Man, folks like you that have free tutorials like this are MVPs, big time.

Just a little headsup for the people who aren't working with CTS pots but cheaper alternatives. They're often a bit more tricky to work with and need cleaning before you use them. Otherwise you run into situations where the tin won't stick to the back of the pot. You can read about people sanding the backs with sandpaper, but I find just cleaning them with an alcohol or naptha works great and makes them just as easy to work with as CTS pots!

Wow, can’t wait to be able to rewire my couple of guitars. Such smooth and clear instruction, thanks!

Very cool! This close up really helped me understand what is going on when you solder!

Back in 1992 to 1997 I had a roommate that played bass and repaired guitars, mostly re-frett'ed the necks, he started complaining about the shitty pots/switches/jacks that even expensive guitars use. At this point I have had decade plus repairing computers to component level, and everything else I owned. I easily knew how to solve his shitty component problem (like the rubbish pot your soldering too). Bourns or spectrol pots are some of the best out there, the cermet have 1 to 5 million rotation life, yes, I said million. Cutler/Hammer are some of the top toggle switches. He ended up replacing all his and liked them so much, he sold kits of these parts, about 230 kits per year until I moved out and bought a house. The cable jack was special, ball bearings and was a work of art. He started making high end bass guitars for a while, not sure what he does now.

Thank you guys, needed to see how you solder, lots of light and magnifier(some-times) help too...and the obligatory calm disposition! Thanks again.

Thanks for a really great video, this has given me confidence to start doing my own work instead of paying. 🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you mate! Always struggled with getting a neat ground blob on the bottom of a pot, so I've been in need of advice like this!

Amazing tutorial clean job

Thanks bro, you're a WINNER!! 😄

A fantastic video! I like the look of that wee vice for holding the components. Stops you from chasing it around the table!! Where would I get one of those?

Interesting approach to the terminal soldering! I was always taught to do the 'curl"' method for the wire through the lug, to ensure the two entities have adequate contact prior to closing the joint. Thoughts on that?

Your are an expert best video by far

very nice

Great technique. Thanks for the lesson.

What's the wattage on your soldering iron?

Thanks

You make this look so ridiculously easy. Me and soldering do not get along at all. I'm the type of person who can't get that solder to stick to anything no matter what I do. It's maddening!

What temperature do you use while soldering the back of the pots?

a query, what type of soldering iron and tin do I need to do this electronics job?

My 1st time soldering and using cts pots I can’t get the solder on the pot. It either sticks to the iron or the solder itself. Any suggestions? Please?

Another trick my roomate did to the guitar necks, instead of varnish, he used thin CA, many coats with light sanding/cleaning in-between, this made the finish bulletproof from sweat/etc.

these are better than the Seymour Duncan lessons ;D

Hi What kind of wire you use please? I bought a silver but cant connect to pots 😅

What kind of wire do I solder to the pots? Not talking about the solder itself but the wire that will be soldered

leg or lug ?

Help me wrap my head around why the 3rd lug is bent in to ground and if there is a circumstance where you wouldn't go to ground with it but use it for a different objective...thanks

Why not solder the ground wire through the grounded lug?

What temp is best to set the solder gun at for jobs like this. 800-900 lol just kidding but this knucklehead has no idea. Appreciate any answer or help

Is there a reason you didn't just solder the black wire to the pool you already created when you soldered the lug to the housing? I'm a soldering noob lol, just started.

Da iawn. Thought I detected a bit of Welsh accent. So cool to have pickups made in Wales.

Wih My solder would melt that fast. I have to hold it to it like8 seconds till it begins to melt it then it melts it fast, then start again & wait & wait & wait, till finally it will start t o melt. i have a 35w but its Old now

Strip wires 3/4 inch(19mm) tin them Tin the lugs on the pot. Wrap wire thru the lug while heating it Twist tight then solder a bit more.for a fairly durable physical connection as well as electrical. Use heat shrink tubing to weatherize the connection

Soldering is the pain in the ass of my guitar life. I hate doing it and always get clumsy results…

Tinning the lug is not necessary. Just tin the wire then insert it through the lug hole and solder using small amount of solder as you heat and make contact with both wire and lug. Hmmm your soldering will not pass Mil Specs mate. 🤣🤣🤣

The tinned wire looks to have too much solder on it as it looks stiff beyond the insulation, this is bad as it doesn’t allow and easy bend to create a joint, the wire should have no solder inside the insulation and should stop circa the dia’ of the wire before the insulation starts. Also the tag has too much solder on it as the hole should never be filled in.

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OMG, stop scratching/sanding guitar control pots before soldering !!! Unnecessary !!