I have a les paul which has a set of pickups those are kind of messed up. I want to put slash alnico pro II. What I want to know is.. can I just cut the pickup wire of the old pickups and join it with ALNICO pro pickup wires? Instead of messing with the hardwares, I am just using the old pickups wire to join the new ones. Will that work?
@sanketsarkar you could but it's not mutch more effort to do the job as shown. and do not forget once you cut the wire it's cut there is no going back if you have made an error.
@tonytober Hi any piece of card will do as long as you make a note of the measurement you are taking such as bridge, neck pickup string one etc close to where the measurement was marked, old christmas, birthday cards are ideal for this.
@333blackmath Ahhhh ya got me bang to rights... I have thought many times I should have re-shot the scene. having seen it tho I doubt you will make the same error. Thanks for the comment..
@Manley156 i... don't think it's a real gibson or epiphone judging by the shape of the cover on the electronics. I've never seen a real les paul with that shape cover.
@Manley156 It's either a gibson les paul custom alpine white, or a epiphone les paul custom alpine white, mine are like that too, so are my brothers. The shape of the guitar may look odd because of the camera angle.
@R3yK1d When you take on this type of project sometimes snags crop up, Care is the watch word here care in handling the instrument is paramount, I would suggest the bigger problems arise where you want to alter the wiring etc. As with all things if you are really not confident in hand skills, take it to an expert.
I think I'll just bring the guitar to the music store and let an expert do it. I'm afraid that I could damage the guitar, and then I would be screwed.
@pmgferrari96 OK so inexperience with hand tools could be damaging to your prized axe. Clearly you have an interest, heres a tip get yaself down to the local pawn shop.... they nearly always have cheap guitars, and as long as there are no cracks in it, twisted or bent neck, excessive fret wear etc then any faults can be dealt with and should you see a small fault point it out and haggle the price down. hey presto cheapy axe to practice on, And like a rescued Mutt friends forever
@Jakanddaxter1999 Brilliant.... Folk should realise when they buy a guitar they are built down to a price. I really think a new set of pup's gives an improvement way above the cost of a good set of pick ups. Specially Cryo treated...
you guys should really really do one with a Ibanez HSH configuration, cause i want to change them on my Ibanez RG4EXQMT1 but it has 3 pickups, 2 humbuckers and the single coil lol i want to add some seymour duncans in it xP
@MatKiller1197 thanks matkiller1197 Your view is a very valid response to the video. If you now feel that it is too much hassle for you thats fine. Just try to get recomendations for good Luthiers..
@ChillerTone no you are good at this but i'm affraid because i'm new and my guitar has a floyd and i want to put active in my guitar which has passive so i'm afraid
@MatKiller1197 Hi thanks for your comment. I would personally build up experience before attempting a difficult modification like this, you have to walk before you can run.
@alxdd2 It's also called a scratchplate, dickhead. Whenever someone tries to post a useful tutorial that could save you money, you aren't supposed to call them an asshole.
im sorry, but, i thought you were just changing the pick up? could you not just cut the wire just under the pickup, and attach the second pickup to that? (im new to this, just thinking of dong up my ibanez gio a bit)
@TheKarateLincolns there is nothing special about the card, and specially this time of year you probably have a lot of old christmas cards you could use... just label the measurement has been taken ie, The measurement for the Bridge has bridge written adjacent to the marks and so on..... hope that helps
I noticed my humbuckers are in weird positions, the bridge one is sticking out about half way to the strings, but then the neck one is sticking out on the low E string side and going in on the high E string side. I don't remember what they were like when I got the guitar... Do they need adjusting?
@charmanderstail Unless you have tried adjusting the pickups with a screwdriver it is unlikely that they have moved by themselves. I would look on the manufacturers website for their recomendations for pickup heights, then measure the heights as they are now, then adjust to recomended heights and see if you like the tone, you may well prefer the tone as it was and want to return the guitar back to it's present state.
@ChillerTone Thanks for the help. I know they shouldn't move by themselves but they did seem to be in weird positions, it is only a cheap guitar and I've had it for a few years. I measured from all the corners of the pickups to the string and they ranged from 1.5mm to 7.5mm, the Ibanez website says 2-5mm. I just adjusted them a little bit so they're more straight and it sounds good. :)
@ultimatemusictaste No, with the wiring as shown the switch is after the volume and tone control and switches the pickup output to the jack. stop the video when the wiring diagram is shown and view in HD to see how the connections are made.
i would like to chang my quite cheap GRG 121 ex ibanez with standard humbuckers to something more expensive like emg's or seymor duncans.is this a good idea or should i not worry.i dont have heaps of money to buy a new guitar with emgs so thats not an option
@HUNTER180able Heres a thought... Your guitar has recieved good reviews from owners, and it seems you are happy with the feel and construction of your guitar, so before you go and buy some new pickups, I would recomend you upgrade to good quality switch, volume & tone pots and capacitor. Not a glamourous upgrade I admit, but it will make a difference and maximise the potential of you existing pup's. and provide a good basis for a pickup upgrade later...
@slipknotmetalica2398 when you purchase new pickups they come with the hook up wire attached. The method shown allows you to remove the old pick up keeping the original hook up wire intact. This gives you the option of re-installing the original pick ups should you want to sell the guitar, alternatively you can get some cash back by selling them on and offset the cost of new pick ups....
My humbucker 'fell' into the guitar a few days ago...but i can't get the screw to go trough te black platecover trough the spring and then trough the side of the humbucker
@DutchCompton1996 Hmmm sounds like you need to remove the four corner screws to remove the platecover from the guitar then re introduce the screws and springs to the humbucker then replace the plate and humbucker into the guitar....
@dustinnator1 While changing the parts such as pickups volume/ tone pots and capacitors to Gibson would get you closer a genuine Gibson sound it's never going to be a Gibson. I guess the best answer would be any upgrade of parts will change the sound of your guitar, only you can say if it sounds better. A guitar should be like a comfortable pair of shoes, no matter who made it, how much it cost, what you have changed, when you put it on it feels just right,
@dustinnator1 nah, gibson has nice pickups but it wont make make a satisfieing difference(i think) use seymour duncans or emgs than you would have the best sound!
Okayy sooo i bought a fake gibson , and it rings a lot , and gets a lot of feed back when the volume isnt even turned up a quarter of the way .
and im planning to change the pickups to EMG's , hoping that will solve the problem . but im not fully sure if thats the case , is there anything else that could be causing the problem ? the knobs , or the type of wood possibly ? or is it just pickups that make feedback ?
1. Yes the wireing will be the same assuming you do not have an arrangement that splits the humbucker to allow single coil operation.
2. Yes you could use heat shrink if you were worried about the earth coming into contact exposed signal carrying wire. I assume when you talk about soldering you mean to solder the strands together? I would not do this myself, I would settle for a light twisting of the strands overthe length of the conductor.
But alway be carefull of the wires near the humbucker
is the wireing basicly the same for new pickups that have a white wire and an exsposed one being the the earth wire. and could you use heat shrink (small rubber tube) to hold the wires togher, or could you use both soldering and heat shrink
@megasuperblast you are correct it is not a Gibson, but the principle remains the same be it a genuine Gibson or one of the many fine examples using that style and layout.. I try not to endorse a particular brand in my video's. You will have noticed I only ever use the generic term Les Paul Style. Thanks for your comment.
@TheProton425 Ahhh now heres the thing, that was an error.... and of course I should have protected the finish of the guitatr better...... re shot the scene etc ...... but even steven spielberg makes mistakes, which brings me to my next point remind me never to invite you to the cinema lol
i dont kno if u mentioned this in the video but, if i change my passive humbuckers for active ones, where would the battery go? or would i be better off sending it off to the guitar store to see what theyll do with it?
how do you install the new pickup in that old pickup plastic mouting ring guard , i accidently screwed the two machine screws with springs which hold the pickup in that plastic guard i can't put the screws back in with the springs how do you do that?
@blew198 Ok so I think your problem may be that because the springs are longer than the screw you are having difficulty putting the spring under tension back into the pickup.... am I right, if this is the case then you have to persevere, just concentrate on the one side first and just put a few turns of thread into the pickup enough to hold then work on the other side. if this is not the problem comment back...
@ChillerTone yeah that was the problem but ThankGod i fixed it ,i asked helped from one of my friends to just tense the one side spring first so that i could screw it in i couldn't tense up the spring and screw it at the same time any ways thanks for your help !
DUDE..This is the best tutorial i've ever watched..really clear and..no loose ends..plus the advice about the measurements..thanks so much dude it's ridiculous that this doesn't have more views
@arizspidey Thanks for the comments. Hopefully it will give you the confidence to try it out for yourself, after all if the great guitarists used standard instruments the manufacturers would not produce signature models incorporating the tweaks which give them their signature tones. Just another Plug for my area of interest Cryogenically treated pickups really do enhance the clarity of tone.
Thanks for the video, Chillertone. Very Informative, but I don't have any soldering equipment. Can you give me an estimated price about how much it would cost to have this professionally done?
@WikipediaNeverLies Hi The estimates of cost are always difficult due to You Tubes global pressence. What I would say however is that getting hold of basic soldering equipment should be cheaper than having the work done. I would also say that you would need to develop confidence in soldering technique before waving it near your axe.......
@kenshin3002 we do not currently work with active pickups. but I would suggest you need to be very confident in your skill set before undertaking this task. Let us know how you get on and maybe send a pic and short profile to chillertone. we are real enthusiasts and love it when you guys feed our addiction :)
@ghost6392 Time dig out the router on this one. But like all things plan it well and it should go OK. l I think everyone wishes kenshin3002 well, and we won't be at all envious at the prospect of his solid mahogany bodied guitar sporting Active EMG's, Rocking out. Will We???? Just come back and tell us how it went
@ChillerTone yea. hope eveything goes good. ive seen a vid on youtube with a guy with an epi sg and he put EMG's in there. idk how, but its possible. thnx for the vid to man, it help alot
Hi Alterpulse. This is difficult to comment on. What I would say to you is to investigate your local luthiers and try to get word of mouth recomendations. I would also suggest you spend some time deciding on the sound you are after and then tracking down the pickup of your choice. You will find the range of pickups available is astounding. Good luck and enjoy the transformation in tone provided by your tailored guitar...
Hi SlashingDimes I'm assuming you are referring to the treble rhythm selector switch, with this type of guitar the volume and tone pots are before the selector switch in the signal chain, therefore you do not need to get involved with the switch. Hope that helps
Hi Mr LOvable thanks for the comment. I obviously do not know your level of technical ability. But the secret is to take your time, learn each step thoroughly before moving on, refer back to the video often. but if ya still unsure do not take a chance and have the pickups installed by a luthier. all the best
I have a les paul which has a set of pickups those are kind of messed up. I want to put slash alnico pro II. What I want to know is.. can I just cut the pickup wire of the old pickups and join it with ALNICO pro pickup wires? Instead of messing with the hardwares, I am just using the old pickups wire to join the new ones. Will that work?
sanketsarkar 1 week ago
@sanketsarkar you could but it's not mutch more effort to do the job as shown. and do not forget once you cut the wire it's cut there is no going back if you have made an error.
ChillerTone 5 days ago
Where can I find that paper you used to mark the heights of everything?
tonytober 2 weeks ago
@tonytober Hi any piece of card will do as long as you make a note of the measurement you are taking such as bridge, neck pickup string one etc close to where the measurement was marked, old christmas, birthday cards are ideal for this.
ChillerTone 2 weeks ago
Omg, one of the first things you all need to to before you start soldering is COVER THE FACE OF THE DAMN GUITAR!
MrWolfsbmw 2 weeks ago
@MrWolfsbmw I agree with your comment, .
ChillerTone 2 weeks ago
easy my ass
BASHA1612 3 weeks ago
@BASHA1612 LOL... thanks for your comment.
ChillerTone 3 weeks ago
3:32 looks like you shouldve soldered over that cloth, i see a little melted solder got on your guitar
333blackmath 1 month ago
@333blackmath Ahhhh ya got me bang to rights... I have thought many times I should have re-shot the scene. having seen it tho I doubt you will make the same error. Thanks for the comment..
ChillerTone 4 weeks ago
Thanks so much!! This helped! Say, what would happen if I put a neck pup in the bridge position??
Thanks a lot,
Sam
SlashGnR54M 1 month ago
that les paul has very intresting inlays..what are they exact les paul model????
Manley156 1 month ago
@Manley156 i... don't think it's a real gibson or epiphone judging by the shape of the cover on the electronics. I've never seen a real les paul with that shape cover.
nooneimportant77 1 month ago
@nooneimportant77 It was just a generic copy LP but the wireing and process is the same.. Thanks for the comment
ChillerTone 4 weeks ago
@ChillerTone yeah, regardless of the guitar it helped me out. Thanks for the video!
nooneimportant77 4 weeks ago
@Manley156 It's either a gibson les paul custom alpine white, or a epiphone les paul custom alpine white, mine are like that too, so are my brothers. The shape of the guitar may look odd because of the camera angle.
deathpony01 3 weeks ago
@Beyond Thrash hmmm this was while ago..... just a generic les paul... they are all the same really..
ChillerTone 1 month ago
Sir I've got a question
I would love to Change my guitar Pick-ups but I'm afraid of ruining the guitar for ever
1st time you did it, you broke anything or something?
Good Video by the way :D
R3yK1d 1 month ago
@R3yK1d When you take on this type of project sometimes snags crop up, Care is the watch word here care in handling the instrument is paramount, I would suggest the bigger problems arise where you want to alter the wiring etc. As with all things if you are really not confident in hand skills, take it to an expert.
ChillerTone 1 month ago
@ChillerTone thank you :D
I'm just afraid that i do something bad it seems a little bit hard
Thanks for answering
R3yK1d 1 month ago
I think I'll just bring the guitar to the music store and let an expert do it. I'm afraid that I could damage the guitar, and then I would be screwed.
pmgferrari96 1 month ago
@pmgferrari96 OK so inexperience with hand tools could be damaging to your prized axe. Clearly you have an interest, heres a tip get yaself down to the local pawn shop.... they nearly always have cheap guitars, and as long as there are no cracks in it, twisted or bent neck, excessive fret wear etc then any faults can be dealt with and should you see a small fault point it out and haggle the price down. hey presto cheapy axe to practice on, And like a rescued Mutt friends forever
ChillerTone 1 month ago
dude thanks so much! i used this technique today to do mine and it was great
Jakanddaxter1999 2 months ago
@Jakanddaxter1999 Really pleased it helped..... so tell me how does it sound?
ChillerTone 2 months ago
@ChillerTone awesome bill. they are a lot hotter and are a lot more powerful.
Jakanddaxter1999 2 months ago
@Jakanddaxter1999 Brilliant.... Folk should realise when they buy a guitar they are built down to a price. I really think a new set of pup's gives an improvement way above the cost of a good set of pick ups. Specially Cryo treated...
ChillerTone 2 months ago
you guys should really really do one with a Ibanez HSH configuration, cause i want to change them on my Ibanez RG4EXQMT1 but it has 3 pickups, 2 humbuckers and the single coil lol i want to add some seymour duncans in it xP
maggot6639 2 months ago
@maggot6639 ya right we really should..... who knows one day. Thanks for watching anyway. ps liked ya murder dolls vid :)
ChillerTone 2 months ago
@ChillerTone maybe one day!! and thank you :) my 1st real cover xP but ima keep my eyes open for a video for HSH pickup change ;)
maggot6639 2 months ago
I would never do this myself. Too much effort to be messing around with tiny ass wire that I might cut by accident!
ThomasMetal75 2 months ago
im building my own guitar and this is amazingly helpful
RuneScapeRoots 2 months ago
@RuneScapeRoots let me know how ya get on I love to see folks projects....
ChillerTone 2 months ago
i want to remove the middle pickup on my guitar cause it gets in the way of my picking but i dont wan to mess with the wires
xDXPxJOEx456x1 2 months ago
@xDXPxJOEx456x1 adjust the heigh?
RockHailand 2 months ago
i'm just going to pay someone to replace them
MatKiller1197 2 months ago
@MatKiller1197 thanks matkiller1197 Your view is a very valid response to the video. If you now feel that it is too much hassle for you thats fine. Just try to get recomendations for good Luthiers..
ChillerTone 2 months ago
@ChillerTone no you are good at this but i'm affraid because i'm new and my guitar has a floyd and i want to put active in my guitar which has passive so i'm afraid
MatKiller1197 2 months ago
@MatKiller1197 Hi thanks for your comment. I would personally build up experience before attempting a difficult modification like this, you have to walk before you can run.
ChillerTone 2 months ago
@MatKiller1197 I messed with a floyd rose once. Long story short, I've never played on that guitar again...
Take it to a pro if you're uncertain.
EDIshames 2 months ago
youre to old to be being to close to the guitar, asshole
LeaveMeTheFkAlone 2 months ago
Its called a pickguard asshole
alxdd2 2 months ago
@alxdd2 thank you for your Contribution. I am sure we have all learned something from your comment..........
ChillerTone 2 months ago
@ChillerTone Yeah, how to be an idiot even when you are right..
Good video, very helpful!! :)
Shallafy 2 months ago
@ChillerTone yea and i'm pretty sure scratch plate is also the same thing....
twiggymac 2 months ago
@alxdd2 It's also called a scratchplate, dickhead. Whenever someone tries to post a useful tutorial that could save you money, you aren't supposed to call them an asshole.
JoeSatrianiFan100 2 months ago
@JoeSatrianiFan100 :)
ChillerTone 2 months ago
I didnt think it was so complicated
armadyllah 2 months ago
im sorry, but, i thought you were just changing the pick up? could you not just cut the wire just under the pickup, and attach the second pickup to that? (im new to this, just thinking of dong up my ibanez gio a bit)
Gingerlord01 3 months ago
@Gingerlord01thanks for the comment. In my vids I aim as much as anything to promote good workshop practice. The interweb is awash with quick fixes.
ChillerTone 3 months ago
@ChillerTone but could i do that? or would i need to take the whole of the old pickups wires out from the pots?
Gingerlord01 3 months ago
@ChillerTone Hey ChillerTone, do you have that card you used to mark the height of components available to print on the web somewhere?
TheKarateLincolns 2 months ago
@TheKarateLincolns there is nothing special about the card, and specially this time of year you probably have a lot of old christmas cards you could use... just label the measurement has been taken ie, The measurement for the Bridge has bridge written adjacent to the marks and so on..... hope that helps
ChillerTone 2 months ago
I noticed my humbuckers are in weird positions, the bridge one is sticking out about half way to the strings, but then the neck one is sticking out on the low E string side and going in on the high E string side. I don't remember what they were like when I got the guitar... Do they need adjusting?
charmanderstail 3 months ago
@charmanderstail Unless you have tried adjusting the pickups with a screwdriver it is unlikely that they have moved by themselves. I would look on the manufacturers website for their recomendations for pickup heights, then measure the heights as they are now, then adjust to recomended heights and see if you like the tone, you may well prefer the tone as it was and want to return the guitar back to it's present state.
ChillerTone 3 months ago
@ChillerTone Thanks for the help. I know they shouldn't move by themselves but they did seem to be in weird positions, it is only a cheap guitar and I've had it for a few years. I measured from all the corners of the pickups to the string and they ranged from 1.5mm to 7.5mm, the Ibanez website says 2-5mm. I just adjusted them a little bit so they're more straight and it sounds good. :)
charmanderstail 3 months ago
@ChillerTone Pleased to help :)
ChillerTone 3 months ago
do you need to do anything with the pickup selector switch
ultimatemusictaste 3 months ago
@ultimatemusictaste No, with the wiring as shown the switch is after the volume and tone control and switches the pickup output to the jack. stop the video when the wiring diagram is shown and view in HD to see how the connections are made.
ChillerTone 3 months ago
@hydralisk3313 Good luck!! glad you found the video helpful :)
ChillerTone 3 months ago
made perfect sense until 3:35
GoPotatoes7392 4 months ago
is there a big difference if the pickups are active?
2und2sind4 4 months ago
@2und2sind4 In terms of installation there is, as the acitve pickups require a battery compartment..
ChillerTone 4 months ago
@ChillerTone thanks bro never thought of doing that.!!!!!!! :D
HUNTER180able 4 months ago
i would like to chang my quite cheap GRG 121 ex ibanez with standard humbuckers to something more expensive like emg's or seymor duncans.is this a good idea or should i not worry.i dont have heaps of money to buy a new guitar with emgs so thats not an option
HUNTER180able 4 months ago
@HUNTER180able Heres a thought... Your guitar has recieved good reviews from owners, and it seems you are happy with the feel and construction of your guitar, so before you go and buy some new pickups, I would recomend you upgrade to good quality switch, volume & tone pots and capacitor. Not a glamourous upgrade I admit, but it will make a difference and maximise the potential of you existing pup's. and provide a good basis for a pickup upgrade later...
ChillerTone 4 months ago
Great video, thanks!
therealvaliantthor 5 months ago
can you not just snip the pickup wire and re solder the new pick up in rather than taking all the wires out
slipknotmetalica2398 6 months ago
@slipknotmetalica2398 when you purchase new pickups they come with the hook up wire attached. The method shown allows you to remove the old pick up keeping the original hook up wire intact. This gives you the option of re-installing the original pick ups should you want to sell the guitar, alternatively you can get some cash back by selling them on and offset the cost of new pick ups....
ChillerTone 6 months ago
useful sheet of paper!! great idea
reikofact 7 months ago
My humbucker 'fell' into the guitar a few days ago...but i can't get the screw to go trough te black platecover trough the spring and then trough the side of the humbucker
Any tips how to do this?
DutchCompton1996 7 months ago
@DutchCompton1996 Hmmm sounds like you need to remove the four corner screws to remove the platecover from the guitar then re introduce the screws and springs to the humbucker then replace the plate and humbucker into the guitar....
ChillerTone 7 months ago
@ChillerTone ok thnx for the reply ;)
DutchCompton1996 7 months ago
do you think i should switch my epiphone gear with gibson gear? or would it make much of a difference?
dustinnator1 7 months ago
@dustinnator1 While changing the parts such as pickups volume/ tone pots and capacitors to Gibson would get you closer a genuine Gibson sound it's never going to be a Gibson. I guess the best answer would be any upgrade of parts will change the sound of your guitar, only you can say if it sounds better. A guitar should be like a comfortable pair of shoes, no matter who made it, how much it cost, what you have changed, when you put it on it feels just right,
ChillerTone 7 months ago
@dustinnator1 nah, gibson has nice pickups but it wont make make a satisfieing difference(i think) use seymour duncans or emgs than you would have the best sound!
HollandsBlizzard 6 months ago
I hope i know how to do ths stuff. I want to put Guitar Pickup covers on my guitar. buy I dont know how to work with those fuzzy wiressssss......
Surveylol 7 months ago
Okayy sooo i bought a fake gibson , and it rings a lot , and gets a lot of feed back when the volume isnt even turned up a quarter of the way .
and im planning to change the pickups to EMG's , hoping that will solve the problem . but im not fully sure if thats the case , is there anything else that could be causing the problem ? the knobs , or the type of wood possibly ? or is it just pickups that make feedback ?
nathantdwp777 8 months ago
1. Yes the wireing will be the same assuming you do not have an arrangement that splits the humbucker to allow single coil operation.
2. Yes you could use heat shrink if you were worried about the earth coming into contact exposed signal carrying wire. I assume when you talk about soldering you mean to solder the strands together? I would not do this myself, I would settle for a light twisting of the strands overthe length of the conductor.
But alway be carefull of the wires near the humbucker
ChillerTone 8 months ago
is the wireing basicly the same for new pickups that have a white wire and an exsposed one being the the earth wire. and could you use heat shrink (small rubber tube) to hold the wires togher, or could you use both soldering and heat shrink
The911SONIC 8 months ago
is this guitar an epiphone by gibson? please answer
AtoZ2792 9 months ago
@AtoZ2792
Nope not an epiphone, it is just one of the many LP style guitars on the market...
ChillerTone 8 months ago
thats not a gibson
megasuperblast 9 months ago
@megasuperblast you are correct it is not a Gibson, but the principle remains the same be it a genuine Gibson or one of the many fine examples using that style and layout.. I try not to endorse a particular brand in my video's. You will have noticed I only ever use the generic term Les Paul Style. Thanks for your comment.
ChillerTone 9 months ago
Dude! you spilt solder onto your gibson
TheProton425 10 months ago
@TheProton425 Ahhh now heres the thing, that was an error.... and of course I should have protected the finish of the guitatr better...... re shot the scene etc ...... but even steven spielberg makes mistakes, which brings me to my next point remind me never to invite you to the cinema lol
ChillerTone 10 months ago
@ChillerTone its Greg Bennett...i suppose
lpfireheart 8 months ago
lol can anoyne imagine if the video ends in the middle and says "LOL JK NOW UR GUITAR IS SCREWED"
jameschoi999 11 months ago
This video only deals with passive pickups. In all probability you would need to carry out some serious work to install a battery compartment..
ChillerTone 11 months ago
i dont kno if u mentioned this in the video but, if i change my passive humbuckers for active ones, where would the battery go? or would i be better off sending it off to the guitar store to see what theyll do with it?
Brimmingmebitter 11 months ago
@Brimmingmebitter Hi Check out the earlier posts which cover active pickups..... Cheers
ChillerTone 11 months ago
how do you install the new pickup in that old pickup plastic mouting ring guard , i accidently screwed the two machine screws with springs which hold the pickup in that plastic guard i can't put the screws back in with the springs how do you do that?
blew198 11 months ago
@blew198 Ok so I think your problem may be that because the springs are longer than the screw you are having difficulty putting the spring under tension back into the pickup.... am I right, if this is the case then you have to persevere, just concentrate on the one side first and just put a few turns of thread into the pickup enough to hold then work on the other side. if this is not the problem comment back...
ChillerTone 11 months ago
@ChillerTone yeah that was the problem but ThankGod i fixed it ,i asked helped from one of my friends to just tense the one side spring first so that i could screw it in i couldn't tense up the spring and screw it at the same time any ways thanks for your help !
blew198 11 months ago
@blew198 Great to hear you fixed it..... So come on how does it sound compared to the old pickups???
ChillerTone 11 months ago
I've seen other videos try to show this procedure, but none as clearly and as concisely as this one. Very well done video!
moby4444 1 year ago
@moby4444 Thanks for the comments It always great to be appreciated
ChillerTone 1 year ago
I will change the bridge pickup on my Epiphone G400... so, thanks for your video, that's was really good and easy ^^ So many many many thanks!
Bye ;p
Abydarkslayer 1 year ago
very good
francisco88365 1 year ago
@francisco88365 Many Thanks :)
ChillerTone 1 year ago
DUDE..This is the best tutorial i've ever watched..really clear and..no loose ends..plus the advice about the measurements..thanks so much dude it's ridiculous that this doesn't have more views
arizspidey 1 year ago
@arizspidey Thanks for the comments. Hopefully it will give you the confidence to try it out for yourself, after all if the great guitarists used standard instruments the manufacturers would not produce signature models incorporating the tweaks which give them their signature tones. Just another Plug for my area of interest Cryogenically treated pickups really do enhance the clarity of tone.
ChillerTone 1 year ago
Thanks for the video, Chillertone. Very Informative, but I don't have any soldering equipment. Can you give me an estimated price about how much it would cost to have this professionally done?
WikipediaNeverLies 1 year ago
@WikipediaNeverLies Hi The estimates of cost are always difficult due to You Tubes global pressence. What I would say however is that getting hold of basic soldering equipment should be cheaper than having the work done. I would also say that you would need to develop confidence in soldering technique before waving it near your axe.......
ChillerTone 1 year ago
thanks for this video. Do you also have a guide to install EMG81/85 pickups? I have a LP where I'd like to install these active pickups.
kenshin3002 1 year ago
@kenshin3002 we do not currently work with active pickups. but I would suggest you need to be very confident in your skill set before undertaking this task. Let us know how you get on and maybe send a pic and short profile to chillertone. we are real enthusiasts and love it when you guys feed our addiction :)
ChillerTone 1 year ago
@kenshin3002 yea thts gonna be pretty tricky hookingg those EMG's in a LP. wheres the battery gonna go??? lol hope it goes well though
ghost6392 1 year ago
@ghost6392 Time dig out the router on this one. But like all things plan it well and it should go OK. l I think everyone wishes kenshin3002 well, and we won't be at all envious at the prospect of his solid mahogany bodied guitar sporting Active EMG's, Rocking out. Will We???? Just come back and tell us how it went
ChillerTone 1 year ago
@ChillerTone yea. hope eveything goes good. ive seen a vid on youtube with a guy with an epi sg and he put EMG's in there. idk how, but its possible. thnx for the vid to man, it help alot
ghost6392 1 year ago
Hi Alterpulse. This is difficult to comment on. What I would say to you is to investigate your local luthiers and try to get word of mouth recomendations. I would also suggest you spend some time deciding on the sound you are after and then tracking down the pickup of your choice. You will find the range of pickups available is astounding. Good luck and enjoy the transformation in tone provided by your tailored guitar...
ChillerTone 1 year ago
Do you have any idea how much it would cost to have someone else put them in for me?
AlterPulse 1 year ago
Very informative.
Bertziethegreat 1 year ago
@Bertziethegreat Thanks for the Comment it's much appreciated :)
ChillerTone 1 year ago
What about the tone switch?
SlashingDimes 1 year ago
Hi SlashingDimes I'm assuming you are referring to the treble rhythm selector switch, with this type of guitar the volume and tone pots are before the selector switch in the signal chain, therefore you do not need to get involved with the switch. Hope that helps
ChillerTone 1 year ago
Hi Mr LOvable thanks for the comment. I obviously do not know your level of technical ability. But the secret is to take your time, learn each step thoroughly before moving on, refer back to the video often. but if ya still unsure do not take a chance and have the pickups installed by a luthier. all the best
ChillerTone 1 year ago
It looks Tricky.
MrL0vableM0nster 1 year ago