How To Solder Guitars (2/6) - Capacitors and Pots

In this video Paul John Best of Radioshop Pickups in South Wales shows you in detail how to solder a capacitor and a wire to the top of a potentiometer. Hit 'Subscribe' and follow this series to find out about soldering technique, choosing the right equipment and how to solder various guitar electronics: pickups, jacks, caps, switches and much more!

[vikingrusstudio]

I was about to give up on soldering my setup then I came across this video, so helpful. Thanks John from Texas

[richardwatson]

Thanks for this series! It's absolutely perfect for someone like me who is a real beginner but who wants to know what they are doing before messing things up. Cheers!

[thrashfanever]

just finished my tone pot this guys good i was able to correct a bad grounding job just heated the area up and used my saulder sucker then i scribed the pot or scratched it like he said . then i tined my solder and the iron to t he pot at the same time then i put the ground wires back on i only got the pickups left to do and one pot to ground then i am don after i do the volume pot walla capacitor was easier than k thought thanks radio shop

[jeant]

I saw some people put tone capacitor between the wiper and the back of the pot, instead of what you have shown here..is that okay?

[livingabovetheth]

instead of crab claws for tinning the cap, just put the cap in your alligator clip helping hand stand...thats what i do. great video series, subscribed, thx from Las Vegas!

[wilo]

I JUST LIKE TO ASK NOT SURE DOES CAP HAVE TO BE SOLDERD A CERTAIN WAY, LIKE IF YOU TURN CAP AROUND VISA VERSA, DOES MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE . LIKE POSTIVE NEGITIVE. OTHER THAN THAT GOOD TUTORIAL.

[musicmind]

Can u tell the capacitor value for humbuckers and single coil, or if i have one humbuckers or 2 single coil pickup

[s.barreto]

What’s the difference between soldering one leg of the cap to ground and linking the volume and the tone pots with the cap in a Les Paul guitar?

[stephencraig]

Are capacitors necessary for pots? Does it matter if you turned the capacitor around & solder it?

[ahmetkymc]

Hello, Please if you show my capaditor, whatever the condenser is, you will enter the temptation how many volts or how many kilos I have.you make it pass

[XxmecaxX]

The biggest mistakes I see is people using soldering irons not hot enough and way too much solder. I learned it's best to have a soldering pen with a thermometer adjustment.

[marshallohio]

Too Funny !! Not in this video a minute in noticing this guy is doesn't know what he's doing !! He scratches the pot for soldering to it !! Poor advice !!!