Great video! As a 40 year veteran of electronics instrument repair, I agree with all of your ideas. However, I  believe best practices requires cleaning (wet sponge is ok) and tinning the solder tip before using the iron. Tinning the tip improves heat transfer to the joint. Plus, cleaning and tinning the tip after using the iron can extend the life of the tip.

2 tips that will improve your soldering.... 1. Use a chisle tip & you will get better results as you have more contact with the board & will be able to cut your temps down & be kinder to components. 2.use a FLAT FLUSH ELECTRONIC NIPPER instead of the electrical ones in the video. They are far superior!!! I was amazed at how much difference these 2 things made. I would never go BACK!  ; )>

Excellent video!  Thanks for being so clear and concise.  And thank you for not using background music!

tip for your tip: keeping solder on your iron tip before you turn it off will stop the tip from oxidizing prematurely. Also, applying solder to your tip right before you heat the connection (especially on larger components) will allow the solder to flow more readily across the connection and towards the tip.

This is just what I was looking for. Thank you so much. I would put my soldering up against anybody in a competition. Nobody on Earth is as bad at soldering as I am so yeah... I hold the record.

I see people suggesting that you get a better microphone to eliminate “room boom” and noise, but I like the sound exactly the way it is. It makes you feel like you’re standing there in the shop, watching in person. Eliminating the noise and room sounds, to me, would make the video more sterile and “slick”. Keep it real!

Not being sarcastic but THANK YOU for leaving out how to tin your tip. I get tired of hearing it. I’ve been soldering for a LONG time and I still watch videos to catch little tricks. Great video!

I like the way you say " now we take OUR needle nose pliers" or "now we take OUR iron" it makes me feel that I not only own something, but we own it together! Thanks for the video, I did learn a few things

Your rhythm of explanation is even somewhat therapeutic and totally absorbable...🙏

There are still some amp repair people out there who are somewhat sloppy when it comes to soldering never mind the masses of those that post various builds on youtube. As you state the number one thing to do is tin (pre solder) the components to be joined first and don't play around with the components / join i.e. dab the parts with the iron as this will dry out the flux. This first step is crucial to making good solder joints. Follow your steps and you won't go wrong.
Its a pleasure to watch someone who has been trained in the art of soldering and who performs this so well which on youtube is somewhat of a rarity, well done.

Don’t blow on the solder joint... learned that the hard way.

Excellent  tutorial, one of the best!! Missing is proper tinning of the tip! Tinning  promotes better heat transfer, faster soldering, better solder flow. Tinning also reduces de-solder time, and less potential damage to eyelets and boards. Always clean the tip before each solder operation, and tin. I always add new solder when de-soldering. Old solder requires more heat, and does not "suck out" cleanly. (always add new solder)

Finally, the preheat recommendations are overstated, and not as much a requirement. Cleaner soldering is obtained by instantaneous three point contact of the tip and the work and solder. Pre-heat isn't necessary on a PCB, and  less than half a second second on most  solder connections... if even that much. The three point contact of all three, the tip, the work, and solder causes the melting solder to ASSIST in FASTER heat transfer and efficient solder flow. The solder should appear like factory. if it doesn't then you're method isn't correct! If you find you need to pre-heat your work, and end up with melted insulation, definitely wrong.

Tip: watch a vintage factory assembly line video. The operation takes less than half a second for the typical connection. It should be that fast.. and a smooth shiny good looking solder fillet.  I have been employed by several electronics manufacturers, including IBM, and have professionally restored many hifi amps, turntables, reel to reel decks, etc.

The points covered in this video are indeed well explained.. good stuff here!

Excellent tutorial… but here’s what you missed.

*insert trombone wah sounds here from chucklehead armchair soldering expert who has 1/20th as much time on the bench that you do*

You’re killing it. You know what works for you. Love your channel.

I am a soldering noob and really appreciate this video. Many thanks to The Electric Lady!

This was so good. Couldn’t ask for better video to get me started.

Thank you,. You are incredible.

Love what you're doing. Great to see a female in the technical side of music.
I hope you can inspire more diversity in the business with your expertise.

You know how to do it!  I have learned that in the seventies but you are doing it the correct way! Glad to see people of the next generation who love electronics!

Most helpful soldering video I've ever seen.  The closeups of the basic tasks are incredibly useful. Thanks!

Excellent advice on hard wiring can caps. I don’t know why I never worried about overheating them with my heavy duty iron before. I’m sold. It’s refreshing to have a pro from a real working shop making videos like this.