yes, as dude says its easy if yiu know how to solder and have the proper iron and solder. youll want veryfine solder, flux core and a low watt iron, 15 or so watts, not more than 25 w. its easy, but also easy to eff up. a preset pickguard shouldcbe doable even forca first timer and should be very cheap to have done. i recently modded an old ibanez beater r. with new pups, a push pull wired for bridge pup always on when pulled on, new five way switch and new tone pot along with all new vinatge wiring and since i tend to struggle with push pull wiring because i have bear paws for hands, i took it in to a local shop for the work. a higg end shop at that that specializes in vintage instruments and amps, boutique pedals and that has a tech/owner whos highly thought of. $90 for all the work plus a setup on the bridge saddles, truss and im pretty sure he tweaked the intonation back to near perfect i expected to be paying double when i went to pick it up. the Giant Chain guys wouldve charged more for less, taken longer and prob effed up my guitar.
@baileyturner031204
you want more wattage than he's saying, go hot and go fast, low temp is ore likely to burn out parts if the person sodlering is new at it.... get like a 30 watt tmep controlled, like a basic Weller
any old electrical sodler will do, preferrably lead based, rosin core, most stuff at home depot will also have some elctrical flux built into it
don't buy flux unless its actually electrical flux, plumbing flux is acidic and will slowly eat up yor parts unelss you clean it off REALLY well... I'mt alking gobs of rubbing acohol and even then thee will be some elf tint eh joint and it'll go cold eventually as the flux eats up the tin... anyway, you don't need flux to sodler a couple pots and caps, seriously... you son't even need to know how to sodler correctly. Just make sure you turn the pots down ebfore you ground the bcks and do it really hot, really fast toa void emtlting the the carbon and burning them out. rank that 30 watt iron to max and sodler FAST to the abck. In fact, do everything nice and hot ad go fast. Form a strong mechanical conenction first. Tie the wire and the parts to those terminals.
I agree, I would not let a guitar center employee touch my guitar setup, they have no diea what they're doing and I actually had a friend who took his acoustic to GC and their 'tech' overtightened and broke the truss rod... if you just go toa chain for a setup and electronics mod go to Sam Ash. They don't hire incompetents. I briefly worked for a Sam Ash in NJ doing repairs. they definitely made sure I knew what I was doing before they hired me. Now they're a terrible employer, that's another story, but everyone there who isn't in sales knows what they're talking about. Prefferrably f you really must have someone else do your soldering and setup take it to the nearest vintage store with a amp repair guy and luthier on site. This is a time when its worth driving hours. But I suggest you dive in and learn. This is basic guitar maintenance. If you're on tour ina van you won't have a guitar tech. They cost money and take up an extra seat. You'll need to bail your guitar out yourself on many occasions. You won't have time to drop it at the guitar shop for work and wait around all week, you'll need tog et back in the van and drive to the next show. Learn this.
