I have a Donner Hush X and wanted to replace the pick-up selector switch.

I’ve unscrewed the control panel but it doesn’t seem to lift off the guitar body. It might just be a bit stiff and need a little more heft; but I’m wondering if it’s soldered to a PCB board and so can’e be opened up with out damaging things.

Has anyone inspected inside or found any YT videos or internal diagrams? I can’t find any.

TIA 👍

PS Here’s a Dropbox link to a video of me gingerly pulling the control plate around (which wouldn’t upload to Lemmy, in the OP). https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v7n74q9m252hxrc17f7eb/IMG_0808.mp4?rlkey=qau7d4zum0qswswwngkivenvc&dl=0

  • Puttaneska@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Yes, that’s a 9V battery compartment.

    Ok, I’ve just realised how blonde I’ve been: the volume/tone and pick-up selector knobs were stopping the control panel from lifting off. They just pull off and then all is fine.

    Unfortunately, the switch and pot are soldered into the PCB board, which would make it a bit trickier to replace them. I’m pretty happy with soldering wires but I’ve never tackled a PCB board.