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Es-335 Pickup Replacement (Epiphone Sheraton, Dot)
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Күн бұрынI decided to swap Gibson pickups with the stock ones. Please feel free to ask questions if you have any concerns about particular stages of the replacement. At the end I give a short demo of both pickups configuration, but I'm going to make a longer demo in another video. It's a no talking video, I did it for myself, not KZfaq particularly, and then decided to put it here so it might help someone to go through the process. Therefore the camera angle and so on is not perfect.
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@bwah7 3 жыл бұрын
This video has shown me two things. 1. How to do it 2. A reason to pay someone to do it. . Thanks
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
thanks for the comment!
@davidmarshall5665 3 жыл бұрын
How did you see how to do it? His hand was in the way all the time 😡
@goswo 3 жыл бұрын
:-)
@davidallen346 11 ай бұрын
If you have nervous tension and hyper OCD
@michaelweiss6163 2 жыл бұрын
Good detail. I have re-watched this video and admire the detailed effort. Bad camera angle...but I am sure you have heard that many times...BUT I still like it very much. Thank you
@BartSoundsGood 2 жыл бұрын
I have, thanks :)
@philippdawo2683 5 жыл бұрын
Great. Maybe the camera position is not the best in the world, but you see everything and you get the concept. Which is "do not unscrew and remove everything, only what you are actually changing". This reduces dramatically the danger of getting confused. Kept me from going to the store, where they take 50 bucks more for the pickups and money for replacing too. Saves me a hundred ;-)
@BartSoundsGood 5 жыл бұрын
thanks for the comment
@BartSoundsGood 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I know the camera angle is not perfect. I'm not a guitar tech. I did it for myself and just switched the camera on and then decided to put this on KZfaq to show that it's not very difficult unless you only replace the pickups and use some tricks given in this video. Thanks for watching.
@gutbucket260 4 жыл бұрын
Plastic tubing shoved over the pot posts also works great to pull back thru the control holes.
@jerichothetech1065 5 жыл бұрын
Great commentary 5 stars
@jimmygrant3151 5 жыл бұрын
Great video. It's a cumbersome process, and no real correct order of things...great tip with the strings.
@catboyzee 4 жыл бұрын
Just watching this video is irritating...LMBO! I simply do not understand why some hollow/semi hollow guitar builders don't include a removable back cover allowing easier access to the electronics on the instrument. Makes me appreciate the companies that do that much more. It saves so much time, energy, and aggravation when doing repairs or mods. Very informative video though, thanks for posting.
@eleven9286 3 жыл бұрын
But... doesn’t having a big hole in the back as well as the front defeat the point of a hollow-body instrument? I’m talking like soundwise.
@charlie-obrien 3 жыл бұрын
@@eleven9286 Right! Why not just make the entire back removable. Forget resonance and sustain.
@TheLowest 2 жыл бұрын
With a magnet to pick up screws and some planning it makes it a little easier. I've thought of making a mod to mine but decided not too as I'm pretty sure it'd hurt the acoustic tone.
@TheLowest 2 жыл бұрын
Of course taking the pickups out first unless you want broken pickups from the magnet
@davidallen346 11 ай бұрын
Because aesthetically it looks terrible
@bryansimmons4550 3 жыл бұрын
6:00 That's why you cover as much of the guitar body as possible with a towel or such. It also prevents marring the finish with a screwdriver slip, dropped pickup, spattered solder, etc.
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
believe me or not, I didn't scratch a thing, thanks for the advice anyway
@bryansimmons4550 3 жыл бұрын
@@BartSoundsGood I believe you. That advice was meant for other people who may not have your experience. I also discovered the hard way that putting a bare screwdriver under a tophat knob trying to pry it off can break the edges of the knob. I now use the cloth wraparound method that doesn't use a screwdriver at all.
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
@@bryansimmons4550 ok, thanks for the comment
@paccinodomon5998 Жыл бұрын
Thanks❤❤
@jakemitchell1671 3 жыл бұрын
Lessons learned: 1 - You need some string 2 - Hands and arms will block everything you need to see if the camera is positioned horribly.
@paull8678 3 жыл бұрын
I was about to cancel my order for new pickups until I found this. I dunno, I still might cancel it, LOL. Thanks for posting it.
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
haha, so you ended up canceling or not? :)
@paull8678 3 жыл бұрын
@@BartSoundsGood In the end I went ahead and got a nice pair of Dragonfire alnico IIs. Glad I saw your vid because I used the same string method. It wasn't that bad, and it sounds way better than it did with the cheapy ceramics that came in the guitar.
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
@@paull8678 Great! :)
@scottraycraft1885 2 жыл бұрын
As I upgrade my semi hollows with American made electronics I leave extra wire in pickup cavities for future swaps
@keithrowe7617 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. The pieces of string were a real aha moment for me. I think I would make them much longer and tie a washer or something on the string. Then you don't have to re-feed it back through the hole from the back
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
thanks for the comment
@rogersmith1727 5 жыл бұрын
Hi, a length of old guitar string with the end bent to form a hook would ave a lot of time and frustration, agree about the screwdriver removal method, but in defence one of the few guys that protects the guitar when soldering.
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
thanks for the comment
@2dazetake 2 жыл бұрын
Dude just use the rag to pull those knobs off,lift up on both sides of the cloth once you get it close to the shaft,and turn the knob as you lift a little each time, until they pop off, better then putting a dent in your guitar top, or scratching the finish with that screw driver, sting idea is cool for getting the pots back in,but you have a lot of people cringing,when it comes to being careful with your operation there,kinda funny to me,I've gotten frustrated with pickup changes too and reliced a few of my own guitars.
@BartSoundsGood 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip, I have never scratched any of my guitars while performing any of operations like these though. :)
@lilenglish8016 5 жыл бұрын
still useful, thanks
@freetime2freeminds 2 жыл бұрын
I was pretty surprised to see the gold creamy p94s. God I wish I fell in love with these pickups 4-6 years ago when they were still available in gold creamy color
@BartSoundsGood Жыл бұрын
yes, they are quite rare
@elbauldo 2 жыл бұрын
A great video of your forearm
@larsgroenewegen63 6 жыл бұрын
Hi, long but good instructive video! What made you decide to reinstall the stock pickups? I believe a P90 Type neck and humbucker in bridge is an excellent combi for the Sheraton II. I have a 1998 Sheraton, was considering new pickups, although it doesn’t sound bad at all as it is now. Mine is stock wired with independent volume which I really like.
@BartSoundsGood 6 жыл бұрын
The first thing was that after a few years of playing with Gibson pickups I wanted to have a humbucker in neck position again and the stock pickups weren't that bad as you noticed. The second thing is that I am going to sell this sheraton and it gets more interest with the stock pickups and the Gibson pickups are already sold.
@DSilvergun 4 жыл бұрын
@@BartSoundsGood Don't sell it.
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
@@DSilvergun I've already sold it. This wasn't really a good sheraton. The only good thing about it was plenty of gain. Now I'm into Fender guitars, jazzmasters and tele deluxes. I think for a really good Es-335 you need to look for vintage Gibsons, not even the new ones.
@skittlesstarburst4532 3 жыл бұрын
So only the volume pots need to be removed to solder in the new pick ups? I have an early 80s Ibanez that I’m thinking about super charging
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
yes
@nunobarbosa77 Жыл бұрын
All i can see is that strings scratching the body... why keep them there? Please someone who's going to do this take the strings off.
@DogDaze66 10 ай бұрын
Where’s your shop?
@leo78915 3 жыл бұрын
我有時後覺得les Paul真的是個白吃耶！這種半空心琴，後面做個後背蓋，vr,switch,都會好換多了！還要綁線從狹小的提琴孔穿來穿去的，有夠麻煩的！加個後背蓋琴後挖個洞會影響到音色嗎？
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
it shouldn't influence your tone, but I wouldn't do it... pulling the electronics through the f-holes isn't that difficult, seriously
@leo78915 3 жыл бұрын
@@BartSoundsGood haha !i see!
@tonyboone305 4 жыл бұрын
No cloth between pickup and guitar? Those pickup screws can scratch a finish.
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
not more than your fingers or picks to be honest and this modern chinese finish is crap anyway
@crowhaven200 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I have a 99 Korean Dot I bought new. I really liked it. Years later I thought I wanted to put Gibson pickups i it. But I was a wuss and didn't want to tackle it. So I had a friend that works on guitars do it for me. Only the pickups, he didn't change anything else. I had him put two 57 classics in it. I think I should have put a classic + in the bridge. But on a forum guys were arguing about that. Some chose what I did. Some said the classic plus in the bridge was better. Anyway, he had heck doing it. He said the wires were so tiny and short, and he was out of practice, it was a pain in the ass. Well I wish I still had the originals in it. These 57's are more like for Jazzy, mellow sound. They sound good, but I use some gain, and like to play like Alvin. Lee..lol. Well try to play like Alvin. These pickups just aren't as good for that kind of music. I wouldn't do it again, there was nothing wrong with what came stock in it. I read where people said the pickups are different in each dot. It still isn't a Gibson. Like you said, a subtle difference, but I lost a bit of sizzle. Seeing you do yours makes me glad I didn't tackle the job myself. I wish I had my original pickups back in it. They rocked.
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing the story. I can tell you that I used to have a Dot also, a Chinese one, probably made around 2005 and my friend got another one, made a few years later, I don't remember where. I didn't like mine and I liked his one a lot! Pickups aren't everything. If a guitar doesn't resonate well and has some weaker parts then pickups won't help a lot. I liked Gibson 57 in the bridge though, very rocky.
@crowhaven200 4 жыл бұрын
@@BartSoundsGood Very true, Pickups aren't everything. I have fenders with identical pickups that sound totally different. Amps come into play, and strings. I still have my old DOT, it was very well built, and plays well. I have since bought an Epi ES339 pro. It's lighter and smaller than the 335 and I got my crunch and sizzle back with it. It also has coil splitting which I never use. I like the ES 339 so much I bought another on in a different color....lol.. They have redesigned the headstocks now, I like the new design much better. If I had the money I would buy a newer model..lol
@chingasofarkaso 4 жыл бұрын
Whats the make and model of that soldering iron???
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
Toya / Vorel 79350
@stewdapples267 3 жыл бұрын
It’s the Gibson Solder 3000
@Dimalast2402 4 жыл бұрын
Humbuckers got 4 wires, right? But in the video it seemed like you soldered just one wire from each pickup to each of volume pots accordingly. What about tone pots, ground and pickups selector?
@mrlionel1965 4 жыл бұрын
If you google search 335 wiring diagrams, the pups only solder to 1 lug and the housing of the volume control.
@12south31 4 жыл бұрын
2 were already soldered together and taped off. (The north and south end wires from the coils). These can be used with DPDT pots for coil splitting by running to the middle lugs of the DPDT switch and a ground from one bottom and one top lug going to back of pot. The 2 wires we saw were simply to volume lug and ground on back of pot. Switch inputs went to center lug of volume pots and output of switch went to the jack. Tone pots are connected to volume pots via the capacitor. All pots are grounded to each other and the ground wire from the bridge goes to back of volume pot. Hope that helps.
@BartSoundsGood Жыл бұрын
mine got 2 wires
@jeebeshshrestha5456 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine if u messed up the wiring and had to do that all over again...
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
when you only swap the pickup like I did it's really hard to mess it up to be honest
@joebubbit 3 жыл бұрын
Hard to watch, and harder with no padding under there. Then towards the end it sounds like a dentist drill going. I have a new set of PAF's. They are not going in my semi-hollow now. Going in my LP.
@hansvanbaren51 6 жыл бұрын
I see an arm and fingers covering what you are doing
@BartSoundsGood 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, at some points it's not clear, but still I think it gives you the most important part of it. And how could you make it if not with your fingers? ;) I could have used a different camera placement or angle, but it would make the whole process a bit inconvenient.
@davidstone3780 3 жыл бұрын
Not just removing the tailpiece with the strings on it and setting it to the side bothered me lol. Great video though.
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
thanks for the comment
@davidstone3780 3 жыл бұрын
@@BartSoundsGood a nice round spoon works well to remove the knobs, with cloth to protect the finish as well. stick it under then roll it up.
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
@@davidstone3780 ok thanks
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
you can listen to this Epiphone Sheraton with Gibson P94 pickup in the final part of this song here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e89koclyzLS4YZc.html
@BAC54746 4 жыл бұрын
Hi i will do the same there is a big difference in sound with the gibson microphones it's worth doing what model of microphone and what price excuse me for the google translation salut !
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
to be honest the difference is subtle and it hugely depends on your particular guitar, I've heard better sounding Epiphone Dots and Sheratons with stock pickups, the price of Gibson pickup is around 100 Euro.
@BAC54746 4 жыл бұрын
My guitar and Epiphone PRO 335 Is it worth it to change the mechanics too@@BartSoundsGood Is it interesting to do it
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
@@BAC54746 it's always interesting to experiment! First you have to make sure that you like the guitar and have some experience with other guitar. Does it resonate well? Is it in tune in all positions? Then yes, upgrading is a good idea. Many people change the wiring and some people change the nut and the bridge. Worth it!
@BAC54746 4 жыл бұрын
ok merci bye
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
@@BAC54746 bye and good luck!
@MrP3GL3G 4 жыл бұрын
What a mess. I was going to try this but no way. Looks like you could really booger it up...
@gavinchristiantoro 3 жыл бұрын
Who’s the girl fighting on the back?
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
you're the first to notice! some random kids behind the window
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
this guitar was used for recording the track of my band kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9J3Zb2n0MvMZ40.html
@MostlyTorso 5 жыл бұрын
The ONLY parts of this video I needed to see were blocked by an arm, hand, or shoulder. I hate to be an ungrateful jerk (beggars not being choosers and all that), but jeez! Frustrating. I'm sure this is helpful to some of the other 1500+ viewers, and it was a good video otherwise. Thanks.
@gutbucket260 5 жыл бұрын
And a BIG arm it was. too.
@moosey62 Жыл бұрын
Take off your tailpiece and bridge first of all. Protect the body with a towel or tshirt. ahh.. too much wrong stuff in this video.
@careybrown.4418 4 жыл бұрын
Why. Not. Speak
@BartSoundsGood 4 жыл бұрын
I don't like it. Maybe some day ;)
@larrykochilaris5353 4 жыл бұрын
Watching this guy is scary! Talk about how to destroy your guitar 101! Wow !
@BartSoundsGood 3 жыл бұрын
Reading such comments is even more scary! Where can you see a destroyed guitar?
@gmlasam 5 жыл бұрын
Your FIRED!! You never remove the knobs like that using a screwdriver. Even if using a cloth to to try to protect the finish. Been doing guitar repair for 35 years and that is a bad way to remove thigh fitting knobs. Use a shoe lace and pull straight up. It never fails to remove the knob and no chances of damaging the guitar. Hmmmmmmm.... millennial?
@BartSoundsGood 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. First of all, not a millennial. I just do it for myself and not that long as you. I'm not saying it's a good way, but it works for me. No damage to the guitar. Maybe I'll try the shoe lace next time.
@10188deathstarhero 5 жыл бұрын
Well not all millenials are braindead you grouch
@chrismortlock2192 4 жыл бұрын
This is the oldest baby boomer bullshit comment I’ve read in a long time. The internet needs an age restriction
@skylerspringsteen5730 4 жыл бұрын
Antonio Canales well hipsters are retarded so that one still works
@powercordz 4 жыл бұрын
ok boomer
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