Changing pickups on hollowbody?

I've done some work on my howard roberts fusion and getting access to everything is a bit of a pain in the ass, but not too bad. Basically you just remove the nuts to all the pots and the output jack and pull everything out of the guitar thru the f-hole. To get everything back in I tie a piece of wire to the pots and jack and thread that through the holes where they belong. It can be a pain in the ass to get everything where it needs to be but it isn't impossible.

I bet if you do a search on google on this subject you can find some info (I think I did that when I worked on my guitar).

 

surgical tubing, slide it over the knurled portion of the pots, it can even slide over the threaded portion of the switch & into the output jack, just make sure to cut it long enough to pull everything out through an f hole or thru the pickup route. you can tape tubing down to the table you're working on (or the guitar if you're not worried about the finish). also, try to make sure nothing gets tangled up inside the guitar when you're re-installing. it can be a pain, but if you take your time, check all your solder joints, etc, it can be done well. watch out for that ground wire, too, it's usually attached to the screw that holds the tailpiece to the tail block. good luck, and nice choice on the pup.

 

Good answers so far but I'll add one. Just use thread and tie it to the pots, this way you don't have to go and buy any tubing.

 

All good answers.i prefer to use 22 gauge solid core wire.The rigidity of the wire helps some.Just twist it a little around the shafts.Slide it thru the ouput jack and bend it.When the jacks in place you can slide the nut right over the wire and tighten it then just pull it loose.