MojoTone solderless 50’s wiring kit... garbage?

[Luca79]

With 100$ you can buy a cheap solder station and all the good parts you need for a new wiring. I bought 500K Bourns pots for 4,50 euro each. And i think you can buy the best selector switch for 10-15$.

Is better buy a solder station with adjustable temperature, because is much easier to work with. You need stain with lead, and if can find it, with a small amount of silver. With some practice everyone can make wiring and cables.

 

[JerEvil]

With 100$ you can buy a cheap solder station and all the good parts you need for a new wiring. I bought 500K Bourns pots for 4,50 euro each. And i think you can buy the best selector switch for 10-15$.

Is better buy a solder station with adjustable temperature, because is much easier to work with. You need stain with lead, and if can find it, with a small amount of silver. With some practice everyone can make wiring and cables.

Yeah I want to start making my own cables for sure. I ordered some solder. I have a decent soldering station with variable heat control. I’m gonna just get in there and do it. I also bought all the tools to do a basic setup and the “bible” from Stew Mac. This is my goal for the plague. Basic guitar maintenance.

 

[SpiderWars]

Make sure to buy a solder sucker and use it. It's tempting to just use the existing solder that is still there and butter all over it (buttering is just remelting/reforming old solder while adding more) and that will actually work a lot of the time. But it will be oxidized and like like shit at best...possibly fail over time. You'll also need a third hand at some point...guaranteed! And remember those wires on 4-conductor cables are like 24 gage and very easily broken, make sure there isn't a bunch of wire stress/strain on the completed assembly (and moving the wires back n forth after soldering is just weakening those wires, plan ahead).

That said, I just replaced the pickups in my '13 Std and decided to keep the stock pull-pot wiring. I just cut the plugs and soldered them to the new pickups. This actually ended being WAY harder than just soldering them in...but still easier and cheaper than replacing the whole shebang.

 

[JerEvil]

Make sure to buy a solder sucker and use it. It's tempting to just use the existing solder that is still there and butter all over it (buttering is just remelting/reforming old solder while adding more) and that will actually work a lot of the time. But it will be oxidized and like like shit at best...possibly fail over time. You'll also need a third hand at some point...guaranteed! And remember those wires on 4-conductor cables are like 24 gage and very easily broken, make sure there isn't a bunch of wire stress/strain on the completed assembly (and moving the wires back n forth after soldering is just weakening those wires, plan ahead).

That said, I just replaced the pickups in my '13 Std and decided to keep the stock pull-pot wiring. I just cut the plugs and soldered them to the new pickups. This actually ended being WAY harder than just soldering them in...but still easier and cheaper than replacing the whole shebang.

Nice! I’m going to use the existing components and just keep it simple for now.

 

[psychodave]

It knocking anyone, but learning how to work on your own guitar is a must IMO. Spend $75 and get a quality adjustable iron and practice a little bit and you’ll be good to go. These days I can swap out a pickup in my San Dimas Charvel in under 15 minutes. Maybe 30 minutes for my LP only because I have to loosen the strings.