maruaderguy Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I want to remove the front chrome shell off my les paul pickups. I freed my neck pickup on my '89 les paul and looked under it and there are two very smooth (nicely applied) large areas of solder on two of the undersides holding that shell in place. If I remove that solder using a solder remover, and take off the covers, will it screw up my pickups? Or should I buy some late 80's 49x pickups that are already missing the covers and install those? I want my guitar to look like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Smith Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I want to remove the front chrome shell off my les paul pickups. I freed my neck pickup on my '89 les paul and looked under it and there are two very smooth (nicely applied) large areas of solder on two of the undersides holding that shell in place. If I remove that solder using a solder remover, and take off the covers, will it screw up my pickups? Or should I buy some late 80's 49x pickups that are already missing the covers and install those? I want my guitar to look like this? Removing the covers from your pickups shouldn't hurt them. It's pretty common for people to remove their pickup covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Removing the covers from your pickups shouldn't hurt them. It's pretty common for people to remove their pickup covers. Or to add them; if they are so inclined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Hello! My advice is to use a quality soldering iron. These solder joints are pretty tough ones, until You melt them You might heat up the whole cover. Use a solder sucker and heat sinks too, and Your pickup will be safe. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Just don't shave your chest and prance around with only a vest on when you are playing live. Yes. Never do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Sutherland Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 If the pickups are wax-potted, you might need to use a heat gun to 'melt' the wax after you desolder the cover from the baseplate. If the pickups are non-wax-potted, then all you will have to do is desolder the cover and off you go. I did this to a set of Sheptones, purely for cosmetic reasons, no discernible difference in tone. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey_vee Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I've done it. It's fairly simple to do. Occasionally, depending on the brand of pickup, there'll be a layer of wax to clean off. I actually removed the chrome covers on one of my Hollow bodies to replace them with black covers, its actually quite simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Smith Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Or to add them; if they are so inclined This is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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