NGD: Gibson Les Paul Special Single Cutaway
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Ayrton
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Re: NGD: Gibson Les Paul Special Single Cutaway
This...
I metered several CTS, and some were off as much as $80k!
I like Bourns pots myself.
This...
I metered several CTS, and some were off as much as $80k!
I like Bourns pots myself.
ErikH
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Re: NGD: Gibson Les Paul Special Single Cutaway
That's one expensive pot! You sure it was the right pot? LOL
I've come across some off by 70k myself. Those are the ones that fall in the +/- 20% category (20% of 500k is 100k so they fall within spec).
That's one expensive pot! You sure it was the right pot? LOL
I've come across some off by 70k myself. Those are the ones that fall in the +/- 20% category (20% of 500k is 100k so they fall within spec).
Re: NGD: Gibson Les Paul Special Single Cutaway
Thanks. Where can I buy these pots to those specs?
Thanks. Where can I buy these pots to those specs?
ErikH
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Re: NGD: Gibson Les Paul Special Single Cutaway
You can get some through Mojotone, RS Guitar Works and I think Guitar Parts Resource has some too.
You can get some through Mojotone, RS Guitar Works and I think Guitar Parts Resource has some too.
Lewguitar
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Re: NGD: Gibson Les Paul Special Single Cutaway
Beautiful guitar! Always appreciated Les Paul Juniors and Specials. For a couple of years in the late 60's/early 70's, I really had a thing for them.
Regarding the 500K pot thing: I'm pleased that so many have seen the light.
I used to take a lot of heat here sometimes when I'd tell guys to get those 300K pots out of thier Gibsons and replace them with 500K.
Times change.
I know when I've changed the pots to 500K for friends and clients, even those 57 Classics started sounding a lot better!
Sometimes you don't need a new set of pickups as much as a new set of good 500K pots.
Beautiful guitar! Always appreciated Les Paul Juniors and Specials. For a couple of years in the late 60's/early 70's, I really had a thing for them.
Regarding the 500K pot thing: I'm pleased that so many have seen the light.
I used to take a lot of heat here sometimes when I'd tell guys to get those 300K pots out of thier Gibsons and replace them with 500K.
Times change.
I know when I've changed the pots to 500K for friends and clients, even those 57 Classics started sounding a lot better!
Sometimes you don't need a new set of pickups as much as a new set of good 500K pots.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: NGD: Gibson Les Paul Special Single Cutaway
Holy hell yes.
The pots are a massive part of your tone IMHO. They can turn even junk pickups into decent sounding things. I had a plywood guitar I gave to a friend a while back, just had Epiphone pickups and some CTS pots... pretty good sounding guitar. I enjoyed it quite a bit when I had it.
Sometimes you don't need a new set of pickups as much as a new set of good 500K pots.
Holy hell yes.
The pots are a massive part of your tone IMHO. They can turn even junk pickups into decent sounding things. I had a plywood guitar I gave to a friend a while back, just had Epiphone pickups and some CTS pots... pretty good sounding guitar. I enjoyed it quite a bit when I had it.
Lewguitar
New member
Re: NGD: Gibson Les Paul Special Single Cutaway
You want split shaft. Solid is for Telecaster knobs and those that are held on by a set screw.
You want split shaft. Solid is for Telecaster knobs and those that are held on by a set screw.
