on Amazon and a soldering iron and away I went! Just finished the job and it's perfect! You are a legend dude!
Thanks for showing a very simple way to change with volume (or any other) pot for those who have no experience.
best video for pot replacement out there. got some cts pots from aliexpress, possibly fake, but they work! good enough for a 26 year old pacifica 112
Hi, I have a Squier Strat and my strumming hand keeps knocking the volume. Can I assign the tone of all pickups to back tone knob, move the volume pot to the middle hole and leave the front hole open?
if the wires are long enough, why couldn't you
Yes you can if the wires are long enough
Great video Nelson! Please make more instructional videos - particularly about setups!
Awesome video! Just changed my first two pots
Great video! I've got an Ibanez that started sounding scratchy whenever I touched the pots, so I'll just change them both.
Beautiful right hand you‘ve got there
Awesome video! Very informative. Can you do other step by step electronic videos ?
Thanks a lot , Sir ! ❤ Very helpful vid from you !
Hey man think you can do a vid on HSS configuration? Kinda lost on what pots and caps I should use on my Strat(currently all single coils).
You're a lifesaver dude
If I ever get a cheap Strat clone and install Lace Sensors, I'll make sure to watch this video first. :P
Your HANDS are in the WAY...
I bought a used 2012 epiphone sg400 pro 66 Pelham Blue 150$ American & yanked out a stem from the pot which is attached to a small circuit board & Im self taught too and when the new pot arrives I will have to do like you did is connect the dots and copy the existing layout
Love your videos
Thank You
As always, clear and informative! Great channel.
This is very helpful. l only needed one 250k pot but l bought 3, because l have multiple Strats. These 3 Fender pots have no instructions, and each has a dark red [diode, resistor?] in the bag which l have no idea what to do with, if anything. Any idears?
Big help. Thanks!
Just got a guitar set up after installing a new pickup on my bridge. I want to change my guitar pot to a 500k pot. Would I need to redo a full guitar set up after getting the pot replaced?
Good times, Good video
This is great! Thanks!
How do you know when a pot is microphonic as opposed to the pickups, regarding lace sensors in a strat especially
Great video! Have you tried Autosol to polish frets?
Good job buddy thank you
Caution: If you change your pots, keep the old ones. It will greatly affect the 'collectable' value of your guitar in the future.
That is if your guitar appreciates in value, which it probably won't. For that you need low supply (i.e. nothing mass produced OR it's a specific instrument famous for some reason) AND high demand (the guitar has a specific sound or look that will become very popular in the future, you become a legendary musician and that guitar becomes your signature). But yeah, probably best to keep all the original hardware and electronics just in case.
what pickups are these?
What watt is the soldering iron your using?
What watt?
Any tips for a guy that bought a 25w solderer , which appears to be too weak, as I can't melt down the factory set solder no matter how long I leave the iron on there.
Cut and restrip The Wire
I know it's all about the tone so before someone tells me that looks dont matter I get it but I have always thought those lace sensor pups make strats look ugly
Would it help if you added dots to them so you couldn't tell the difference? What about hot rails?
Joel Back i think thats a good idea tbh lol
10:31 what material is in the little red tub???
flux
ironic...Im about to make a similar video LOL Good job as always dude.
Go to 47 seconds and pause LOOK AT THE FINISH where the pickguard would cover it and where it wouldnt
that's criminal
🤘🏻 🌟 🤘
You didnt say What was in the little red container! SAY IT "ROSIN"!!
FLUX
Now, you DO realise that we can't actually see through your arm, right?
No diagram , his hands and his talking is all there is. Skip It... This is no help to a fellow who does NOT know what to do. Get a diagram and copy it to see what wire is soldered to what... Learn to solder and do not use old solder or a dirty solder pen... make sure your soldering iron is melting the solder well and that you do NOT handle the soldered connection until it has set...
How could it be easier?
This is great for noobs to guitar electronics.
This is pure common sense in action.
Please no singing.