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This is a complete step-by-step guide on how to replace a humbucker pickup using a Les Paul guitar as an example.

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Is it time to try out a new pickup in your favorite guitar? Gibson’s Master Luthier Jim DeCola is here to help. In this episode of “Gibson’s Guide to Guitar Setup and Maintenance,” Jim takes you step-by-step through the process of swapping your pickups with advice, tricks, and MacGyver tech tips to get you rockin’ in no time.

Watch as Jim walks you through each step of replacing a humbucker pickup in your guitar, including how to solder a guitar pickup and which pots you need to wire and solder on your guitar. Jim also shows you why you should use a soldering iron instead of a soldering gun when soldering guitar pickups and how much wattage you need to solder guitar pickups safely. In addition, Jim shows you how to test your guitar pickups to make sure you’ve installed them correctly, how to test the polarity and phase of pickups and what to do if you find your pickups are out of phase.

If you need a step-by-step guide on replacing Les paul pickups or swapping out humbucker pickups on your guitar - this is the tutorial for you!

For more detailed information on guitar setup and maintenance, or more complicated DIY repairs, be sure to check out Gibson’s FREE Virtual Guitar Tech service at https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Support/Virtual-Guitar-Tech 

Chapters:
0:00 Do you need to adjust your pickups?
0:57 Preparing your guitar
2:14 Soldering and installing pickups
9:55 Testing the pickups
11:14 Phase and testing polarity
13:48 Replacing QuickConnect Pickups

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