more top end: covers or pots?
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Mark Le Comte
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Re: more top end: covers or pots?
I would go with the pots.
I would go with the pots.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: more top end: covers or pots?
+1. That will give you more treble. If you have 300K's on the neck now, you definitely need 500K's there. Usually players don't need to add more treble to a C5, but if you have a warm body, you might need to, and 500K's will take care of that. Changing pots is easy. Do it one at a time, so you know where the wires go. You can swap all 4 pots in under a half hour, even working slow. Put an old towel on the guitar to catch solder spills, use a fan for fumes, and have good overhead light. You'll be done in no time.
+1. That will give you more treble. If you have 300K's on the neck now, you definitely need 500K's there. Usually players don't need to add more treble to a C5, but if you have a warm body, you might need to, and 500K's will take care of that. Changing pots is easy. Do it one at a time, so you know where the wires go. You can swap all 4 pots in under a half hour, even working slow. Put an old towel on the guitar to catch solder spills, use a fan for fumes, and have good overhead light. You'll be done in no time.
Re: more top end: covers or pots?
Man, I have to say I spent the past 20 minutes removing the pickup covers and it did exactly what I wanted.
I put gold pickup rings on my other LP to make up for the fact that it's all black with black open coils. Maybe I'll do the same for this one since the black open coils with black rings don't look that good IMO.
I think this LP is a little shorter on highs and heavier on mids than my other one, so I still might go ahead and put a 500k on the neck.
But I think I've just realized that I like the slightly more raw sound of open coils.
Thanks for the advice though.
Man, I have to say I spent the past 20 minutes removing the pickup covers and it did exactly what I wanted.
I put gold pickup rings on my other LP to make up for the fact that it's all black with black open coils. Maybe I'll do the same for this one since the black open coils with black rings don't look that good IMO.
I think this LP is a little shorter on highs and heavier on mids than my other one, so I still might go ahead and put a 500k on the neck.
But I think I've just realized that I like the slightly more raw sound of open coils.
Thanks for the advice though.
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LesPaulRules
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Re: more top end: covers or pots?
I actually was in the same situation when I got my first BroBucker. Great sounding pickup, but I wanted just a touch more high end.
Removed the cover and it became the best pickup I own.
I actually was in the same situation when I got my first BroBucker. Great sounding pickup, but I wanted just a touch more high end.
Removed the cover and it became the best pickup I own.
super rad stuff
Skaforlifeologist
Re: more top end: covers or pots?
either way, 500k pots would be great to get more of what you're lookin' for.
either way, 500k pots would be great to get more of what you're lookin' for.
hamerfan
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Re: more top end: covers or pots?
I already got my (second hand) brobucker with the cover off. But still miss some harmonics. So let rewind a brocken 59 with 9k. I hope getting nearer... otherwise i try a full charged A5 in the brobucker or a A8 (but guess it would make the mids too full sounding...)
I already got my (second hand) brobucker with the cover off. But still miss some harmonics. So let rewind a brocken 59 with 9k. I hope getting nearer... otherwise i try a full charged A5 in the brobucker or a A8 (but guess it would make the mids too full sounding...)
metlking
Well-known member
Re: more top end: covers or pots?
Like you discovered.........Taking off the covers will give you a pinch more highs. Some will argue that is wrong...........Granted, 500k pots will add more highs than the cover removal, but taking off the covers is FREE! You can always reverse that mod and go with 500k pots in the future.
Like you discovered.........Taking off the covers will give you a pinch more highs. Some will argue that is wrong...........Granted, 500k pots will add more highs than the cover removal, but taking off the covers is FREE! You can always reverse that mod and go with 500k pots in the future.
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