electronics PTP

[polarbeer69]

Hi I have a question regarding the electronics of my Epi LP PTP.

Looking into stewmac for replacement parts and wondering:
should I get the tall or short CTS pots?
what pot for tone knobs? 250k or 500k?
tall or short toggle switch?
are emerson pio caps better than orange?
would i have to replace my knobs and switch tip with this upgrade?

 

[Zarg]

Hi I have a question regarding the electronics of my Epi LP PTP.

Looking into stewmac for replacement parts and wondering:
should I get the tall or short CTS pots?
what pot for tone knobs? 250k or 500k?
tall or short toggle switch?
are emerson pio caps better than orange?
would i have to replace my knobs and switch tip with this upgrade?

I will answer this to the best of my knowledge.

short cts (not sure if cts are a direct fit into epiphone holes).
i'd go with a short switch, 500k pots.
Caps are a matter of taste.
Yes, import (metric) and CTS (imperial) need different knobs

 

[paruwi]

moved

 

[Dun Ringill]

Confirmed: Short pots 500k with new knobs, short switch with new switch tip, cap values are more important in my mind (If you have the cash try a .015, .022, and .033 to see what you like).

You will need to ream the holes for the pots and switch a little bit to allow the new parts to fit.

Good luck and welcome!

 

[Rocco Crocco]

Some guys are hesitant to ream the knob holes on their fiddles... afraid they may damage something. Its super easy, but CTS might do well to make metric sized pots for import guitars. They get modded the most and there's probably more imports sold than made in USA..

 

[PierM]

Stock Epiphone wiring aren't really great, and usually messed up...but if you never did that before, and you don't have soldering skills, I would suggest to pick the kit and materials and let a tech guy do the job.

If it's a LP standard body (49mm tick), you can use a long switchcraft with a recessed nut and yes, you will have to dremel all holes (pots and switch and also the jack output) to host new one. Short Shaft, 500 (or 550K), .022 is fine for caps.

Again, it's easy to mess with these things, so if you care about your guitar just buy the stuff and ask your tech to complete the job.

To decide which wiring is good for you I would suggest to watch this video, the best one in my opinion to fully understand the difference between a modern wiring (your actual one) and the vintage '50.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUobVmNKko[/ame]

Good luck!

 

[Zarg]

Stock Epiphone wiring aren't really great, and usually messed up...but if you never did that before, and you don't have soldering skills, I would suggest to pick the kit and materials and let a tech guy do the job.

If it's a LP standard body (49mm tick), you can use a long switchcraft with a recessed nut and yes, you will have to dremel all holes (pots and switch and also the jack output) to host new one. Short Shaft, 500 (or 550K), .022 is fine for caps.

Again, it's easy to mess with these things, so if you care about your guitar just buy the stuff and ask your tech to complete the job.

To decide which wiring is good for you I would suggest to watch this video, the best one in my opinion to fully understand the difference between a modern wiring (your actual one) and the vintage '50.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUobVmNKko

Good luck!

good advice here but if you have done any soldering before you really should try it yourself, it's not that difficult. you just have to decide for a way to wire everything and follow that, just be handy with the soldering iron

 

[JohnnyN]

Some guys are hesitant to ream the knob holes on their fiddles... afraid they may damage something. Its super easy, but CTS might do well to make metric sized pots for import guitars. They get modded the most and there's probably more imports sold than made in USA..

It's fairly new, but CTS do make metric pots.
http://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/electronics/pots/cts-metric-500k-split-shaft-audio-taper-potentiometer-coarse-spline/