I think this something I already know the answer to but wanted confirmation.
I've just this morning bought a new Epiphone Les Paul Plustop Pro with the coil tapped pickups. I want to install a Duncan Distortion like I have in my other Les Pauls. I went for this guitar because I liked the idea of having a coil tapped guitar and knew I could do this with the Duncan Distortion and here I had an instrument all ready setup for it. I've just opened it up to find the connections are nothing like what I expected and are mounted in clips, here's a picture.
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Now I think I'll still be okay, what I just want to have confirmed is which is the earth in this picture? As it would normally be bare in my experience. Am I right in thinking it's the chunkier black one on the left.
Also wondering how best to attach the new pickup as I've never attempted to remove wiring from a clip like this before. I found another post where someone who has done the same with this model of guitar had said he simply cut the existing wiring leaving a length of each of the five wires. He then soldered the new pickup wiring to the stubs of original wire. I was thinking this would be the easiest way for me to do it but wondered if this was inadvisable?
Thanks,
Andy.
I've just this morning bought a new Epiphone Les Paul Plustop Pro with the coil tapped pickups. I want to install a Duncan Distortion like I have in my other Les Pauls. I went for this guitar because I liked the idea of having a coil tapped guitar and knew I could do this with the Duncan Distortion and here I had an instrument all ready setup for it. I've just opened it up to find the connections are nothing like what I expected and are mounted in clips, here's a picture.
Now I think I'll still be okay, what I just want to have confirmed is which is the earth in this picture? As it would normally be bare in my experience. Am I right in thinking it's the chunkier black one on the left.
Also wondering how best to attach the new pickup as I've never attempted to remove wiring from a clip like this before. I found another post where someone who has done the same with this model of guitar had said he simply cut the existing wiring leaving a length of each of the five wires. He then soldered the new pickup wiring to the stubs of original wire. I was thinking this would be the easiest way for me to do it but wondered if this was inadvisable?
Thanks,
Andy.
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