How to Replace A Guitar Pickguard and Pickups (Part 2)

In this Part 2 of 2 video tuortial of HowTo replace a guitar's pickguard and a guitar's pickups, Cliff from ToneSlinger.COM demonstrates in detail how to install a new pickguard and bridge on a tele style guitar. He also shows in depth tips and tricks for soldering and mounting the new pickups.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• replace
• upgrade
• pickguard
• pickups
• SX
• Guitar
• Tele
• Telecaster
• GFS
• Alnico
• humbucker
• single
• coil
• 62
• vintage
• soldering

[megamicron]

Hi Cliff, I am Martin from argentina. I like your work, it seems pretty serious. I am thinking about change my pick ups. I've got an strat. I would like to put lace sensors on it but I don't know if they need an special joint. I can see that you join with tin. But I heard you could also do it with pressure. Do you know something about it? Any advice ? thank you

[toneslingercliff]

I've never heard of a pressure method. if you are going to be upgrading pickups and installing yourself I recommend getting a soldering iron.

[foreverjimmy]

What do you put on before you connect(burn) two wire ??

[toneslingercliff]

I use solder flux. you can buy it at any electronics store or radio shack. Just make sure you get it for electronics.

[feeneyindie]

i have an ibanez rg350dx..edge pro bridge..can i change it to floyd rose bridge?what do u think?

[The911SONIC]

Nice step by step vid. Could you please post a step by step vid on how to fix old pickups, because I have recently been given an sg Gibson from my friend's dad that is the old 1978 model. I don't know how to fix the old pick ups (original pickups) in it and I really want to keep the old ones in it. My friends dad hasn't heard it in over 6 years playing through an amp, and I really wanna show him that it works after all these years if it had better care of the sg. Please post a step by step on h

[rezeve69]

@ toneslingercliff. Thank you so much for posting this 2 part video. I appreciate you showing and explaining your own methods (such as with the transistor)  and for thoroughly explaining what you're doing step by step. Very well put together video.

Once again, thank you for posting.

[marknliz69]

OK! PEOPLE! dont fuck your guitar up!  Practice soldering first if you have no idea how to do it!

[liamzuid]

Is it a good idea to first look at how it's wired and then just do the exact same thing with the new one?

[FromHalo2halo]

assuming you had the correct bridge, could you fit a humbucker into the birdge of that guitar? would really appreciate an answer as I'm looking to put together a tele of my own and would like to know if a traditional humbucker would fit in that cavity

[codygx123]

i saw the GFS box and i Shouted GUITARFEDISH!!!!!! and then you said it lol

[metallicametalgodsx]

I have an old Yamaha RGX-112, i got a year ago and was wondering how to replace 3 pickups: Single Coil Neck & Middle, and Humbucker bridge, how would i go about replacing those pickups?

I accidently broke a piece of my middle pickup where it keeps it screwed in.. i have temporarily fixed it by putting its cover over it to use as a way to keep the right side screwed in, would i be better off getting a new one?

Also my jack output wire broke off, and i have no idea what kind of solder to use XD

[stealyourface73]

Are the SX pickguards the same size as Fender pickguards?

[rob1973able]

is that kermit the frog?

[GretschDstickSmoke]

@megamicron the pressure join would not be very effective in this situation and a real bitch to do. pressure join requires u to make a rig that constantly be pressing two wires together/the wire and its join together with a sluight bit of heat and they become 1.