How To Solder Bass Guitar Wires

The B features buffered inputs and will better match original EMGs.

How to solder bass guitar wires. The rosin core flux acts as an agent to improve the bonding of the solder to metals. No high-tech digital soldering station required. Place the hot tip on the metal and place the solder directly onto the hot metal to secure the solder joint.

This wire is usually soldered to a volume or tone control casing and Balance Control. The solder will melt and flow around the metals. Often a novice will solder a wire from the jack sleeve to the back of the nearest pot and rely on the thin foil shield on the back of the pickguard in a Strat style guitar or possibly the shielding paint on the inside of the control cavity to carry the ground to the other pots and switches.

Twist the strands together apply the iron to the wire and then when its hot enough take a little solder to the wire as well. For guitar work there is only one solder that works perfectly. Rosin-flux cored solder 6040 leadtin.

Then snap clip 1 to your original clip already in your guitar. Get some 6040 tinlead rosin core solder or the more modern lead-free electronic solder which avoids the health hazards associated with lead and youre ready to start. Solder a wire from Tab 2 to the Tip Tab of the Output Jack then solder a wire from the Sleeve Tab of the Output Jack to the back of the Volume pot.

Too much exposed wire can contact ground wires shielded pickup wires or hot wires. A way to iliminate the buzz without going through the troubles of shielding like for when recording etc is to connect a wire to the input plug of your jack cable going into the bass and then attach the other end so that itll be in contact with your skin. The next important part is the shape of the soldering tip.

Be sure to trim back any excess wire or solder that might touch the cable upon entry. As far as size we recommend a 032 diameter solder for guitar work. It will quickly soak into the strands of the wire.