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Mikeh
Username: Mikeh

Registered: 6-2007
Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 8:25 pm:   

Hey: I would like to have my 1979 AS100 restored to original condition. I bought it used and it had cream Dimarzio pups installed. I've purchased the Super 70s and woud like suggestions on locating a good technician to install the pups and repair the pick-up jack. Any ideas on the cost for installation? I live north of San Francisco, CA if anyone has any recommendations. Thanks for the advice! Mike
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Jazzzbo
Username: Jazzzbo

Registered: 9-2005
Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 10:53 pm:   

hey, i can ask a pal that lives in frisco, but not a big deal, jazzz
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Dave_g
Username: Dave_g

Registered: 1-2002
Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 7:53 am:   

Mike, Technician to install pickups and fix a jack ? Do it yourself, takes about 10 minutes.
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Talajuha
Username: Talajuha

Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 3:47 pm:   

Dave, after how many installations you say that?

You don't even remember the first time???



Juha
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Dave_g
Username: Dave_g

Registered: 1-2002
Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 8:16 pm:   

Juha..Ok the first one (I think I was in 8th grade and put Dimarzios into my Mann SG) took 20 minutes

I don't mean to sound pompus here , but soldering is really not that difficult on a guitar. Now if the guitar has a circut board or other complex electronics, its a little delicate and should be done by a pro (the mini switches require a lite touch too), but a simple pot or pickup replacement is really pretty easy..
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Bri66
Username: Bri66

Registered: 4-2007
Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 4:24 am:   

On an AS100, the pots, switch and socket have to come out and go back in through one of the f-holes - not as easy as taking a back plate off and re-soldering. I've done it many times on semi-acoustics and it's still a pain. Get someone who knows what they're doing or you'll end up with scratches around the f-hole and spaghetti inside your guitar.
Bri
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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 7:09 am:   

A semi-acoustic takes more time, because you have to prepare the pots with dental floss before you pull the whole harness out through one f-hole. And to pull them out you need some very long tweezers or an arteria clamp. It can all be done, but I would take a little more time.
Have you ever worked with a soldering iron, Mike? If not, you should google for "soldering instructions".
I found this PDF "How to Solder Like A Pro"
http://www.inlandcraft.com/howto/soldman/smpage1.h tm
You can browse it by clicking on Solder Manual Contents
or you can download the whole file
http://www.inlandcraft.com/howto/htmain.htm

It's about soldering beads actually, because they're in the creativity business, but you can read about the basic skills and equipment. You could practice a little with some cheap wire first.

You should also download a wiring diagram of an ES-335 model, so that you know how the harness should look like when you're ready.

http://www.gibson.com/Files/schematics/ES335-ES175 .pdf

This one is from 1995, and what's new to me, is that they use 300 K linear volume pots and 500 K audio tone pots with 0.02 microfarad capacitors.

In the Ibanez Artstar AS120 and AS80 the pots are all 500 K and the capacitors are 0.0223 microfarad.

You find the info on www.ibanez.com under PARTS CATALOGUE > SEARCH ON MODEL NUMBER > BOX SERIES > AS120 (electronics of the AS80 are the same, but the AS120 had gold hardware and was discontinued -later than the AS80- in October 2003 [notice that it had a Quik Change III during the last production year!])

I know several good guitarists who hire a tech for everything: it costs loads of money, which you wont get back when you sell the guitar.

Certainly when you own a large collection, you should learn how to solder the basic harnesses: Strat, Tele, Les Paul, ES-175/335, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass.
You can google them.


Ginger

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