Epiphone Sheraton.

[5544]

Hi,

I own a 2005 Korean Epiphone Sheraton which has two Seth Lover Pickups installed. Really good.
Some of the stock electrics are starting to play up so I'm going to swap them out for new.

For me i would prefer to install a wiring system that complements the pickups. I have purchased 4 x audio taper 500k pots and will look to buy two 0.02 capacitors.

My question is, 'would the 50's wiring suit, or will a modern treble bleed system be just as good'. also has anyone got a smaller capacitor on the neck?

many thanks

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton.

How much do you have the volume and tone both less than 10? If the answer is "a lot", go for the treble bleed and avoid 50s wiring like the plague. If the answer is "never" 50s wiring is better than modern wiring if you use your volume more than the tone control, modern wiring is better if you use the tone control more.

I use .018uf if my neck humbuckers, but then again I also use them for the bridge. I find .018uf is more usable within the lower ranges of the tone control.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton.

I've got 50's wiring on nearly all of my (over 50) guitars because I like how it retains the treble as I lower the vol on my guitar. I have never had any problem or disappointment from 50's wiring and have never wanted to use modern wiring.

I also like and use .020uf orange drop caps generally, but it depends somewhat on the particular pup. I've used .015uf and .010uf caps to only lower the very highest tones as the tone pot is rolled off. (I've not seen a .018uf cap...must be unique to the south).

 

[BluesIsBlood12]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton.

I've got 50's in my Dot and modern/bleed in a couple others. If you're going to set your tone pots and leave them then you'll get good results out of both, but if you're going to ride your tone controls for different sounds then 50's will present a challenge since lowering the tone will also lower the output of that pickup. Now that may work very well for you, or it might be a huge pain.

 

[5544]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton.

Thanks for all your advice I think I’ll try the treble bleed first

 

[blueman335]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton.

Check out the Kinman treble bleed (cap & resistor, wired in series, instead of parallel). Unlike most treble bleeds, it doesn't change the sweep of the pot, and it doesn't get overly bright when the volume's lowered.

I'd also recommend spin-a-split on the neck pickup, to give those great unbalanced coil tones, like the original 1950's PAF's. No parts needed just modify an existing tone pot.

And...335 + Seth's is a great combination.