You're welcome bro, glad to do it.This is a great post! Thanks for doing this.
Did the top actually get thicker? Or did they just not route into as deep from the backside?
Yeah around 1976-77 or so the carved maple tops got a little thicker and Gibson went to the long shaft pots mounted on the metal plate for the LP Customs and Standards.
Did the top actually get thicker? Or did they just not route into as deep from the backside?
Very valuable information here!! Just wondering, but do Epis use short and long shaft or just the cheepos. I recently got an Epi Les Paul, and I figured that I could change the pots right away. would the tone be better?
One overall thing. Whatever the pot type, buy the right tool (like a socket wrench with a built-in handle) to do it up. I hate seeing people trying to fit these with a pair of pliers. I know that at some point they are going to slip and wreck a beautiful finish.
I am thinking about changing the 300k volume pots on my 2012 Classic Custom, would i need the longer or shorter ones?
Bit of a noob at this.
The 500K or 550k will add more clarity and reduce muddiness, the 300k will sound a little more compressed with less highs. The tapers will also vary a little from pot to pot, some smoother than others.Thanks!
I have heard good and bad things about changing the volume from 300k to 500k, what can you expect if you do change them?
just something i recently found,,i changed the stock pots on my 2011 lespaul with duncan jb in bridge and jazz in neck to a 50's wiring kit i bought online,,which has cts 500k pots and luxe capacitors..I am thinking about changing the 300k volume pots on my 2012 Classic Custom, would i need the longer or shorter ones?
Bit of a noob at this.