The best Les Paul wiring, using 4 push-pull pots.

[uOpt]

Re: The best Les Paul wiring, using 4 push-pull pots.

If you are looking for something to do with a turning thing I would put a LCR network like Bill Lawrence' Q-Filter.

If you are looking for things to do with 4 switches I'd go split/split/pickups-in-series/out-of-phase. There are few things better than subtracting half an out of phase neck pickup from a bridge pickup while they are in series.

[Nuts]

Re: The best Les Paul wiring, using 4 push-pull pots.

I'm used to the old Les Paul regular tone control knobs already, so I don't think I change it.

What do you think about taking the Jimmy Page (Schecter's) wiring, but doing both pickups splitting in 1 DPDT switch.
So by pulling, lets say, the bridge volume knob, I'm splitting both neck and bridge pickups.
And if I also get rid of the 'pickups-in-series' option, the one that puts bridge and neck pickups in series together, which some people here found useless.
I will get 2 free DPDT switches.
is it possible to make them switch between parallel and series ?

let me clear this up.
Push/pull controls:

Jimmy's way-
Bridge Volume: splits bridge pickup
Neck Volume: splits neck pickup
Bridge Tone: puts bridge & neck pickups out of phase with each other
Neck: Tone: puts bridge & neck pickups in series together

My way-
Bridge Volume: splits bridge & neck pickups
Neck Volume: puts bridge & neck pickups out of phase with each other
Bridge Tone: bridge in parallel
Neck: Tone: neck in parallel

Will it work ? or my guitar will expolde ?

[Securb]

Re: The best Les Paul wiring, using 4 push-pull pots.

I'm used to the old Les Paul regular tone control knobs already, so I don't think I change it.

What do you think about taking the Jimmy Page (Schecter's) wiring, but doing both pickups splitting in 1 DPDT switch.
So by pulling, lets say, the bridge volume knob, I'm splitting both neck and bridge pickups.
And if I also get rid of the 'pickups-in-series' option, the one that puts bridge and neck pickups in series together, which some people here found useless.
I will get 2 free DPDT switches.
is it possible to make them switch between parallel and series ?

let me clear this up.
Push/pull controls:

Jimmy's way-
Bridge Volume: splits bridge pickup
Neck Volume: splits neck pickup
Bridge Tone: puts bridge & neck pickups out of phase with each other
Neck: Tone: puts bridge & neck pickups in series together

My way-
Bridge Volume: splits bridge & neck pickups
Neck Volume: puts bridge & neck pickups out of phase with each other
Bridge Tone: bridge in parallel
Neck: Tone: neck in parallel

Will it work ? or my guitar will expolde ?

Yes that is possible. And it will work. My only concern is that is a ton of work to get a minor variation of tone. You will not get one guitar to sound like every guitar. I do not think the settings you are looking for are going to be as drastic as you are hoping they will be. Once again what are you trying to get done?

[beaubrummels]

Re: The best Les Paul wiring, using 4 push-pull pots.

I'm used to the old Les Paul regular tone control knobs already, so I don't think I change it.

What do you think about taking the Jimmy Page (Schecter's) wiring, but doing both pickups splitting in 1 DPDT switch.
So by pulling, lets say, the bridge volume knob, I'm splitting both neck and bridge pickups.
And if I also get rid of the 'pickups-in-series' option, the one that puts bridge and neck pickups in series together, which some people here found useless.
I will get 2 free DPDT switches.
is it possible to make them switch between parallel and series ?

let me clear this up.
Push/pull controls:

Jimmy's way-
Bridge Volume: splits bridge pickup
Neck Volume: splits neck pickup
Bridge Tone: puts bridge & neck pickups out of phase with each other
Neck: Tone: puts bridge & neck pickups in series together

My way-
Bridge Volume: splits bridge & neck pickups
Neck Volume: puts bridge & neck pickups out of phase with each other
Bridge Tone: bridge in parallel
Neck: Tone: neck in parallel

Will it work ? or my guitar will expolde ?

I just did the real Jimmy Page wiring in my SG, albeit with some mods to make it easier to use (namely I put the coil splits out on the pickguard rather than back on the pots.) In my experience, I did not get a significant variance in output, even with pickups in series or splitting to single coil. There was some slight shift in levels, but it was totally manageable. But it bought me a great variety of tones that I can use to overcome situations where I have to play through someone else's amp or in a venue through a board I'm not familiar with, etc. That's the only reason I go for all those additional tones: is to get around situations where I don't get to use my own rig and control the sound. Having the Page wiring allows me to still sound like myself in situations where it's not my rig.

[uOpt]

Re: The best Les Paul wiring, using 4 push-pull pots.

I'm used to the old Les Paul regular tone control knobs already, so I don't think I change it.

What do you think about taking the Jimmy Page (Schecter's) wiring, but doing both pickups splitting in 1 DPDT switch.
So by pulling, lets say, the bridge volume knob, I'm splitting both neck and bridge pickups.
And if I also get rid of the 'pickups-in-series' option, the one that puts bridge and neck pickups in series together, which some people here found useless.

You completely missed my point. In-series is useless alone but if you combine in-series (which darkens) with out-of-phase (which brightens) you get a usable thing. One that can sound great. Especially if you subtract only half a neck pickup. That can give you a roar for a distorted sound you cannot get otherwise, not even remotely.