What pots for a Les Paul?
The simplest answer is that ALL types of Gibson or Epiphone Les Paul will fit a long shaft pot. How come? Long shaft pots come supplied with two adjustable nuts, which you can adjust to suit the maple cap depth in the body.
What pots does Gibson use?
Set of four CTS pots for Gibson-style guitars, appropriate in almost any Les Paul, ES-335, SG or similar guitar. 500k audio, 24-tooth knurl. 4 standard pots with . 5″ bushing lengths, for rear-routed applications.
Is upgrading guitar pots worth it?
In most cases, the stock electronics in an electric guitar or bass function just fine. When should you consider upgrading? 1. If there’s a problem — scratchy pots, loss of high frequencies when turning down, volume or tone taper that isn’t smooth, and so on — then an upgrade may improve the instrument.
Do pots make a difference on guitar sound?
Guitar pots influence the level of how bright and dark your guitar sounds not affecting core sound. Low-value Pots (250K) sound warmer due to less resistance in the signal. In contrast, high-value pots (500K) sound brighter as they include stronger resistors that retain higher frequencies.
How can I make my Les Paul play better?
- Clean your axe! When cleaning your guitar, the first step is to remove your old strings.
- Fret Polishing. I always polish my frets after removing my strings.
- Off your nut.
- Clean your pots.
- Top Wrapping.
- String locking.
- Intonation.
- Video.
When did Gibson use 300k pots?
Beginning mid-1973 Gibson was using 300k pots for both Vol and Tone.
Does Gibson still use 300k pots?
New member. Save for some occasional odd models, they’ve use 300k linear volume pots with all humbuckers for the last 36 years to the best of my knowledge. The only 500k audio volumes I know of are in the custom shop guitars, and perhaps the R series (though I’m not sure here) because they are vintage correct.
Do pots effect tone?
A potentiometer or “pot”, is a variable resistor that changes your tone or volume by increasing or decreasing resistance. Adding a capacitor or “cap” to the pot turns it into a simple EQ. Turning the wiper adjusts the amount of resistance and, in turn, determines which frequencies are allowed to pass.