I Found This Inside A Stratocaster Today

[radtz]

I know the work of Big Solder when I see it. They will stop at nothing to push their product....

 

[Peegoo]

That's them colon polyps the doc's been warning you about.

Scope 'em out!

 

[RobRiggs]

One just needs the correct tools to do a neat job.

 

[RoscoeElegante]

Bitcoins' secret baby spore...?

 

[bobio]

Some people should not be allowed near ANY kind of tool

Here is my first attempt at soldering from 13 years ago
I wanted to add a 4-way switch to my CV50, had to do the 4-way mod on the neck pickup.
This was from one of my first posts here. I was rather excited with how well it came out.

 

[John O]

solderrhoids

 

[Vibroluxer]

That looks like my handiwork!!

 

[robt57]

Just remember, the med student which barely makes it to being a doctor is called Dr.

Pro levels are subjective...

 

[dsutton24]

From the thread title I was expecting something unusual.

 

[Old Deaf Roadie]

That's just a back door way to counter neck dive.

 

[NoTeleBob]

Is that solder or some mutant growth?

 

[Killing Floor]

Ggggghost of previous owner?

 

[Milspec]

Probably done by the same guy who put the cast on my arm all the way to my shoulder for a wrist injury.

 

[redhouse_ca]

The Horror ....
The Horror .......

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Argh! thanks, tho - I thought I solder bad bad but now I feel pretty good about my soldering.

I recently fixed one of my guitar teachers guitars and it was also bad. He didn't do it, he got it that way, but I sent pix the moment I got it open and said "to be clear: this was not me!".

 

[String Tree]

The Horror ....
The Horror .......

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That is pretty nasty.
I hope you gave it the Medical Attention it deserved.

 

[trev333]

It might be a toomah..

 

[Trenchant63]

Maybe they were trying for solder tone. A massive solder blob must affect tone right?

You nailed it! More solder = more tone. My approach is to fill the input jack cavity with super heated solder, then quickly shove in the input jack before it solidifies. This gives you the strongest connection and maximum tone. Stick to your principles - don’t let the naysayers here influence you. Thin tone has made them bitter and negative.

 

[blue metalflake]

In a different world it would be called art.

 

[uriah1]

The technical term is "goobered up"

 

[Flaneur]