modern vs 50s wiring

Gibson Les Pauls of the late 1950s had some really special features that contribute towards their long-standing status as true kings of guitar tone. In my 82 Standard I have the neck pickup wired 50s style.

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Comparing the the modern vs the 50s wiring on my 2004 Les Paul50s wiring executed with 500k CTS log pot and 0022 uF TAD Orange Drop capsWith the OD engaged.

. Thats exactly what I dislike about 50s wiring. Personally I feel that. The only real aspect of modern I like better than 50s is the relative independance of tone pots when in the both pickups position and volume rolled back thanks to them having.

It seems that 50s wiring makes for weird tone potvolume pot interaction as you roll the volume down. MODERN vs 50s WIRING. Listen to the files first then follow.

Do you know of any other wiring schemes worth trying. The tone pot affects. What do you think feel or prefer regarding these wiring schemes and how they effect your SG.

Modern wiring is supposed to keep the high end. Modern wiring will keep the high end ONLY if you include treble bleed circuit - usually a cap and a resistor. Ok as promised I did the circuit analysis for the two wirings.

I also spent some time recording two soundfiles to illustrate the differences. Thats what Ive found that is what I meant when I said with 50s wiring the controls interact lowering tone will have a slight affect on volume though. When your switch is in the middle you have the ability.

The 50s wiring maintains more clarity as you turn down the volume control. The traditional 50s wiring is preferred by most players.

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