bloodpuppy11
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Hey y'all-
File this one under "Trying to understand things".
So I recently purchased the 1995 Gibson Les Paul Studio pictured below for what we will charitably describe as a "budget" price (it has a less-than-pretty headstock repair). Anyways, I bring it home and open up the back to look at the electronics and see something I have not seen before; apparently the pots are all attached to a metal plate of some sort (pictures below). The output jack is wired to a "tree" in the center of the plate. Oh, and the caps are wired so that they link the volume and tone pots.
Again, this is a different configuration than what I am used to. I should mention that I have worked on other Les Pauls ('89 Standard, '93 Studio, '94 Studio) and I have never seen this.
My question, for those of y'all who know way more about this stuff than me:
-What's with the metal plate? Was this a standard component of Gibson wiring in 1995, or is it possible that this was some sort of aftermarket thing?
As ever, thanks for your help and expertise.
->Patrick
File this one under "Trying to understand things".
So I recently purchased the 1995 Gibson Les Paul Studio pictured below for what we will charitably describe as a "budget" price (it has a less-than-pretty headstock repair). Anyways, I bring it home and open up the back to look at the electronics and see something I have not seen before; apparently the pots are all attached to a metal plate of some sort (pictures below). The output jack is wired to a "tree" in the center of the plate. Oh, and the caps are wired so that they link the volume and tone pots.
Again, this is a different configuration than what I am used to. I should mention that I have worked on other Les Pauls ('89 Standard, '93 Studio, '94 Studio) and I have never seen this.
My question, for those of y'all who know way more about this stuff than me:
-What's with the metal plate? Was this a standard component of Gibson wiring in 1995, or is it possible that this was some sort of aftermarket thing?
As ever, thanks for your help and expertise.
->Patrick
