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Lucas Fowler
AdvancedAny styleTheoryTechnique 3 lessons19m

Hey guys! This month we're going to talk about basic soldering for electric guitar players. This will be a really simple crash course to get you into how to do easy things like repairing jacks, cables, changing pickups, etc.  Go slow and practice on something that you aren't worried about messing up and you'll be welding with the best of them in no time! In this first section we'll go over the basic tool set we'll need as well as the theory behind soldering techniques.

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  1. 1 5:06 Lesson · 5m Soldering - Introduction and Tools Needed Hey guys! This month we're going to talk about basic soldering for electric guitar players. This will be a really simple crash course to get you into how to do easy things like repairing jacks, cables...
  2. 2 5:58 Lesson · 6m Soldering - Tinning and Splicing Wires In this section, we'll cover how to "tin" the wire in order to prepare it for splicing or attaching to a pot, jack, terminal, etc. We will also look at how to "splice" wires, which is simply connecting to open...
  3. 3 7:53 Lesson · 8m Soldering - Prepping and Soldering to Pots In the final section, we'll cover how to prepping pots for soldering, how to use solder wick to remove excess solder and how to cleanly connect wires to different points on a pot.    

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