Wondering if anyone is famiilar with changing pickups on a newer les paul studio without having to change all the electronics. I bought a set of Antiquity's to put in my 2011 lp studio and when I removed the cover to access the volume and tone pots I found that its a pc board with 4 pots mounted to it and the wires for both 498 pickups have connectors that plug into connectors on the board, as well as the toggle switch for the pickups plugs into the board. Both original pickups have 2 wires, a green and a black but the Anitquity only has the 1 black wire. I'm assuming I would have to change all the pots and toggle switch and rewire everything in order to install the Antiquity's properly. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
changing pickups on a new les paul studio
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Jessie's ghost
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Re: changing pickups on a new les paul studio
That's what I'd do, too.
That's what I'd do, too.
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Funkfingers
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Re: changing pickups on a new les paul studio
It is a pity that there seems to be no way to obtain the connector blocks separately.
It is a pity that there seems to be no way to obtain the connector blocks separately.
trevorus
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Re: changing pickups on a new les paul studio
Best bet is to change the pots and wire it the traditional way.
Best bet is to change the pots and wire it the traditional way.
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Funkfingers
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Seems to me as if Gibson got wind of the SD Liberator and cobbled together their own half-a$$ed version. To avoid any possibility of litigation, Gibson made their design annoying and crap.
Seems to me as if Gibson got wind of the SD Liberator and cobbled together their own half-a$$ed version. To avoid any possibility of litigation, Gibson made their design annoying and crap.
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Jessie's ghost
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Re: changing pickups on a new les paul studio
I don't think the Gibson system was intended to compete with anything. And haven't they been doing the PCB longer than the Liberator has been around?
I don't think the Gibson system was intended to compete with anything. And haven't they been doing the PCB longer than the Liberator has been around?
ItsaBass
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Re: changing pickups on a new les paul studio
IMHO, get that junk out of there and wire that thing properly!
It is not that it doesn't work...just that it is more of a hassle to work on. Guitar wiring is mostly easy as pie if all you have to do is follow a schematic.
If you cannot solder well, it is worth it to pay to have it done by a pro. In the meantime, practice your soldering, so you can do the next one yourself. I am not a great electronics tech, but my soldering quality has improved by leaps and bound just by way of practice and listening to people who know what they are doing (my old basic electronics instructor and his TAs).
IMHO, get that junk out of there and wire that thing properly!
It is not that it doesn't work...just that it is more of a hassle to work on. Guitar wiring is mostly easy as pie if all you have to do is follow a schematic.If you cannot solder well, it is worth it to pay to have it done by a pro. In the meantime, practice your soldering, so you can do the next one yourself. I am not a great electronics tech, but my soldering quality has improved by leaps and bound just by way of practice and listening to people who know what they are doing (my old basic electronics instructor and his TAs).
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Funkfingers
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Re: changing pickups on a new les paul studio
PCB? Yes. Solderless pickup connections? No.
PCB? Yes. Solderless pickup connections? No.
Re: changing pickups on a new les paul studio
Ok, as much as I would like to just cut the original pickup connector harnesses and splice in the new pickups, I'm not really thrilled with with a plug in connection for the pickups, so I think I'm going to buy a kit from stewmac or specialty guitars that comes with 4 new pots and new capacitors and just save all the original electronics I take out. Ive been soldering for years so I have no problem doing that, its just sucks that I have to buy a kit and swap everything out just to change the pickups. Thanks for all the feedback.
Ok, as much as I would like to just cut the original pickup connector harnesses and splice in the new pickups, I'm not really thrilled with with a plug in connection for the pickups, so I think I'm going to buy a kit from stewmac or specialty guitars that comes with 4 new pots and new capacitors and just save all the original electronics I take out. Ive been soldering for years so I have no problem doing that, its just sucks that I have to buy a kit and swap everything out just to change the pickups. Thanks for all the feedback.
ItsaBass
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Re: changing pickups on a new les paul studio
Yeah. How much was the guitar? It's kind of crazy that one should even have to consider doing ANYTHING to it, including pickup swaps. Gibson ought to just have the option of buying them unloaded at a reduction in price. "Yeah, gimme a Paul, hold the electronics, please."
Yeah. How much was the guitar? It's kind of crazy that one should even have to consider doing ANYTHING to it, including pickup swaps. Gibson ought to just have the option of buying them unloaded at a reduction in price. "Yeah, gimme a Paul, hold the electronics, please."
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