Tools and Supplies

Here is a cheat sheet of the tools we recommend. We’ve broken down the list into Essential Tools, Help-
ful Tools, Household Items, and Active Pickups Extra Tools.
If you are doing a passive to active swap you may need a few extra tools. Some guitars come with smaller
diameter pots which will require you to widen the hole to fit the new pots. To find out if you need to take
this extra step please watch the passive to active video lesson called “How to use a reamer”.
Most tools are inexpensive and can be used beyond guitar electronics. Click the links below to order the
items you need.

Please email tech@seymourduncan.com if you have any issues with the links.

ESSENTIAL TOOLS HELPFUL TOOLS

Helping Hands
Makes soldering and holding wires easier
Solder Station (sponge + chisel tip)
Solder Sucker & Braid
Solder
Removing Solder
Screw Driver Set (Seymour Duncan)
Neck rest and mat
Screw Driver Set Option 2 Protect guitar
Wire Strippers Guitar Winder
Wire Cutter Makes changing strings easier

Needle Nose Plier Electric Screwdriver

Faster than manual. Be care
Tweezers
Contact Cleaner
Painter’s Tape
To clean old pots
Shop ruler Fan Ventilation
Safety Glasses For people sensitive to smoke
Shrink tubing New Strings
String Cutters Players Choice
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
ACTIVE PICKUPS EXTRA TOOLS
Cloth or rag to protect guitar
Trays or cups to hold parts Reamer
Widening potentiometer holes (if needed)
Cell phone for pictures
Calipers
Pen/Pencil & Pad of paper
For marking reamer depth (if needed)

Socket Set
To remove potentiometers

9 Volt Battery
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