Holy smokes! I thought you were a little whacko cutting through that solder with a utility knife. But I went and tried it anyway. I got the dang cover off in about 2 minutes! wow!! Thanks!

Just a quick note. An easier way to measure the pole piece holes to make sure they will align is to measure from and to the *same side* of the first and the last hole rather than centre-centre. Takes the guesswork out as far as “am I actually measuring from/to dead centre?” and gives the same result. Alternatively, you could turn the new cover upside down and lay it on top of the other to check. :-)

Paul, Thank You ! As others commented, cutting through the original solder is PURE GENIUS ! I gave you a 'shout out' and included a link to your video in my latest build video. Thanks Again ! 👍 and Subscribed.

This is exactly what I was looking for - thank you for your help.

Very informative and helpful! Thanks!

awesome, been looking for a good lesson on this, absoloutely perfect ! thank you !

This video was a great help! Thank you!

Awesome video! 🤘🔥🔥🤘

I measure the edge of the screw to the edge of the screw instead of trying to eyeball the middle of the screw. Just make sure you go left side of screw to left side. Or right to right. Depending on how fine and accurate your measurements need to be this method works better than eyeballing the middle of the screw.

Brilliant video

Thanks. I think I’ll put it off for a bit until I become more comfortable in doing it. Very informative video. I’m sure I’ll come back to it. I’d like to know how I can put the adjusting screws back into the same place. Maybe that’s in a different video. I’ll look for it. Thanks again.

*muchas gracias señor*

I want to do this, but the exact opposite of what you did, I want to put a golden cover on my guitar pickups and after watching you video I want to ask you where I can find those golden screws inside you pickup? Thanks!

I have a thinline deluxe and was going to change the humbucker poles gold but I can’t seem to find to correct pile size to replace it with

i want to use cover from stock pick up cover from my ltd and put it on Dimarzzio Dactivator which is uncovered, but i know ill mess up for sure trying to do it...

Saw a replaced cover attached using silicone seal. Is this method ok?

Hey there, I'm in South Wales, Barry area. I bought a preowned Ibanez and am thinking about swapping out the stock ibanez humbuckers. It's a H/S/H configuration but the pole pieces are a bit rusted from age and probably atmospheric conditions wherever it was previously kept. I was thinking about removing the plastic covers if they came off, lightly cleaning the top of the poles with some light grade steel wool or sand paper, but I haven't done that before and I don't want to end up with steel filings stuck to my pickups. I know not to go near them with a magnet, but if I did this I considered maybe spraying the plastic covers to make them look like DiMarzios that I see on more expensive Ibanez models - green and yellow for example. But to be honest I would rather just buy some better pickups for the guitar because it isn't a bad guitar to learn on. It's an Ibanez GIO GRG270b with teh Edge 3 locking tremolo. I just wanted to know if you are close to where I live as I don't drive, what sort of pickups do you stock? and could you fit them for me too? I play a lot of metal but also love Steve Vai, I was going to go down the route of the Dimebucker set, but would also be happy with anything that 1. sounded good for my style of playing, and 2. looks good in the guitar. Let me Know, Ben

have you ever tried double tape inside, to avoid feedback and squeeling?

Melting, just heat it, and get a busyness card ready, when it melt, just slide the bc through, and that it.

I'm about to put covers on two DiMarzio humbuckers. I have searched but found NO clips describing the process. The pickups in question have dual rows of allen screw adjustments, not a row of screws and a row of slugs like a Gibson. I ASSUME I have to use covers with no screw holes. Does NOBODY put covers on that type of pickup? Anybody?

Was about to mention wax but i seen it was already done from the existing one.

Do you have to solder it? I'm very unexperienced in soldering and don't want to screw things up?

How could you handle the feedback issues when you try to play with a considerable amount of gain? I mean, after putting the cover.... Cheers man 😎👍

Some people re-wax the pick ups after adding or replacing pickup covers, I'm about to do the same, should i wax or not?

Haven’t removed covers before but wouldn’t a soldering iron and solder sucker be all you need?

My humbucker doesn't work when I installed the Cover .. i removed it then it works again .. can anyone help?

does this work with EMGs that come with black covers?

what happens if the covers are not soldered?

I change my cover from chrome to nickel Seems to have added a little noise why it’s that?

No need to melt some wax on the pickups before installing the cover?

why not heat the solder joints ... and THEN cut them, as in other vids?

What if the solder is somehow unmeltable?

What if the pickup is potted?

1:51 why not just change one screw at a time instead of having to take measurements? Diolch am rannu hwn gyda ni!

So just them don't just snap on.......

GET YOUR DANG HAND OUT THE WAY

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Proline covers are the worst !

Have removed covers for customers several times. Made absolutely no difference. Makes your guitar look like shit too. Don’t be fooled. Maybe your dog can hear the difference but you cant.