So last year there was a leak I had not noticed in the room I use for storage here at home and the only pickup I had not put into a plastic bag was a Duncan Distortion that now has a noticeable amount of rust. Now want to check and remove as much rust as possible from different parts of the pickup in order to prevent it to further "growing" and eventually break the coil wire.
The pickup is uncovered so that is an easy start. Both slug and screw pole pieces have rust on top.For these screw poles it was as easy as simply unscrew them the to take them out, no rust in the threads, I just cleaned it with some dry cloth and looks much better now, one less to worry about. For the magnet I have seen videos of people just loosing a bit the plate and pushing it out without taking the whole pickup apart.
But how about slug coils? I mean, there are videos of people disassembling humbuckers but I have never seen them replacing the slug coils. Is this even doable considering my guitar is wax potted?
And no, rust is not mojo, it is only rust
The pickup is uncovered so that is an easy start. Both slug and screw pole pieces have rust on top.For these screw poles it was as easy as simply unscrew them the to take them out, no rust in the threads, I just cleaned it with some dry cloth and looks much better now, one less to worry about. For the magnet I have seen videos of people just loosing a bit the plate and pushing it out without taking the whole pickup apart.
But how about slug coils? I mean, there are videos of people disassembling humbuckers but I have never seen them replacing the slug coils. Is this even doable considering my guitar is wax potted?
And no, rust is not mojo, it is only rust
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