I hope there are other people on this forum like me. I'm trying to do a good job soldering, just things don't seem to work right.
I try and "tin" everything, but I end up with globs of solder on my floor, on my desk...everywhere, but the fraggin' joint. The tip always gets black and I can't get it to get hot enough to melt the solder so I have to melt solder from the side.
All in all, my soldering skills s**k. Can anybody give me any tips?
I really want to install the new pickups myself. I felt awful paying somebody to do the job on my last guitar when I feel I should have been able to do it myself. It's kinda embarassing playing for 7-8 years and not being able to solder a few parts.
Any tips on how to make good connections? I've tried both rosin core solder and I'm also trying this new lead free silver bearing solder. I just can't figure this out and it gets frustrating when I glob it somewhere because I want the soldering job to look good and definitely sound good (poor soldering causes extra hum... that much I know).
I try and "tin" everything, but I end up with globs of solder on my floor, on my desk...everywhere, but the fraggin' joint. The tip always gets black and I can't get it to get hot enough to melt the solder so I have to melt solder from the side.
All in all, my soldering skills s**k. Can anybody give me any tips?
I really want to install the new pickups myself. I felt awful paying somebody to do the job on my last guitar when I feel I should have been able to do it myself. It's kinda embarassing playing for 7-8 years and not being able to solder a few parts.
Any tips on how to make good connections? I've tried both rosin core solder and I'm also trying this new lead free silver bearing solder. I just can't figure this out and it gets frustrating when I glob it somewhere because I want the soldering job to look good and definitely sound good (poor soldering causes extra hum... that much I know).
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