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by vaughn skow April 01, 2020 2 min read
How To Remove the Cover On A Humbucker And Swap the Magnet
Howdy guitar friends, so today's blog will be more of a straight-up vlog. Why? Because it's a lot easier to SHOW y'all how to open up your humbucker pickups and swap the magnets in them. This swaparoo is something that gets a lot of mention on the various guitar forums with almost mystical status. And I will say I agree, it IS a very simple and inexpensive way to re-voice a guitar. The difference between a 1957 PAF and a '59, for instance is the former has an Alnico II magnet and the latter Alnico V! Speaking of, here are the magnets you can readily purchase on sites like eBay, and the general tone of each:
So there, now let's SHOW ya how to take apart your bucker and do an easy-peasy magnet swap. Here's the video:
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