Quick Tips

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Guitar Wiring

How to Diagnose Ground Issues with a Multimeter

Diagnosing Ground Issues can seem mysterious, but with the help of a multimeter, it's actually quite simple! Learn how to use this useful tool to diagnose these common issues quickly!

How To Solder Gibson Braided Lead

Learn direct from Lindy how to solder Gibson Braided Lead. Without proper technique, you can damage the braided lead and short your pickup out.

How To Wire Up A Volume Pot

There are two different ways to wire up a Volume Pot - check out our video explaining the two separate ways and why you would choose each one.

How To Install A Baseplate

In this short video, we show you how to install a Fralin Pickups Baseplate.

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Guitar Pickup Polarity & Orientation Explained

Watch Lindy explain a high-level overview of Pickup Polarity and why it matters!

What is Pickup Phase?

Watch Lindy talk about Pickup Phase, and hear what "in-phase" and "out-of-phase" sounds like.

How to Determine Coil Direction

On single coil pickups, coil direction is an essential part of pickup polarity. Learn how to identify it here.

How to Determine Pickup Magnet Polarity

Learn this essential skill - if you ever plan on replacing a single pickup in a guitar, this skill is invaluable to learn.

Tech Tips

How to Convert a Tele Neck Pickup for 4-Way Switching

In this Quick Tip, we walk through how to convert a standard Telecaster Neck Pickup to work with 4-Way Switching (or Series Parallel Mods). Note: If your pickup does not have a cover, you do not need to perform this modification.

How to Flip A Humbucker Magnet

In this quick tutorial, Tyler shows you how to flip a Humbucker Magnet to reverse the phase of a Humbucker with Gibson Lead.

How To Install & Remove A Humbucker Cover

In this video, Tyler walks through removing a humbucker cover and installing a new one. The process is simple, and you don't need any special tools to perform this easy task.

How to Install A Tele Bridge Pickup

Learn how to install a Telecaster Bridge Pickup properly. Without following Lindy's instructions carefully, you can damage your Bridge Pickup and kill your pickup!

Wiring Mods

How to use a Blender Pot

The Blender Pot is one of our favorite mods to use on the guitar. It's simple and affordable, but we get a lot of questions how they work and what they do - check out this short video!