Seymour Duncan Liberator Solderless Pickup System, Part 1: The Two-Minute Pickup Change

[TheEowli]

you no the black man who says its a cool guitar? its doug pinnick from kings x!

[xxPSYCHOSLUTxx]

:/ my guitar has a 5way selector i wired it to be a 3way. switched the tone knob/ input jack, installed the BMP,very similar to the liberator in the solder-less sense, and the black out passive pickup. the result was depressing, it sounded like i castrated my guitar, ive taking it apart 4 times now, and cant figure out why the sound is so muddy/clean instead of super high gain, went to the forums, hopefully youtube can help me out? trying not to take it to a tech, most techs are just salesman

[Gblackie13]

Frank man...

I LOVE THIS GUITAR!!!!!!!!

[tmblacktrack]

Just got my SH-8 Invaders from you guys, they rock!!

[givemeajackson]

i think i'll paint my kelly in-your-face-yellow. that's gonna be the most metal guitar ever!

[xxPSYCHOSLUTxx]

haha i like how every1 that walked by smashed the guitar hahaha...i like the liberator im def gonna buy

[Krauser1226]

Is this system useable for any pickup or just SD pups? Because I have an S prestige model with a HSH setup and I'm thinking of throwing BKP's in it... not having to solder inside my Prestige would be great

[SeymourDuncanChannel]

@Krauser1226 Sure is, once you get it soldered in you can use it for other brands pickups.

[wenis34]

i like that guitar

[givemeajackson]

"that's ugly" xD

[bxrf]

Hi Guys. You forgot to lock the springs to the Bridge Humbucker Mounting Ring. That´s the activity to take mooore tiiiiime. Whatever, Liberator is awesome!!!

[jimistephen]

I love the Desert Yellow!!!!!! is that one of the Frank Gamble Models?

[cloudcally]

I see there's a hole in the back of your guitar. I dont have a hole there so does that mean I cant have a liberator?

[guithero11]

dUg!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LavaMan60]

Nice job Frank!

[tenhundredkills]

How is the Liberator installed? I really want to get some Blackouts for my RR3, but I have no soldering experience and have no clue how to install one of these either.

[givemeajackson]

@tenhundredkills impossible to use blackouts and liberator. you need a 4 conductor cable, blackouts have 2 :/

[tenhundredkills]

@givemeajackson Damn. I guess I'll be paying someone to put in some Blackouts :( It's better than me messing up my RR3 though!

[altpath]

@tenhundredkills I think blackouts have quick connect controls like emg. If they don't come with them, you can buy the easy to connect electronics that emg makes online like the pots, the jack, the switch, everything. Then just use all that with the blackouts.

[givemeajackson]

@Kenman540 ATTENTION!!! DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT FEEDING THE TROLL!!!!! thanx for your understanding.

[gnsumas]

Seymour is the fucking man!

I have played a bunch of DiMarzios and EMGs (and some nameless stuff :P), but Duncans have always been my go-to pickups.

[megatron515]

Really? A early Ibanez S540 is a girl's guitar? fags..

[jameschoi999]

i re timed it just to be sure... its 1:59.97 for the finish, 5 seconds for the sound test :P

[frednintendomusic]

I subscribe. I'm glad to have Duncan pick-ups.

[serazac25]

I think that guitar is awesome, hope they make that color available with the S 24 fret models :)

[davidlopez1208]

@serazac25 i know right... im lovin it... xD but yea this vid is funny lol

[MeanGreenMovies]

i NEED that guitar!

[LordVaderPOR]

Do the pickups come with the solderless system? Or do I have to buy the soderless system separately?

[SpaceAceTX]

Hey now, don't be slamming Ibanez, haha!!

Love the super thin body on my flamed Prestige S, even though it's not mustard yellow!!

[godblesstexas]

Chris Cortessi is a moron. I've owned and played guitars from Gibson custom shop, Fender Custom Shop, as well as boutique builders like Suhr, Anderson and Caparison, and those early-80's to mid-90's made in Japan Ibanez guitars are exceptional guitars. I own a 1988 prototype Ibanez S540P in that exact color, and it's one of the best guitars I've ever owned, in addition to being a collectors item.

[beetlemaster07]

I want to install the liberator in my stratocaster in 250k form and I want to replace all three factory pickups and was wondering do I only need one of these to handle all three pickups or do I need to buy three of these to replace the exisiting pots? Thanks

[SeymourDuncanChannel]

@beetlemaster07 If you replace your strat pickups to 3 new single coils, you can use ONE liberator to connect all three.

[pentalfakos]

@SeymourDuncanChannel Can I use one Liberator on a Jackson RR3 to change both humbucker pickups?

[SeymourDuncanChannel]

@pentalfakos You sure can!

[spalmer718]

Dug Pinnick!!!  Sweet!

[tmfband]

Nice! I have the H/S/S version of that guitar :)

[Destroyerrrrrr06]

i like the guitar

[therealpsp1mp]

HEY.

THAT IBANEZ IS NOT UGLY.

I HAPPEN TO OWN 4 OF THEM.

[peeblesj1131]

@therealpsp1mp Congratulations. You are the proud owner of 4 very ugly guitars.

[therealpsp1mp]

@peeblesj1131 let me guess, you own either a strat, or a les paul, two of the most overplayed and retarded feeling guitars. its a matter of preference, thin neck, light body, neon color, and the shape is alot more comfortable. and its not ugly. its neon. much like most of the radius and saber series.

[peeblesj1131]

@therealpsp1mp I own neither. I currently have a crappy jazzmaster knockoff and i'm planning on buying an explorer in the near future. I''m not saying i wouldn't play one if it felt and sounded good to me. I'm just saying I think they are ugly. The whole pointy neon thing never seemed to make any kind of sense to me outside the world of 80s hair metal.

[therealpsp1mp]

@peeblesj1131 i just dig neon colors. i own a pgm-100, and that thing plays beautifully. i highly suggest anyone considering buying a guitar, new to it or not, to buy one. or even just an ibanez. i have played nearly every brand alive, boutique, custom shop, and they dont play as well as the ibanez guitars. the whole neon color thing, yes, 80's hair metal, but has a certain extravagance to it, like an exaggerated color, just, goofy.

[therealpsp1mp]

@peeblesj1131 and if you like the explorer shape, check out the ibanez destroyer.

:3

[duva7000]

nice Frank but can you play?

[darthinfurnus]

@duva7000

Believe me, Frank possesses massive chops!

[duva7000]

@darthinfurnus i know, i have played with him before. I'm just mess'n with him.

[darthinfurnus]

@duva7000

Ah, got it!

[veers0r]

Soldering takes like two more minutes and in return I get a secure good connection - I don't get it.

[nemovgi]

@veers0r Not everyone can do good secure solder joints. Anyone can work a screwdriver though. Not to mention, no risk of burning yourself.

[DrEviscerator666]

Mr. Duncan is a Great Guy! Cheers

[Mwz92]

na its a great guitar haha (y)

[fluff191]

You would never catch DiMarzio making a video this funny. Great video.

[nght5tlkr]

If you'd like, I can take that S off your hands so you won't have to deal with its ugliness =)

[RobinStrower]

Wow, great idea.

Robin :o)

[FatGuyWithAKatana]

looks like some buttholes doesn't like the ibanez sa series. or yellow, nothing wrong with either.