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This is in response to comment in a thread i had about my 1570 i picked up. I mentioned swapping out pickup magnets.
I looked everywhere and couldnt find a how to so i just dove in. I am going to write up what i did to swap them out. I am far from a guitar expert, quite the opposite so this is to be used to give you an idea of what is involved in the swap.
Remove the electrical panel (for later)
Optional, you can remove your trem, i did not.
Unscrew and remove the 4 small screws on the sides of your pickups and put them in a safe place. This is the only thing holding your pickups to the guitar.
My next step was cover the body of the guitar to prtect it from scratching. Next i released all the tension on the string with the whammy bar and carefully pulled out a pickup. Dont yank on it but rather feed it out slowly so you dont pull a wire off of your pickup.
Turn the pickup over and remove the 4 small screws that are holding the pickup to the plate. With a small flatblade screwdriver carefully pry the pickup loose from the plate. I started at the end farthest from the wire.
Now its just a matter of getting the magnet out. I had to flex my pickups away from each other to break the magnet loose. You cant miss the madnet, it sits in between the pickups.
Important. Make not of the exact orientation on the magnet otherwise your pickups wont work right. Put it down so you know how to put it back in correctly.
Repeat for the second humbucker till you have both magnets out. Time to swap magnets and put the guita back together.
Important! The pickups have reversed polarity. Lay your pickups flat and oriented like you removed them from the guitar. Withou picking them up simply turn them 180 degrees longways and put the guitar back together.
Two tips. Loosen tension on your guitar strings and just place the pickups back in the body and let go of your trem bar. Now they are held back in place so you wont have to worry about scratches. Now go back to your wiring cavity and pull any excess wire left in the pickup cavity. This will allow you pickups to seat properly.
Hope this helps.
I looked everywhere and couldnt find a how to so i just dove in. I am going to write up what i did to swap them out. I am far from a guitar expert, quite the opposite so this is to be used to give you an idea of what is involved in the swap.
Remove the electrical panel (for later)
Optional, you can remove your trem, i did not.
Unscrew and remove the 4 small screws on the sides of your pickups and put them in a safe place. This is the only thing holding your pickups to the guitar.
My next step was cover the body of the guitar to prtect it from scratching. Next i released all the tension on the string with the whammy bar and carefully pulled out a pickup. Dont yank on it but rather feed it out slowly so you dont pull a wire off of your pickup.
Turn the pickup over and remove the 4 small screws that are holding the pickup to the plate. With a small flatblade screwdriver carefully pry the pickup loose from the plate. I started at the end farthest from the wire.
Now its just a matter of getting the magnet out. I had to flex my pickups away from each other to break the magnet loose. You cant miss the madnet, it sits in between the pickups.
Important. Make not of the exact orientation on the magnet otherwise your pickups wont work right. Put it down so you know how to put it back in correctly.
Repeat for the second humbucker till you have both magnets out. Time to swap magnets and put the guita back together.
Important! The pickups have reversed polarity. Lay your pickups flat and oriented like you removed them from the guitar. Withou picking them up simply turn them 180 degrees longways and put the guitar back together.
Two tips. Loosen tension on your guitar strings and just place the pickups back in the body and let go of your trem bar. Now they are held back in place so you wont have to worry about scratches. Now go back to your wiring cavity and pull any excess wire left in the pickup cavity. This will allow you pickups to seat properly.
Hope this helps.
