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as long as their passive to passive meaning no say EMG's that are active this is what you do.
Google the wiring diagrams as they have to be done a certain way,all you have to do is this, its step by step.
flip the gutiar on its "belly" and you're going to open up the control cavity with your screw driver
unsolder all the wires that the pots and other electronics the guitar is wired to
remove the old pickups, be careful you can still sell them on eBay
loosen the faceplate or whatever holds up the Guitars pickups
than remember look at the wiring diagram! put the new pickups in and slide the wires into the control cavity doing this one at a time to install
solder the wires at the right potentiometers (pots or knobs inside the guitar)
now you're done, to test them plug the guitar in and enjoy.. Craigslist or kijiji can do this incredibly cheap if you live in a big city.
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