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How To Swap Pickups In A Strat | Guitar Tech Tips | Ep. 63 | Thomann

Thomann's Guitars & Basses · 72K views · 6:20

Skill Level

Intermediate

Time Required

Half day

Estimated Cost

$50–200

Equipment

Fender Stratocaster

Permit Required

No

Tools Needed

soldering iron, solder, desoldering wick, screwdrivers, wire cutters, wire strippers
Every guitar is slightly different and you need to be aware of a few things if you wanna change pickups in them. This time we’ll take a look at strats and I’ll walk you through the whole pickup swapping process. Enjoy Guitar Tech Tips! How to solder guitar electronics: https://youtu.be/4-XZJwAD9Z8 Gear used: https://bit.ly/3B6QXE8 We use Triad-Orbit stands for our cameras, lights and mics: http://tho.mn/triad Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: http://tho.mn/uadx1 Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: http://tho.mn/sonar Interesting bits and pieces: 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Preparation 1:08 How to wire the pickups 1:47 Remove the old pickups 2:19 Wire the new pickups 3:25 How to change the pots 5:06 Time for a test ride (Before / after) 6:12 Outtakes Webshop: https://www.thomann.de Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomanninternational Twitter: @thomann https://twitter.com/thomann Instagram: @thomann.music https://instagram.com/thomann.music Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thomannde/ Visit our blogs: GER: https://www.thomann.de/blog/de/ ENG: https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/ FRA: https://www.thomann.de/blog/fr/ ESP: https://www.thomann.de/blog/es/ ITA: https://www.thomann.de/blog/it/ NED: https://www.thomann.de/blog/nl/ FIN: https://www.thomann.de/blog/fi/