Zeppeholic Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Hello, I was going to special order (well, defiantly thinking about it) a Les Paul Traditional Pro 2 and I was wondering, with the open coil pickups that are on it, can I put a silver humbucker cover on it, or do I have to replace the entire pickup? Also, these pickups have coil tapping, can I replace them with any other Gibson pickups that have coil tapping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Hello! Yes. Mind the pole-piece spacing! Yes. Look for 4-wire pickups. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 it's not a LP, but here's my V before & after adding covers.....use genuine Gibson covers & your pole spacings should be perfect. the only even mildly challenging part is soldering the covers to the p'ups base plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Damn they took the "+" away... That's very nice, Bender! Looks way better! Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppeholic Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Hello! Yes. Mind the pole-piece spacing! Yes. Look for 4-wire pickups. Cheers... Bence So 4-wire pick-ups are the coil splitting pick-ups? and so, all I have to do with the humbucker cover is put the opening holes on one of the open coils and secure it right? like the guy above with the flying V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 BENDER 4 LIFE: "it's not a LP, but here's my V before & after adding covers.....use genuine Gibson covers & your pole spacings should be perfect. the only even mildly challenging part is soldering the covers to the p'ups base plates." I did this with a Faded V. I found that the covers took some of that brittle tone out of the 496R/500T's. Decent cleans in the middle position with the volume rolled back and the right amp settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Just put the new covers on, I wouldn't even worry about putting wax in them. I have two different guitars that I put covers on, I haven't put wax in either of them and they work just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Damn they took the "+" away... That's very nice, Bender! Looks way better! Cheers... Bence thanks, I did it to try to remove some of the "harshness" of the 496/500 ceramic p'up set.....it made a SMALL difference, but truthfully swapping the tone cap for a Russian PIO cap made more difference. the looks are a nice bonus though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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