"Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt11 Soldering of the Electronics
Well, soldering finally began today. I'll be onto the fret crowning shortly too, but here's what happened with the circuitry; The photo hopefully matches the instructional alternative 4-pot wiring for the GR-1SF kit ... and if it doesn't then please let me know. I did the requisite hooking up to an amp and plucking another guitar with its strings close to the new pickups. It produced adequate sound, but I'm uncertain about the effectiveness of the volume and tone controls, despite having wired it up "correctly". That remains to be seen ... or heard ... and I'm willing to hear constructive criticism.
Bad lighting of circuit and 3-way switch to pots done via spade bits (to be rectified/"permanenticised")
Some of my soldered joints were rather "flaky". Also, testing the circuit with spade bit connections to some components isn't a flash way to ensure good output. Therefore ...
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