All the pics i see of modern wiring is not how my epi was wired. Also in a les paul where would one find the area to solder the bridge ground to.
For gibson les paul and flying v here are some images i fixed up to show the various wirings that ive noodled around with on my les pauls and flying vs.
Modern wiring diagram les paul. Common electric guitar wiring diagrams. One was an r0 and i put in 550k pots and nos bumble bees. Thanks to the les paul forum for all the info ive gained from there and to black rose customs for including a diagram of their kit wiring on their website.
The diagrams were good except as a novice i cannot read how youve hooked up the ground wires. Welcome to perkys analog gear demos. I have 50s in a couple and modern stock in a couple les pauls.
John has a schematic of a 50s modded wiring diagram. Les paul short long shaft prewired standard assemblies p gmod 3 modern wiring. Our guide to wiring the main controls of a les paul in the popular 50s style.
Please subscribe for more demos of vintage rare effects pedals. 50s style les paul wiring differs from typical modern day setups simply a change in capacitor location. Each wiring diagram is shown with a treble bleed modification a 220kw resistor in parallel with a 470pf cap added to the volume pots.
The two les pauls i did rewirere pot i did because i wanted more brightness more umph. I dont play with the knobs that much so i dont really notice the difference. Is that only gibsons modern wiring.
I thought that a ground was supposed to be connect to the top of each of the four pots then soldered to a bridge. If you are re wiring your les paul building your own or upgrading the electronics on an imported copy then you will find this guide useful. Another breja tone works diy video.
This guide is based on using our les paul wiring kit cts pots switchcraft toggle switchjack orange drop caps and braided guitar wire and covers the popular 50s les paul wiring. This video shows how to wire a les paul or sg type guitar using the two most comment schemes vintage 50s or modern. In the decade ive been writing mod garage weve explored how to hot rod teles and strats with gibson 50s wiring yet never addressed the guitar that gave us this wiringthe les paul.
I will find it for you tomorrow i have it in the studio. I do explain a bit about the. The cavity looks just like an old 50s les paul.
50s vs modern les paul wiring posted. A few weeks ago i swapped out the stock pickups in my les paul custom for some montys paf. Les paul pro with p 90s and it had the 50s style wiring metal plate and ground post etc.