My first soldering iron

[Mordor]

So today I bought my very first soldering iron and after I have soldered an old cable this afternoon I've changed both pick up in my dk2m with a couple of dimarzios. It turn out a bit messy but everything seems working perfect so far!

[fett]

Tell me about it.:ROTF: Try it with only one good eye. Actually, soldering is kinda fun.

[Special-K]

;p

[Mordor]

Well, the bigget problem was to work in that narrow space with that small holes . Then I was not sure which cables I had to solder togheter as well And soldering the shield and the ground in the pile of solder at the bottom of the volume pot without making a mess was the worst thing
In the end it worked out pretty good also if I just notice there is some ground problem when I do not touch the guitar.
Here is the masterpiece!



Oh! I added a megaswitch as well. Cannot stand the clunky 3-way blade switch!

[Cygnus X1]

Not bad at all!
You probably know this, I solder everything I can with the pots/switches out of the guitar, then install them. That usually leaves only the ground to solder to finish.

[Mordor]

Yes I did the soldering with the switch out of the guitar, then put it in place. Volume pot was left inside though.

[GuerillaPete]

Nice! Just be careful to not confuse the iron with a pen. I licked the soldering-tip in mid-thought once. Ouch!

[Cygnus X1]

Nice! Just be careful to not confuse the iron with a pen. I licked the soldering-tip in mid-thought once. Ouch!

I haven't made that mistake...yet!

[zeegler]

LOL, I haven't licked it, but I sure have burned myself plenty of times. It fucking hurts too.

[wilczywilk]

No pain - no gain congratulations for Your bravery.

[thetroy]

I usually leave things installed since that's the best way I have of holding them. Otherwise I have to go out to the garage and use a vice or some locking pliers.

[danzig13]

Looks Better Then My First Time! Good Job

[Sidk]

I have a Megaswitch in my fender. Those things for some reason don't like to take solder well. Nice job any way.

[themisfit138]

not a bad job, I use to solder alot for my last job, but when I tried to replace my passives with actives I did a shitty job. I followed the directions that cane with the Blackouts, but the Bridge pickup just made a loud hum, the middle would actually make guitar sounds, and the neck all I could hear were radio stations. That will be the last time I try to rewire a guitar.

[Mordor]

Thank you everyone. The guitar sounds great also if with certain amps it is too middy. The only problem with it is a ground problem when I do not touch any metallic part on it. I tested the ground solders and they seems to be fine, I don't have a clue about it. It plays great non the less though!