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 Les Pauls and I’ll walk you through the whole pickup swapping process.
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:39 Remove the strings
0:57 Lock the bridge in place
1:16 Unsolder and remove the old pickup
2:55 Install the new ones
4:05 Which pickup wire goes where?
4:40 Shortening and soldering the wires
6:09 Test Ride - time to hear those Lollars
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