idiot soldering question. frankly I have a soldering iron but no knowledge or skill !
I'm going to change the pups in the guitar. it will involve soldering two bits of wire together.
is there a "thing" that I can buy that will make the joint tidy and secure - ie like something to stick both wires into then fill up with solder or something?
or perhaps there are ends that I can solder on that are quick release so I can plug in and unplug pickups easier and quicker without soldering each time if I fancy changing them??
I can hear all you experienced guitar modders sniggering into your tetley tea cups as I type!
nick
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That said, I've been experimenting with connector blocks, more too avoid making a mess of pickup leads when changing connections that anything else.
On the right is a 3A, 8mm pitch terminal strip, this is quite simple to use as you screw one or more wires in one side, and one or more in the other. However it's quite bulky. On the left are two pcb screw connectors, one with the leads cut off and covered with a fairly thick glue to insulate the stubs. One gives the same number of possible connections as the terminal strip on the right, but in a smaller space, however you need to feed all wires in from the same side and are limited to about three wires of normal pickup thickness per pole. I've used these for soldering up switches and pots, then connecting the circuitry to the pickups and the jack. Bulk of wire in the cavity is the other limit you hit here.
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Haha I'm going to try this one out when I've got about three days free...!
http://www.armstrongpickups.co.uk/dan-armstrong-pickups/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/69675211@N05/8620102249/
Kinman do an expensive solderless sets as do EMG IIRC.
Maybe see if anyone can do similar but cheaper,