Price to get Pickups fitted

[XPAULUSX]

Just rang my local guitar shop to ask how much it would cost to fit my Seymour Duncan QP's

He said £25 quid just to fit 'em.

Is he ripping me off or what?

Cheers.

Paul

Edited August 19, 2010 by XPAULUSX

[geoffbyrne]

Probably not too bad for a commercial job. get a soldering iron (35W min.) & do it yourself. It's not that difficult.

G.

[yorick]

Sounds about right, if he's got to remove the old one(s), fit the new one and do some height adjustments.

[danweb22]

Better than the price I was quoted to fit a Nordstrand pickup in a Stingray...............£50!!!

[Paul_C]

I'd charge £20 if it's a straight swap in something like a P or J bass.

[XPAULUSX]

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='929754' date='Aug 19 2010, 01:24 PM']Probably not too bad for a commercial job. get a soldering iron (35W min.) & do it yourself. It's not that difficult.

G.[/quote]


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So this would do the job then?

Why the minimum wattage by the way?

Im just curious.

Edited August 19, 2010 by XPAULUSX

[neepheid]

I don't think that's an unreasonable price.

[The Bass Doc]

If you were closer (i.e. up the road to Tyneside) I'd only charge a tenner - done while you wait.

[XPAULUSX]

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='929884' date='Aug 19 2010, 02:47 PM']If you were closer (i.e. up the road to Tyneside) I'd only charge a tenner - done while you wait.[/quote]

Aye yeah it is a shame like!

I might even give it a go myself, anyone got any links to any decent guides or anything?

i've got the wiring diagrams for my bass, it's just different from the diagram thats come with my pickups, i'm sure it'll all work out splendidly.

[geoffbyrne]

[quote name='XPAULUSX' post='929816' date='Aug 19 2010, 02:01 PM'][url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003JBJX7S/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=AG7YRL2T1YXMS"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003JBJ...m=AG7YRL2T1YXMS[/url]

So this would do the job then?

Why the minimum wattage by the way?

Im just curious.[/quote]

That one's probably overkill.

35W is about the minimum to get a good solder weld to the back of a pot which acts like a heat sink. I use 40W. 60W might actually cook your components.

G.

Edited August 20, 2010 by geoffbyrne

[XPAULUSX]

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='930498' date='Aug 20 2010, 01:02 AM']That one's probably overkill.

35W is about the minimum to get a good solder weld to the back of a pot which acts like a heat sink. I use 40W. 60W might actually cook your components.

G.[/quote]

I lent a 30w one of one of my buddies, any way to cut a long story short, i bottled it and took it to a tech

[ezbass]

That price sounds OK to me, very reasonable in fact. If you've never done this kind of work before you risk making a hash of it and taking it to a tech anyway, so good decision there.

It would probably be worth your while getting some sort cheap electronics project from Maplins or the like so you can practice soldering, it's a good skill to have. My one soldering tip (no pun intended) is use a separate flux even though the solder will have flux in it already, it just makes the job easier. A "third hand" tool is also useful.

[XPAULUSX]

[quote name='ezbass' post='930801' date='Aug 20 2010, 12:17 PM']That price sounds OK to me, very reasonable in fact. If you've never done this kind of work before you risk making a hash of it and taking it to a tech anyway, so good decision there.

It would probably be worth your while getting some sort cheap electronics project from Maplins or the like so you can practice soldering, it's a good skill to have. My one soldering tip (no pun intended) is use a separate flux even though the solder will have flux in it already, it just makes the job easier. A "third hand" tool is also useful.[/quote]


Yeah you're right about the tech thing, i got as far as heating the soldering iron up before i bottled it like :0)

What do you mean by a seperate flux?

I have a gig on Sunday so if i'd have messed it up i'd have been lumped with one of my other basses, which i dont get along with

[chris_b]

You could do it yourself but £25 is not excessive for a professional job. The guy's got to take the old pickups out, fit the new ones and then put the bass back together, pay for lights, rates..... etc.

[ezbass]

[quote name='XPAULUSX' post='930876' date='Aug 20 2010, 01:16 PM']What do you mean by a seperate flux?[/quote]


You can buy pots of soldering flux, it has many applications from electronics soldering to fitting copper piping. It basically helps the solder flow all over the joint cleanly. Wouldn't be without mine. [url="http://www.screwfix.com/prods/16396/Plumbing/Plumbing-Accessories/Powerflow-Lead-Free-Solder-Flux-Paste-100g?cm_mmc=GoogleBase%2d%5f%2dDatafeed%2d%5f%2dPlumbing%2d%5f%2dPowerflow%20Lead%20Free%20Solder%20Flux%20Paste%20100g"]http://www.screwfix.com/prods/16396/Plumbi...%20Paste%20100g[/url]