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Mistakes

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:17 pm
by PunchyStrummer
Curious question.

Has anyone ever done something to their guitar that seemed like a good idea (e.g. soldering work) and ended up regretting it later?

Re: Mistakes

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:36 pm
by jps
PunchyStrummer wrote:Curious question.

Has anyone ever done something to their guitar that seemed like a good idea (e.g. soldering work) and ended up regretting it later?
What do you have in mind? :mrgreen:

Re: Mistakes

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:58 pm
by PunchyStrummer
I dunno, could be anything :lol: - although I asked my brother to help me with soldering pickups (after I swapped the positions around) on my guitar and the solder got a little messy - hopefully it can be cleaned up easily, I'm not too keen on having to replace an original pot...

Re: Mistakes

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:16 am
by jps
Do you have solder wick? If you don't know what that is do a Google search and read up on it.

Re: Mistakes

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 4:29 am
by PunchyStrummer
Yes, I've read up on what solder wick is - I'm thinking of taking it somewhere to get the wiring sorted out though... Luckily I know some good places around my area.

Re: Mistakes

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:01 am
by PunchyStrummer
By the way, how worn/battle-scarred are your Rics? Whether they're accidental or not they have a story to tell... like the tape adhesive and replaced pots as well as the wear on my 330.

Re: Mistakes

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:12 am
by jps
The two Ricks I have are in pristine condition.

Hope this helps. :mrgreen:

Re: Mistakes

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:21 am
by jdogric12
Use tinning flux!

Re: Mistakes

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:06 pm
by gellkeller
A solder sucker is your best friend.

https://www.jaycar.com.au/solder-sucker ... b/p/TH1850