Ok. This entire ordeal is about as illogical as a thing can be. It is NECESSARY to solder to the back of a pot. There is not one single pot on the planet, that is in a guitar cavity, that isn't soldered to aside obviously, from solderless connected electronics, such as emg active setups and the like. Manufacturers are being lazy in their production of pots made for use in musical instruments by not selling them prepared to be soldered on.
Great news. Thank you. After building guitars for 18 years all of a sudden I could not get solder to stick to some new Bourns pots. I was about to call them.
This guy might be the best? Some show some really messed up sh t ramble on for way more time than is necessary. This however direct professional, as well as knowledgeable and to the point Great job!!
Thanks, I was ready to break something last time, I just took it to tech n let him F with it. I can run million Trumpf lasers and cant solder! WTH? Lmao! Geez…kill me already!
The pot keeps acting like a heat sink. I have a 60 watt iron, flux, and have sanded it. Driving me nuts because everyone makes it look easy and quick. I can perfectly solder lugs, but the pot wont get hot enough to melt solder, and i probably already damaged my pot.
Don, I have a very similar flux dispenser. The needle gets clogged with flux residue and is unusable (needs replaced). How do you keep your from clogging?
has anyone tried two tones for same pickup? in music production it's called the pulteq trick. you use 2 opposite, mirror like tone knobs then you obtain a dip in the frequency response. might be easy to instail a chain between two potentiometers, one of them left handed, so when one is turned up the other goes down proportionally, simultaneusly, using same principle as the vinyl rubbers.or the rubber band crossed in eight shape if using both right handed pots .
Thank You , very clear, and I feel ready to try it , with confidence. I have been watching many guitar wiring videos, this one has great info and is short and to the point .
I’m just learning about soldering so bare with my two questions. 1. Could I use a cut off piece from an orange drop lead to make the ground instead of a “G” string? 2. What are the repercussions of solder running down the lugs of the pot?
You can get a tiny dollar store wire brush. Running over the area to be soldered is as easy as pie. The other consideration here is the silica substrate on the sandpaper can contaminate the area. The wire brush produces nothing. This works so fabulous, proper flux core solder literally absorbs into the surface. This is the same effect on the cheap Chinese pot or the shiny CTS high quality pot casing. It's a very fine small brush and it works great. Thanks for the video!
Hey, i have an unrelated question, but i cant find answers anywhere. When you put the pot upside down when you sand it, you can see a little post ( left side of the pot, nearest to the camera, you can see it well) i cannot for the life of me figure out why this is there as it looks like it will make the pot crooked when you screw it iN) What do you do with that post? The pots im replacing are flat and dont have them…
Hey man, if I wanted to make my Les Paul quieter, could I swap my 500k volume pots to 100k, or maybe even 50k? Would it make the guitar quieter or would it just effect the tone? I have a 15 watt amp and it's too loud for my bedroom so I was wondering if this could be a cheap solution instead of buying a 5watt amp. Also, are there any negatives to mini pots? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
so this might be a stupid question but i was wondering how thick should the wire be for wiring. I once used a very thick one and it was difficult to work with.
I liked this even before the video started. I need this video!!!
Ok. This entire ordeal is about as illogical as a thing can be. It is NECESSARY to solder to the back of a pot. There is not one single pot on the planet, that is in a guitar cavity, that isn't soldered to aside obviously, from solderless connected electronics, such as emg active setups and the like. Manufacturers are being lazy in their production of pots made for use in musical instruments by not selling them prepared to be soldered on.
How do you not have more subscribers? This kind of info on your channel is priceless. 👍
Great news. Thank you. After building guitars for 18 years all of a sudden I could not get solder to stick to some new Bourns pots. I was about to call them.
This guy might be the best? Some show some really messed up sh t ramble on for way more time than is necessary. This however direct professional, as well as knowledgeable and to the point
Great job!!
What's the right temp of soder gun
Thanks, I was ready to break something last time, I just took it to tech n let him F with it. I can run million Trumpf lasers and cant solder! WTH? Lmao! Geez…kill me already!
wait…. that's all that it fuckin takes??? omg
The pot keeps acting like a heat sink. I have a 60 watt iron, flux, and have sanded it. Driving me nuts because everyone makes it look easy and quick. I can perfectly solder lugs, but the pot wont get hot enough to melt solder, and i probably already damaged my pot.
Still won't work, this frustrates me like crazy.
Don, I have a very similar flux dispenser. The needle gets clogged with flux residue and is unusable (needs replaced). How do you keep your from clogging?
what is the function of the flux? I just use sandpaper to scratch a little bit before soldering it
Dandy
has anyone tried two tones for same pickup? in music production it's called the pulteq trick. you use 2 opposite, mirror like tone knobs then you obtain a dip in the frequency response. might be easy to instail a chain between two potentiometers, one of them left handed, so when one is turned up the other goes down proportionally, simultaneusly, using same principle as the vinyl rubbers.or the rubber band crossed in eight shape if using both right handed pots .
You don't even need sandpaper. You can just clean the back with isopropyl alcohol.
Thank You , very clear, and I feel ready to try it , with confidence.
I have been watching many guitar wiring videos, this one has great info and is short and to the point .
Omg!!!! I have fucked up many pots cause of this.
It didin work
Gracias
I’m just learning about soldering so bare with my two questions. 1. Could I use a cut off piece from an orange drop lead to make the ground instead of a “G” string? 2. What are the repercussions of solder running down the lugs of the pot?
CTS pots already have a layer of flux on them. You don’t want to scratch the surface
Man. This is why I love internet.
I did all of this, and still the solder doesn't grab on.
Thank you quick and straight to the point love it!!!
You can get a tiny dollar store wire brush. Running over the area to be soldered is as easy as pie. The other consideration here is the silica substrate on the sandpaper can contaminate the area. The wire brush produces nothing. This works so fabulous, proper flux core solder literally absorbs into the surface. This is the same effect on the cheap Chinese pot or the shiny CTS high quality pot casing. It's a very fine small brush and it works great. Thanks for the video!
Hey, i have an unrelated question, but i cant find answers anywhere. When you put the pot upside down when you sand it, you can see a little post ( left side of the pot, nearest to the camera, you can see it well) i cannot for the life of me figure out why this is there as it looks like it will make the pot crooked when you screw it iN)
What do you do with that post? The pots im replacing are flat and dont have them…
thanks .. very helpful
would be a damaged by heat fixable?
guess will have to buy a new one and be careful as this tuporial…
Thank you I used flux on other soldering for years but I was always told not to flux pots go figure.
Thanks very much. These things are always pesky for this electronics wiring hater!
Hey man, if I wanted to make my Les Paul quieter, could I swap my 500k volume pots to 100k, or maybe even 50k? Would it make the guitar quieter or would it just effect the tone? I have a 15 watt amp and it's too loud for my bedroom so I was wondering if this could be a cheap solution instead of buying a 5watt amp. Also, are there any negatives to mini pots? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I glue a small piece of sand paper to the eraser of a #2 pencil. Makes the tinned area just the right size.
Thanks for the well top military SECRET Breja…
so this might be a stupid question but i was wondering how thick should the wire be for wiring. I once used a very thick one and it was difficult to work with.
Thank you for another great tip.
Thanks! Nice demonstration . I need to redo my wiring and this was just what I needed!
Do you have any tips or suggestions for what kind of solder to use for guitar electronic work? Or how hot of a soldering iron is needed?