Kicked in the teeth by a horse... twice.......

[bodia]

Kicked that horse back!... CU24 SE redone and completed...

Nice!

 

[Glide-bpm]

Nice!

Damn, that thing screams with those Dragon II's!!! I likies much better than another 85/15 set...
My first Dragon II PRS!!!

 

[frankencat]

I love Dragon II’s. Glad you got it sorted.

 

[GSVBagpuss]

DIIs are underrated - super versatile to my ears

 

[bodia]

I love Dragon II’s. Glad you got it sorted.

DIIs are underrated - super versatile to my ears

You can count me in that camp, too

 

[Rod/]

Soldering is like woodworking. Proper tools and measure twice, cut once approach is a must. Don't save on solder and keep the tip clean. Clean it with damp sponge almost religusly. Touch the contacts with a small amount of solder and apply solder to the leads before you attemp to joining them together. Did I mentioned to keep things clean?

Don’t forget the solder flux! It makes every connection easier to deal with. Much greater solder flow. 40 watt soldering irons are your friend….

 

[KentuckyBoiledChiccan]

Don’t forget the solder flux! It makes every connection easier to deal with. Much greater solder flow. 40 watt soldering irons are your friend….

25 years of soldering, never used flux once. Clean tip, clean pads; it's all it needs

Edit; and quality solder

 

[Glide-bpm]

25 years of soldering, never used flux once. Clean tip, clean pads; it's all it needs

Edit; and quality solder

Sometimes I use it, sometimes I don't. The brass wool usually cleans the tip up well before re-tinning the iron.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

…..sometimes the brass wool usually cleans the tip up….

TWSS

 

[Moondog Wily]

TWSS

Sounds painful, but you do you! Or, she do you!! Might have to make a song out of that last phrase "she do you", rolls nicely off the tongue (cum pun intended) ;~))

 

[KentuckyBoiledChiccan]

TWSS

You stole my line

 

[Glide-bpm]

Okay, so just a simple pickup change, adding locking tuners, and John Mann brass tremolo blocks to three SE guitars....

1. SE 594 -
- tuners, CHECK!
- no brass trem block
- Solder in new 58/15 LT pickups - FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ZERO SOUND!!!

2. SE Custom 24 Violet Quilt
- tuners, check!
- brass tremolo block, check!
- Solder in new Dragon II pickups - FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some sound, melted a push/pull and the blade switch!!

3. SE Swamp Ash Special
- tuners, check!
- brass tremolo block, check!
- NOT DOING CHIT WITH THE NEW 57/08 PICKUPS!!! All THREE are gong to my buddy Ricky Kellems.

My soldering station and shaking hands can kiss my freaking wee Elven arse!!!
When you're 0-2, it's time to make Ricky 3-0!!! Butchered the 58/15's so bad I had to order
pickup lead extension cables ole Rick will get to solder and heat shrink!.

I'm fracking embarrassed!!! NEVER have I had a set of pickups and guitars whoomp me arse like
these mud puppies! I AM DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHH!!!!!

I actually ended up doing the SE Swamp Ash Special pickups replacement and electronics upgrades myself.
Also, ended up doing the SE Custom 24 Violet Quilt Dragon II pickups and electronics install myself as well...

 

[gush]

Oh I've had simular experience today.

Decided to flip magnet on 5310 I put in my vela and replace the vol pot that failed after putting 5310 in it this summer.

I snapped a pic of what wires went to what terminal on the se vol pot and transfered them to the new USA pot.

Then tried to flip magnet. Got pickup apart and discovered the threaded bar the screw slugs thread through was part of the magnet????? I kept thinking that bar must be stuck to the magnet so trying to get it apart I pulled the tiny black wire that comes out of the coil and is soldered to inside of baseplate off. UGH kept thinking I was going to jack around and ruin the pickup!!!

I got it put back together only to find vol pot does nothing.

I'll have to take it all back apart and figure it out.

Very frustrating.

 

[gush]

Needless to say......I've had my vela for a few months but haven't been able to enjoy it.