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Sinclair Community College | ETD 110 Guitar Service Manual
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Pickup Selector Repair:
Pickup selectors can wear out over time. The lugs and the rotating
switch can lose their tight connection with years of use. Replacing
the switch is pretty simple and only requires a few steps.
Most pickup selectors are either mounted to the top of the guitar
through a cavity routed in the back of the body or mounted to a pick
guard. For pickup selectors that are mounted to the top of the body,
simply take a screwdriver and unscrew the pickup selector. You will
have to remove the knob on the end of the level before you can slide
the selector through the channel and out of the cavity. For pick
guard mounted selector, like Fender Stratocasters, you will need to
remove the entire pick guard to remove the selector. Simply
unscrew the pick guard from the body, flip it over, and rest it on the
top of the body. The pick guard will still be wired to the body, so you
can't go very far with it. Then, unscrew the selector. It is important
that you take note of what wires are soldered to what lugs before you
remove the selector. Refer to the
in this manual for
assistance. Once you know where everything has been wired, cut
the wires close to the lugs and remove the old selector.
Once the old selector is removed, screw the new selector in place.
Follow your wiring notes from the old pickup selector, strip the wires
with a pair of wire strippers, and solder the wires to the correct lugs.
After everything is soldered in place and checked for correct layout,
reattached the cavity cover or pick guard, plug in the guitar and
check operation. For more information about how to solder wiring,
see the
section.