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Post by littlebobby on Apr 10, 2023 10:07:25 GMT
Total ham fisted no practical skills type of chap here. About to buy a ‘36 and want to switch a sixtus humbucker from another guitar to the new one. How complicated will this get? The cable is run through a F hole and I guess it will be easier to snip it from the Jack rather the near the pickup?
I’ll be getting it fitted by someone who knows what they are doing.
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 10, 2023 10:43:55 GMT
Unscrew the jack socket and remove it from the two cables, as close to the socket as possible to keep as much cable as possible attached too the pickup.
How is the pickup fixed? If it with the thick green double sided tape that I provided with the pickups, which is deigned to keep things stuck together, I think I would first use a sharp blade to cut through the tape and remove the pickup, then remove the sticky tape from the guitar and pickup with alcohol (isopropanol 99.9%, not Glenfiddich!) or label remover.
WARNING! >>I don't know what guitar your pickup is fixed to, so maybe test somewhere first with the alcohol / label remover before putting a load of it on the front of the guitar. There are many brands of sticky label remover and I am sure they are all much the same. I think WD40 might also do the trick.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by snakehips on Apr 10, 2023 11:10:45 GMT
Hang on ! Where does the cable go from the pickup, into inside the guitar ? Does it go through the F-hole  If so, which part of the F-hole ?? If it goes though one of the long holes of the F-hole, just push the pickup through the hole ! Unscrew the jack socket nut and pull everything out from inside the guitar - no need to cut or desolder anything !! Of course, IF the cable instead goes through one of the small holes of the F-hole, or through a drilled hole under the pickup, then yeah, you will have to cut or desolder the cable - at the jack socket. |
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 10, 2023 12:41:59 GMT
My concern is more with removing that permanent fix double sided tape.
This is interesting. I know it's a wall, but he's right that heat will soften the adhesive.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by zero on Apr 10, 2023 14:52:08 GMT
In my shop this is still the King for removing sticky tapes....Zippo Lighter Fluid.
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Post by littlebobby on Apr 10, 2023 17:49:46 GMT
So basically, keeping more cable towards the connector is better than keeping it near the pickup?
I don’t really mind about a bit of gubbo left of the top of the guitar - it’s a battered and tired looking Dean heritage which I will be keeping because in spite of it not being a traditional resonator, it’s got a sweet sound and it’s pretty comfy to play. Wanted a 36 because I want an MM and because the nut width is a bit too tight on the Dean.
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 10, 2023 17:53:04 GMT
So basically, keeping more cable towards the connector is better than keeping it near the pickup? I don’t really mind about a bit of gubbo left of the top of the guitar - it’s a battered and tired looking Dean heritage which I will be keeping because in spite of it not being a traditional resonator, it’s got a sweet sound and it’s pretty comfy to play. Wanted a 36 because I want an MM and because the nut width is a bit too tight on the Dean. No, you want as much cable as possible to stay attached to the pickup. Shine On Michael |
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Post by obrienp on Apr 11, 2023 9:28:30 GMT
In my shop this is still the King for removing sticky tapes....Zippo Lighter Fluid. As they say on the BBC: other lighter fluids are available. I have found this to be incredibly effective and very kind to guitar finishes but like Michael said in a post above, test it on an unobtrusive part of the guitar before applying it to a visible area. |
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