ESP's and pots...question for owners

[shreder75]

hey..I have an esp george lynch signature model..the skulls n' snakes...

I'm going to be getting a JB installed in it in a couple of days..

I'm hearing alotta things about having a 250k volume pot in there because the pups exceptionally bright..

now, I know I saw somewhere where my guitar has a 250k and a 500k pot in there..one for tone and one for volume..just nto sure which..anyone know if I'm ok or if I should have the tech replace something??

[Surgeon]

My guess is that esp uses 500k pots for volume and 250k pots for tone... Try the JB this way first... If the pick-up's too dark for you then I'd change the tone pot to 500... I think you should be fine with the JB and these pots in that particular guitar...

[TwilightOdyssey]

Depends on what version of the S+S you have, my friend. I own 2 Lynch guitars, myself.

Can you give me more spec's?

Is it the alder body?
Is the bridge blocked?
Does it have the skull inlays?
Does it have the square, round, or trapezoid electronics cover?
Does it use a pull pot for the pickup switching?

[shreder75]

Surgeon--

That's what I think it is as well...but I'm not 100% sure...

Twilight--

it is the alder body...it's got a floyd rose original locking tremelo (not blocked by me..I use it), it's got the skull and cross sword inlays and is has the pull put for pickup switching...it's got a round cover for where the jack is and I think it's square over the springs for the tremelo..

[TwilightOdyssey]

Originally posted by shreder75
Surgeon--

That's what I think it is as well...but I'm not 100% sure...

Twilight--

it is the alder body...it's got a floyd rose original locking tremelo (not blocked by me..I use it), it's got the skull and cross sword inlays and is has the pull put for pickup switching...it's got a round cover for where the jack is and I think it's square over the springs for the tremelo..

K, got is shreder ...

Yep, it's a 500k push/pull pot. Should sound superb with a JB. Really, very warm with a nice midrange PUNCH, very similar to my Rock Legend, probably.

[shreder75]

so I should be ok with it? won't sound too bright?

I didn't think the demon was overly bright..and that and the JB are pretty similar I think...I liked the sound of the demon, just not the attack cause of the lack of high output..wasn't tight enough..so I'm thinkin' I should be ok with the JB...

I just wanted to check before I leave it to the technician so I could maybe address the problem all in one shot rather than bring it in again...

Originally posted by TwilightOdyssey
K, got is shreder ...

Yep, it's a 500k push/pull pot. Should sound superb with a JB. Really, very warm with a nice midrange PUNCH, very similar to my Rock Legend, probably.

[TwilightOdyssey]

Nope, I don't think it'll sound overly bright at all. My Rock Legend uses 500k pots and is alder w/JB, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, just like the S+S ...

[shreder75]

Excellent! I'm thinking I'll be alright....guess we'll find out in a couple weeks =D thanks for the info!

[TwilightOdyssey]

Originally posted by shreder75
Excellent! I'm thinking I'll be alright....guess we'll find out in a couple weeks =D thanks for the info!

No problem, man ... any time.

[shreder75]

you wouldn't happen to have any clips of all that nasty equipment you own, do ya? You've got some pretty impressive stuff!

[TwilightOdyssey]

Originally posted by shreder75
you wouldn't happen to have any clips of all that nasty equipment you own, do ya? You've got some pretty impressive stuff!

LOL! Why, thank you!

Yes, there are 2 songs on my web site, www.twilight-odyssey.com. Feel free to check 'em out and let me know what you think. We're recording our debut album now for Adrenaline/Steelheart in Italy, and I will be mixing it in April.

[TwilightOdyssey]

Oops, forgot to mention:

All of the rhythm guitars for the album are either the Rock Legend or my Strat. I use the Knucklehead and JCM800 for rhythm tracks. For harmonies I use my Engl/Marshall rack, and all of the solos are the JEM or my M1 through my VG-88 ... I would use my amp for the solos, but I love recording the solos at home, whilst drinking cawfee in my pajamas! (Lazy bastage that I am!)

[shreder75]

sounds good overall, buddy!

I definetly like the endless days tune...a fan of maiden are ya by any chance? =D I love maiden by the way..

anywho, the rythm tracks sound really good with that JB in there..nice and tight!

I liked parts of the first song as well..especially after the lead when it picks up with the tapping harmonies..that's where it really picks up...

[TwilightOdyssey]

Thanx for your kind words, shreder!!

Actually, the section you're refering to, if I'm guessing the correct part, is a 2 string arpeggio lick, which is harmonized.

And, yes, Maiden is encoded into my genetic structure at this point!

[shreder75]

ok..gotcha..sounded like you might've been using the neck pickup for that? maybe that's what threw me off...

heh..maiden rules! of course the new stuff sux, in my opinion..I wanted to toss teh new album out the window after I heard it!

but I saw them last year at MSG..they played NOTHING BUT OLD STUFF!!!!!!! one of the best concerts I've seen =D

and you're quite welcome for the kind words...the singer sounds like michael sweet!