I need help Installing a Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Model Humbucker!!!

[GuitarDoc]

Soldering the ground to the tone pot is fine. But it looks like it's a cold solder joint, meaning that you didn't get the back of the pot hot enough to make the solder flow onto it...it's just blumped up on it. This may lead to a poor electrical connection. You should let your iron heat up then touch it to the back of the pot and the side of the solder blump again (don't put the iron in the solder blump). If your iron is hot/powerful enough, it should cause the solder to melt and flow onto the pot. If your iron is less than 40 watts you'll have a hard time doing this without damaging the pot (you've got a lot of solder there to heat up).

As far as a neck pup, I agree that you can't get much better than the Jazz (I personally prefer the Jazz bridge model in the neck).

 

[jeremy]

in a 22 fret guitar, i prefer the jazz neck, but in a 24 fret, the jazz bridge model in the neck can work out very well if you want a little darker/fatter tone. the sentient or 59 are other good options for a nice clear clean tone

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Hey eclecticsynergy...Ya know what...those knobs were actually an accident. I wanted something more than just plain black.
I ordered them off Amazon. When I got them, they were huge. I was a bit stunned. I re-checked the listing. It said knobs for stereo equipment.
My girlfriend was like.. "They are.... kind of badass"
I agreed. They are so huge. They just work. Its kick ass looking. I love it.

I might get those for a pedal or two - turn 'em with my foot. (If there's enough room between the controls to fit 'em.)
Looks like they're extra tall as well as wide.

 

[Hsb]

I have a 59N with an Alinco 2 magnet in it paired with my JB. That is almost the exact tone in my head Im hearing from a neck pickup.

As someone else said, the Sentient is a good pickup, somewhere between the 59N (warm tones) and JazzN (stratty kinda tone).

I also have a Black Winter neck in a guitar that I really like as well

 

[quintaar69]

Soldering the ground to the tone pot is fine. But it looks like it's a cold solder joint, meaning that you didn't get the back of the pot hot enough to make the solder flow onto it...it's just blumped up on it. This may lead to a poor electrical connection. You should let your iron heat up then touch it to the back of the pot and the side of the solder blump again (don't put the iron in the solder blump). If your iron is hot/powerful enough, it should cause the solder to melt and flow onto the pot. If your iron is less than 40 watts you'll have a hard time doing this without damaging the pot (you've got a lot of solder there to heat up).

As far as a neck pup, I agree that you can't get much better than the Jazz (I personally prefer the Jazz bridge model in the neck).

Yea...my iron is 30 watts.
Suggestions?

 

[Hsb]

This one should be more than plenty. Dont be tempted by a soldering gun, way too big. And dont think the propane pens are recommended for guitars either

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Weller-SOLD...20V/5001905497

 

[jeremy]

yes, doesnt need to be fancy to work well. i have that iron, and a bunch of others, but thats a good one

 

[Clint 55]

Yea...my iron is 30 watts.
Suggestions?

I always recommend a low power and a high power iron for different tasks. It's cheap and effective. The small lugs don't require a lot of heat to create a bond, plus you can burn the pot lugs with too much heat. 30 or 45 is good for those. Pot backs require a lot of heat and it takes some serious faffing to get a reasonable joint with a lil 30 wat iron. I recommend an 80 or 100 wat iron for that. Plus they really help for other tasks where you need serious heat like soldering a ground wire to the bridge.

 

[GuitarDoc]

That Weller is a decent iron, but like all Weller products, way over priced.

I've got a large very high wattage soldering station that I've had for quite a while but I recently purchased this one for its convenient small size...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCJ3CRPW?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

It's got twice the wattage as the Weller, an LCD display for selecting temperature, very rapid heating, and it comes with solder, flux, and 5 extra tips for $5 less than the Weller. I've used it a couple times and it is amazing. It heats up the back of a pot in in about 2-3 seconds and the solder just flows effortlessly onto it. If you want less power for the small jobs, you can adjust the temp to whatever you want. I can recommend this to anyone wanting a new iron.

With a new iron, just follow my soldering tips and you'll solder like a pro.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Oh, one other thing...

Weller uses its own type of tips so when you need to replace one or buy a different size, you need to find their tips (which are hard to find and way more expensive than the tips available for the iron I listed...those tips are very common).

 

[Mincer]

That Weller is a decent iron, but like all Weller products, way over priced.

I've got a large very high wattage soldering station that I've had for quite a while but I recently purchased this one for its convenient small size...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCJ3CRPW?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

It's got twice the wattage as the Weller, an LCD display for selecting temperature, very rapid heating, and it comes with solder, flux, and 5 extra tips for $5 less than the Weller. I've used it a couple times and it is amazing. It heats up the back of a pot in in about 2-3 seconds and the solder just flows effortlessly onto it. If you want less power for the small jobs, you can adjust the temp to whatever you want. I can recommend this to anyone wanting a new iron.

With a new iron, just follow my soldering tips and you'll solder like a pro.

That's a great price! It is on my wishlist now.

 

[quintaar69]

Sigh......
gUITARDOC
HAMERFAN
mINCER...

Now....it sounds like shit.
Hamerfan you mentioned that, if it sounds muddy in the middle position, to swap the green and black wire.
Well...it sounds muddy period. I always keep the switch in the bridge position.
I'm also getting cracking, shorting sounds when I turn the tone knob and move the switch.
When I do that...sometimes the sound will go back to normal. But it keeps getting worse and more frequent.

What should I do?

BTW....i got a new soldering gun.
Weller WLSKD7012A the 70W and the
Weller Soldering Brass Sponge tip cleaner kit.

What should I do?
I'm thinking remove the giant glob of solder and more or less do it over.
Should I also swap the green and black wires?

 

[Mincer]

Can you post a few pics of what you got going on right now?

 

[quintaar69]

Hey Mincer,
Thanks for responding.
So.....I found an issue. A wire came loose. Its from the guitar body.
Black wire. I need to figure out where it came loose from.
Pictures....you got it bud.
Here ya go.

 

[quintaar69]

It seems like the black wire connected to the volume pot. I soldered it, (Did a really good job on it).
Put new strings on and tuned it, plugged it in.
NADA.
I get nothing but a high pitched moan/low buzz.
What the hell did I do wrong?
Maybe something else is loose, I Dunno. I'm aggravated to all hell.

 

[Mincer]

Was the black wire a ground or the out to the switch?
If you are frustrated, certainly step away until you are in the frame of mind to diagnose things slowly.

 

[quintaar69]

Im not sure.
This is the wire.



I know that the black wire came from here. From the guitar body.
I just looked at this photo. I believe i soldered it in the wrong spot.

 

[quintaar69]

You have to zoom in, but I yellow highlighted said areas.

 

[Mincer]

Yeah, that black wire looks like the bridge ground.

 

[GuitarDoc]

You can't make up for a cold solder joint by adding more solder.
Soldering is a case for "less is more".