Install A New Humbucker: Guitar Basics

Learn how to install a new humbucker in your electric guitar with this Guitar Basics video.

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Learn how to install a new humbucker in your electric guitar with this Guitar Basics video.


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[timmiaster]

Love the look of white guitars with the black binding.

[tobiastk]

Could you make a video on how to coil split a humbucker with a push-pull tone knob? it would be awesome if you did!
And i think my favorite guitar pickup must be the bare knuckle warpig.

[davidhollowelljr]

Colin - thank you for being able to mention things in a video under ten minutes that people completely ignored mentioning in 40 MINUTE LONG ones

[JoshuaBatch]

All I got from this video is that I have the same screwdriver as you.

I need to learn more about wiring it seems.

[Joeobrown]

I always test the wiring by tapping a screwdriver or something on the pickup and checking the controls do what I expect them to do - will save a bunch of time if you're no expert at this kind of thing (such as myself).

One question, what does each lug of the pots do? Feels like such an obvious thing - I can follow a diagram easily enough, but have no idea how people come up with mods and such.

[ukultur]

I love how simple and detailed your video is! Though I would recomend to inform that there are three comon types of mounting rings; flat, flat/angled, and arched. but that's all I can pick on, Great job Colin!

[ryandow]

Hey Colin,

Would it be worth making your pickups "ringless" on a guitar with a see-thru finish? Seems a bit impractical and refinishing the screw holes would probably be pretty difficult, but I love the way it looks!

[guitarist]

A little tip i do is when fitting the pickup into the ring is to put a crocodile clip to hold the spring back whilst you screw in the screw .

[MosheAlvarez]

EMG-81 favorite pickup
DiMarzio Super Distortion favorite passive pickup

[godzilla]

Could you make a video about balancing neck heavy guitars?

[sleepingturtle]

Hey Colin, love your channel since the day I found it. I hope you can do a "How to Coil Split Humbuckers" video sometime. Rock On!

[michelkoning]

wow all that time I just could've done it myself :/

my fav pickup is the prs tremonti treble pickup. that thing is sooo loud I love it

[autizmo]

Have you ever tried Dimarzio's. Carlos Cavazo uses them and they seem pretty good for that style of music.

[anyday]

Can do a video of putting a 1.67" nut on a 1.65" and why that is a good/bad idea?

[Steph-dene]

How the F does not he have more subs? He's awesome!

[CF-ycbm]

Destroyed a few volume knobs getting it too hot I guess. Good tip about not using a point style soldering tip. Do you ever change caps? Thanks!

[troublingleaf]

That sounds amazing, would've been nice to hear the before sounds as well, but I suppose it's a tech tip video not a review, is it the same process for coil splitting humbuckers? I'm looking at changing them on my custom 24 and since it's already a coil tapped guitar so it'd be nice to keep it that way!

[PhoenixBodhi]

You explaining things so clearly was a big help. Thanks

[gordongreene]

Hey Colin! Not sure if you've answered this and I've missed it, but what bridge and tail are on that guitar? Looks super neat, and I'm currently researching wraparound/rolling bridges as potential replacements for my own! Thanks for your time man, cheers!