How To Solder Guitars (6/6) - Soldering to a Trem Claw

In this sixth part of our Guitar Soldering 101 series, Paul John Best shows you how to solder to a Strat Trem Claw. Hope you find it useful. Check out the rest of the series to learn how to perform those tricky guitar soldering jobs with ease including basic technique tips, Strat switch, soldering a jack and much more.

Thanks for watching!

[simonmcc]

Thanks very much Paul. This series of videos has enabled me to replace faulty pots and a switch on a couple of my guitars. Saved me some cash and the hassle of dropping them to a tech. Not to mention being without my guitar for a while 🙏

[GHohn]

The mound of solder on the claw is cloudy (not shiny) and not wetted to to claw at all. The fix here is to use additional flux on the claw. Preheating the claw can help a lot also.

[rodneyposadas]

just asking where did that wire soldered to the trem claw came from. can u have a demonstration to show where that black wire came from. thanks.. i need immediate reply if u pls. thaank you

[overkill]

Does it matter where you solder the wire at on a tremolo?

[lianashaffer]

I have a red wire and blue coming from volume knob. Also have another blue wire that was grounded to the claw as seen in this video. Cant remember which one was which. Does it matter. Both seem to be soldered in same position so should I just wing it and see what works

[craiggallagher]

What if the solder won't stick to claw? I have sanded to no avail.

[AmongTheJoes]

Someone please respond, the cable is soldered to the opposite side of the trem claw then it usually is can I leave it that way? Please help thank you

[FlyingV]

What if my trem claw doesn’t have the tab to solder the ground wire to? I have a Floyd Rose original and am gonna install it in a Jackson Dinky.

[Mr.Steve-O]

So you can use the shielded vintage wire for grounding huh ? Always thought Copper was the best route ? Thx

[nmssis]

Thanks for sharing!
I was putting on a new solder to the claw but would not stick and someone told me that I need a solder that can reach higher temperature. If so what is the temp needed for the the claw? Thanks!

[alexzackrisson]

My guitar got quiet and I saw that the term somehow made that wire disconect from The tremclaw. Do you think my problem is that it disconected or is there something wrong with the other elextronics? Cheers

[hobiecat]

Good video. I was wondering if a solid wire can be used for the ground wire?

[simon-dixt]

Do you need this for your electric to work

[donnybrook]

1:19 Appreciate your video, but put down a cloth or cardboard next time. This is an instructional video, and about 1:24 you dropped hot solder and singed the paint.