I wasn't at all sure this simple fix would work, but 5 minutes later, my guitar works again! Thanks so much!

@GreatLakesPrepping

9 ай бұрын

That's great, I'm glad it worked!

Thanks for a very clear easy to follow video. I’ll try it on my Memphis LP.

great work...i will try it!!

This was exactly my problem. Guitar was sounding right in no time. Thanks!!

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

Glad it worked, thanks Philip!

Thanks friend

Great video man, I have the same ESP LTD and the bridge pickup was cutting out completely. Thanks!

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad it helped ya

Just got a new guitar where the neck pickup cut out after 1 day of using it. Used this video as a guide and it worked so well! I’ve never soldered anything before and figured there was like a 1% chance it would work and it actually did lol. Thank you!

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome, I'm glad the fix worked for you! Yea, what we might take 5 minutes to solder as carefully as possible, the guitar factory guys are spending about 2 seconds on because they have to crank out a thousand of 'em.

You lost me at the soldering iron due to my lack of a soldering iron BUT I unscrewed the toggle switch and wiggled it around and that solved my problem! I just got a Sire Larry Carlton L7 and fixed that hiccup thanks to your video.

@GreatLakesPrepping

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Max. Sometimes that's all it takes. I just had a similar experience with my Les Paul. The soldering iron wasn't even heated up yet, and just removing the little round cover plate seemed to "fix" whatever was loose or screwy. The toggle has worked fine ever since.

Mine is the switch itself. The metal legs arent touching. Damn Fender 😂😂 Good job on the fix. Please wipe your tip of your solder iron with a wet sponge then tin it and wipe again. Itll last forever 😊

That's my problem

Do you maybe know where I could buy that particular switch for replacement, please? I mean, all of those that I found online were just nickel (sometimes named as chrome, but turned out that the colour was nickel), then golden and black. But this guitar has its own cool style, where this "cold" chrome is important visually.

@GreatLakesPrepping

5 ай бұрын

Hi Martin. I'm not sure exactly. You might try contacting ESP to see if they will sell you the exact replacement part for the ESP LTD ED-256 guitar.

The issue with mine is that the bridge sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t. If I’m on the middle pickup and the bridge isn’t working, the middle won’t pick it up the slightest bit. A few weeks ago I sent it back for repair (I didn’t know active pickups needed batteries, the battery had just ran out and I sent it back for that 🤣) That time, both pickups weren’t working, but the battery fixed it obviously. I feel like maybe whilst testing it they may have soldered it back up badly?

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

Oh geez, that's a bummer. I suppose it's also possible that the shipping back and forth could have jostled an already-weak connection loose. Do you know that they actually took anything apart or un-soldered anything, considering it was just a battery?

If you don't know\want to solder spraying some WD40 contact cleaner (for electrical components) will often fix it temporarily or sometimes permanently.

I have a Gibson 135 and it doesn't have a plate on the back where you can access the 3 way switch. I took off the nut on front of the guitar and the switch just fell into body on guitar. LOL, now I got to figure out how to get it out or back on the guitar. Any suggestions? Thanks.

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

Is that the hollow-body? Oh man, I have never even thought about that. I just looked around a bit, and I see people fashioning all manner of tools and bent coat-hanger wire and whatnot to fish things in and out of those guitars. There really does not appear to be an easy way to do it. I watched a guy replace the toggle switch by letting it fall into the body, then fishing it out through the narrow sound hole so he could work on it...and then doing the opposite to re-install.

@bobbyb7127

Жыл бұрын

@@GreatLakesPrepping Yes, its hollow body. I did find today on a Les Paul forum, they were talking about the ES135 3 way toggle switch and some one mentioned taking the neck pickup off to access it and then tie a fishing string to it and pull it out/in. That's what I did and it worked great. I cleaned up the 3 way switch, put it all back together and it appears to be working correctly. So at least now I know how to access the switch fairly easy. Thanks so much for replying and the video..

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbyb7127 That's great! Glad it all worked out

My neck pickup isn't working in the middle position but works when the switch is up. Is this the problem?

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

I think it's still a very strong possibility that this is the problem. It's all about those solder joints.

I've same this ploblem. But i can't

I have the exact same guitar😂 and exact same problem😢

Nice but my heart beat everytime i see u guys not covering part of the guitar 4 solder splash

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

Ha, that's fair. I guess I haven't really ever experienced solder splash.

I know times are tough, but I didn’t think entire letters were losing their jobs in words. RIP L.

@GreatLakesPrepping

5 ай бұрын

You'll have to clue me in on what you're talking about here. I've scanned through, and I can't find anyplace I've omitted a letter L.

@MrLuchador

5 ай бұрын

@@GreatLakesPrepping “Soda” must be an American thing instead of Solder. Helpful video though!

@GreatLakesPrepping

5 ай бұрын

@@MrLuchador Ha, yea we definitely pronounce it "sodder". The L is silent in that word. I've never actually heard it pronounced such that the L is audible.

Every ESP I’ve had has horrible electronics work.