How To Install Chrome Pick Up Covers On Your Guitar
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
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You have an uncanny knack for releasing tech tips for exactly the mods I’m contemplating. Thanks!
me, too!
Well said!
Still appropriate 2years later!!
Yep, this is an old video, but I find every time I look something up, he's got a video for it.
Soooooooooooo they dont just snap on the pick ups like i was hoping lmao
Actually they do, most of this isn't really necessary. I've done it myself and there's no major difference in sound, no crazy feedback etc. Really the only important part is to stop the cover contacting the pole pieces. You can get away with masking tape, and usually the covers are already a tight fit without anything to fix them in place. The wax and soldering here is a good idea, but by no means strictly required.
@@lordvermintide4441 I have a query bro, I have placed an order at the carpenter's to make 2 custom wooden pickup covers for my Parker p42 . Is it necessary to solder them since it is wooden anyway, and what about that waxing tip???
@@donaldstan no solder necessary, wood is electrically non-conductive, and doesn't get in the way of magnetic fields so there'll be no difference in tone
Depends the pickup👍🏼 Most single coils just screw into the pickguard with the pickup itself. However most humbuckers require this process.
LMFAO MY EXACT REACTION
Simple thing, but for the new guitar people, good to see it. Thumbs up
I really like your choice to swap out the covers. Not crazy about the cream / black ones in my guitar. I didn't know you could switch out just the covers. I was thinking you would have to buy a whole new pickup. Thanks for the knowledge and video Phil.
i watched this the first time shortly after it came out because i LOVE the look of covered humbuckers and i've re-watched it a few more times since then, just to get it to stick into my brain... i don't want to f' this up, right?!?
but i did one of these on an old trashed pup that my local shop gave me to practice on yesterday and it worked, first try, first time i've used an electric soldering iron in 30 years, and it went on pretty well... thanks so much for this demo... can't wait for the covers to arrive for my guitars so i can do this for real...
I was about to buy some pickup covers but had no idea how to put them on. Perfect timing. Thanks Phil!
Thanks Phil, I need to do this, you always make things seem painless 👍
The tea candle thing was a great little trick. Very clever.
Nice Phil! Totally changed the look for the better. Love the tips!
Man those looks sweet! Thanks again Phil. Now I need to order like a dozen Chrome humbucker covers.
Great piece Phil. I've also used 2 sided heavy duty tape to cover the pickup just below the adjustable pole pieces. Seems to hold the cover in place fine and no problems resulted from not using the wax, or soldering them , but remember....I play at home. No one's cranking it up here; if that's your thing so then you may want to wax em first. Thanks for the info
and stay well.
That's a nice show off way to remove the strings!
Pickup covers look so much better to my eye
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Yeah those look good on that Strat for sure. All depending on the guitar color and shape of the guitar tho. Some look better without them and or the Zebra style. Anyhow cool mod.
Yeah zebra pus look ugly imo
Cheers Phil, I've been wondering how to put the covers on my pickups for a while. The first vid I got was a familiar friendly face I recognize and trust. I now know what to do. thanks.
My uncle gave me some Gibson 57 Classics that were zebra (ugh). I did this mod last year and it looks great in my faded brown Explorer.
This video can be very helpful with a very easy to follow process to anyone who wants to install pickup covers.
I put some on my Gibson Explorer. It has gold hardware and a natural finish. It sure looks great now. Funny how a small change can make such a big difference! 🤗
Great demo Phil as always
Great video Phill, and awesome tip, and save a load of money doing it this way, thank You, and Thank You for your Time , Cheers
All I did was put a piece of masking tape over the slugs and popped the covers on mine. No solder or wax and I've had no issues. I used Seymour Duncan covers on a set of zebra Seymour Duncan pickups an the covers fit perfectly snug. I haven't had any issues with noise or squealing.
I have seen the tape work just as well as anything else.
I should say this was a set of Pearly Gates in a Gibson Les Paul so I'm not playing metal or using high gain. For that I would probably take the precautions of using the wax and soldering them.
do a tutorial man!
Wait so u left the masking on after u put on the covers? Ur not supposed to take it off or what??!
Thank you for this post. All I'm trying to do is cover a butt ugly off colored humbucker on a cheap Peavey Raptor Plus. I don't want to go through all that. I would just put a new pickup in it. It has big poles so I guess I'll get a cover with no hole's in it. So masking tape over poles and put it on sounds better. I'm not a professional musician lol
I did mine by melting a bunch of Chanukah candles, and then dipped the pickups.
Mazel Tov!
So its a Shalomocaster now.
Hey sorry to bother but will the wax ruin the pickups? How do you remove the wax safely without scratching the pickups
@@commissioner1969 pickups are dipped in wax at the factory already, so don't worry about adding any wax to them.
I just replaced my zebra SE 85/15s with some Tonerider Alnico 2s and not only is the appearance so much better, the sound is amazing.
TYSM for this tip! Gonna install those my black Squier Mustang HH. The wax info was very useful :)
Awesome Phil. I've been thinking of doing this for a while but was weary because I thought the wax would be a huge pain. I thought you'd need to dip the whole pickup to be "wax potted".
Thanks A LOT! I just placed an order for tuners, a nut, and knobs to sharpen my ax and now I have to go an place another order for covers!? DAMMIT!
Seriously though, great video, I'm going to wait on the turners and nut until I get covers.
Thank you so much, you're awesome dude.
Hey, very good and well explained Video! Thanks for it!
I did something like this only was checking out how it looked and wasn't sure I wanted to keep the covers on. I used copper shielding tape to hold the cover on. Was supposed to be temporary but it's still there a couple of years later lol.
Thanks for the vid Phil, but questions:
1. Do we want to prevent the slugs/pole pieces form touching the cover or not? Do you fully cover all your slugs? You seem to only cover a few of them so not sure about the purpose of this.
2. What do you mean by tight seal/ no air trapped in? What does this achieve? There will be air between the top/side of the pickup and the cover as far as I can tell anyways. Where do we wanna minimize trapped air?
Thank you!
Thank you for very informative video, as always! Although some time ago I've done exactly the opposite, taking the covers off :)
Thank you for the video. I have been thinking about doing this for a while now.
Welcome back Phil
I didn't even know this was possible and I love the idea. The only part of my guitar I don't like is the look of the pickups. I have the cream colored mounting rings though. I'm not sure what's under there. If it's nothing then this may still work.
Awesome vid! Is the soldering necessary for function or does it just hold the cover in place? Thanks
Would have liked to see the waxing more in depth.. lost me there kinda....
Yeah - like "spread it over the whole thing but I am only going to show me dumping wax on it in the middle"? Do you cover the pickups slugs and the screws - basically the whole top layer of the pickup? Some clarification please and thanks.
Thank you for another great tutorial!!!
Fresh ideas and tips for a successful project!
Great video Phil!
Excellent video! Thank you!!!
Superb, thank you. I do prefer the covered look, it looks more “finished” somehow. 🤙🏻
I'll do it by myself soon with a SD JB HS 4! Thank you very much!
Thank you for an insightful video! I always wondered; does putting a pick up cover on a pick up change the sound of the pick up at all?
Fantastic!
I have a question about the wax: do you pour and cover all the poles, or just the non-adjustable ones?
Is masking tape something you would do on lieu of the wax, or tape the poles and then wax it up?
Cool video @Phillip McKnight! Maybe a stupid question but were some of the iconic guitarists that didn't have pickup covers because they took them off, or were they just different pickups placed into the guitars? Slash and Jimmy Page come to mind. Also do covers make any tonal differences?
This tip is really cool, Phil. I'm considering to change neck pickup cover of a Tele. Would the process be the same?
Phil you are a god amongst men
I've noticed on precovered pickups they don't have the extra tape wrapped around both bobbins together, just the wrap around the individual bobbins, I think that's why some are tight maybe.
Ps love the TB4!
Would you wax the PU if the covers were made of plastic like the EMGs for example?
Great tips! Thanks!
I was looking for something like this, thank you!
??? This is a few years back but just seeing it now. Wonder what tone difference if any.. thanks for all your videos
I found that raising the pole pieces helped when the cover was a touch snug.
Would it be tidier to pour the wax into the cover rather than onto the pickup?
Do you have any experience/advice for burning or heat treating the covers to turn them blue like the Lace Sensor finger burners?
Very helpful video Phil! I have a JB model Humbucker with a spacing of 1.925”/48.9mm and i want to put a cover. I am confused what to order in stew mac. Can you pls give me the exact cover to order? i am really confused in the measurements. Thank you
Thanks for another great& helpful video... would you please do one on waxing pots’
Thanks, Eric
Thanks,looking for a great nickel pu cover, when I mod out my Squier Tele
It looks so much better now.
Dude great video thank you very much
Great info, thanks!
Phil, I fell into a humbucker rabbit hole and can’t get out ( ! ) re: noise, shielding and tone. Can you help me understand the difference it makes regarding those factors if your h’buckers are: “naked” (non-covered) vs covered, and in regard to the type of cover, what the differences are among those factors if you use: full covers with no holes, full covers with screw holes, open top covers (covering around the sides only), Gretch style H-type covers, and double line covers (like the H but with no middle “bar”). My general understanding is that covering ‘buckers provides shielding thus reducing noise but at the expense of some loss of high tones (your guitar will sound more mellow). Lose the cover and you can get static-y noise (‘buckers aren’t “antennas” for EMI as are single coils - yes?) but get back some of the treble. I’ve read the H-hole cover (as used on Gretch’s Filertron humbuckers) is a sort of compromise that provides some shielding while still allowing treble to come through. If the goal is to reduce static-y noise but still have some treble come through (the line between “warm” and “muddy” tone can be thin) your P. McExpertise would say . . . which type of cover given the benefits/drawbacks of each - ? Thank you, I am but One Among Your Many Legion of Fans.
Phillip do you have to cover the entire top of the pickup in wax? How thick should it be?
Awesome...gonna cover my Epi SG pickups
Phil, great video! What model Strat is that?
I have a HH strat style guitar aswell with all black hardware and Seymour Duncan Blackouts in it. im making some changes and changing the hardware to chrome and realized that the axe would look absolutely sick with Chrome pickup covers. my question is can you put covers on a pickup like the blackouts? maybe a cover with no holes? help!
can you swap some of your EVH pickups back base plate if you decided to change the pickups?
Was thinking of buying a hot rodded humbucker set to put in a ML1 modern and was debating putting pickup covers on as well. How much will the covers effect the sound of the jb/jazz? I've read that it makes them sound a little bit less output and slightly darker, is this true?
ok so here is my big question do the screws make a difference in the tone. meaning If I want a double black pickup but want it with gold screws it looks like id have to buy the pickup with gold covers then take the covers off or can I just buy a regular double black pickup and change the screws?
Been planning on doing this with a franken-paul guitar. Much prefer the look of covers. Just my personal opinion on the subject.
Hey Phil, Love your channel. I've been playing acoustic guitar for 55 years (just turned 69), and just purchased my first electric guitar. I apologize for my rather stupid question, but exactly what part of the pickup were you applying the wax to - the shot was so brief I really couldn't tell. Thanks so much for all the information you impart in your videos - truly one of my favorite channels.
From what I can tell he puts it over the whole pickup top completely. And then once you install the chrome cover and solder, you can use your polishing rag to remove the wax from the screws that stick out the holes. That way everywhere on the plastic pickup there is wax between that and the chrome cover.
Nice age
You said very briefly that masking tape could be used to provide a buffer between the bobbin and cover. Is there a special way it should be put on or just anything that covers the slugs?
If pickups have a metal case can you remove them by doing this in reverse?
Hi Phillip, thanks for this video, really helpfull! Just one question; why do you first create a barrier between the cover and the pickup with wax and then connect them with a solder joint?
The wax is meant to stop feedback. If there is air between the cover and the pickup, that air will move when the sound of your amp hits the pickup. This will cause feedback. Connecting them with a solder joint is just to make sure the cover stays on
Bought a set of the chrome covers for my seafoam mustang bullet. the pickups fit nicely in the covers, but the holes in the pickguard are just small enough that the covers wont fit through.
I don't own a dremel to cut the gaurd. Are there alternative ways to cut it? Could I trim the cover's sides to just cap the portion of the pickups that stick out of the pickguard?
I bought the guitar because it was cheap enough to use as a crash test dummy to learn mods, so I'm not too worried about messing it up.
I've got bubblegum, paperclips, and a deck of playing cards, what would macgyver do?
You don't have to sand the base plate as it is raw nickel ,but you should sand the plating off inside the cover for the solder to bond the cover to the baseplate .
Cool, but how do you install gold pick up covers? Can you do a video on that? I trust Stew Mac to overcharge for shipping.
Hola, pierde cualidades las pastillas al cubrirlas?
Qué material es el indicado para las cubiertas?
Es necesario soldarlas a los humbucker?
Muchas gracias
What guitar is that one, it's really beautiful, and the color is nice, I like a lot.
What if you have humbuckers that coil split into both inside and outside coils. (ie, Gibson HP-4 circuit) Wouldn’t the wax inside dampen the sound when using the other coil?
Would dielectric gel work instead of wax or silicone?
We have an abundance of that at the shop I work at.
Hi Phillip :)
Do you know if all Seymour Duncans are black under their covers?
Wow what a great video
@philip Mcknight, why do we have to sodder the covers to the pickup base?
Does the wax only go over the slugs? Or over the entire face of the pickup?
Hi sir phillip what is lespaul General sounding it is darker sound or brighter, i don't determine my lespaul sounding, its like have more harmonics and squeel and bassy tone. 😂
Maybe an * for minutes if soldering is required? I still suck at it. i did a switchcraft jack replacement on my Am Std Strat HSS 2010 and I swear I have to now use a hammer ( no not really ) to push the cable in and three of us to pull it back out. ( again no, not really 3 people )
Can I use ordinary candle? And what part of pickup do I need to cover of the wax? Thanks Sir
Do you need the wax or masking tape if the cover has holes on both rows of slugs?
It's correct put the tin in the back of hambucker, Is there a noise problem?
I have a 2006 fender stratocaster mim left handed (not important but just wanted to address it) but the finish on the neck pocket is chipped on the top side (or thumb area) and i wanted to know if i should be worried that the wood broke or if its just the finish and if its the wood how can i fix it.
What is the purpose of the wax again? Wax or tape to 'avoid the squeeling' but how? I got my covers ready to install, thanks in advance
Thamks, this is a great video. Although, I've heard that chrome covers can affect tone a bit. Also, what are some other brands that make good covers?
Think Seymour Duncan make their own after market replacement covers.
Do I have to sauder them? I cant just put them on ?
Would this work on A someone unique humbucker, the Seymour Duncan Screamin demon?
Thats a first ive ever seen someone remove the tremolo with the strings still attached. I was trying to figure how i could do this to an Ibanez Gio without having to remove the strings but this idba nice idea and i fihure its safe do so it that way if youre showing it like that
Is it a good idea to re-pot the pickup once the cover is installed?
do i have to solder the cover or can i just put blu tack or something there
I have a question. If theres no screws on my humbucker, what cover should i put?
I tried this on my PRS coil-splitting humbuckers and it didn’t work. It only made them buzz when touched. Any suggestions would be helpful.
You’re a mind reader Phillip. I’ve been wondering about this as I have an Epiphone SG that I’ve been wanting to upgrade for some time now. Found plenty of pickups I liked, but they didn’t have covers and I wasn’t sure if I could add them. Thanks for the tip!