Trying to Understand Bridge Tone Pot when pulled on '18 LP Standard

[mmccullo]

I just joined the LP Standard Owners Club fulfilling a 47 year dream !

 

The push pull pots on my Standard are confusing to me. The Bridge Tone pot specifically. When I pull it , the Volume goes through the roof and there appears to be no control over it using bridge Volume knob. The other two pots when pulled can be controlled with the Bridge Volume knob.

 

s this operating correctly?

Why no control over the Volume?

And why on earth would anyone use this?

 

The Volume increase is so loud Im afraid it will clip my Amp speaker

I just don't see an application, but willing to be educated.

 

Thanks !

[Eracer_Team]

Used for Bridge pickup to bypass all controls and get pure output.

 

Btw there should be dip switches inside back cover.

 

 

Here's a breakdown of what the controls do.

 

DIP 1: Neck pickup can be split (true single) or tapped (P-90 type tone)

DIP 2: Bridge pickup can be split (true single) or tapped (P-90 type tone)

DIP 3: Neck pickup treble bleed circuit (On or off)

DIP 4: Bridge pickup treble bleed circuit (On or off)

DIP 5: Transient suppression circuit (Spike control) for recording

 

Neck Volume: Pull for Split or tap (depending on DIP 1)

Bridge Volume: Pull for Split or tap (depending on DIP 2)

Neck tone: Pull for neck pickup phase reversal

Bridge Tone: Pull for Full bypass (Bridge only in humbucking mode with disabled controls)

[bigtim]

Dang I would have flunked out in this class. Whatever happened to just 2 volume and 2 tone with a 3 way switch???

 

Anyways I am glad you have fulfilled your dream of owning a LP Standard!!!! Stay for a while!!! That is one Les Paul that I have never owned is a standard.

 

[mmccullo]

Used for Bridge pickup to bypass all controls and get pure output.

 

Btw there should be dip switches inside back cover.

 

 

Here's a breakdown of what the controls do.

 

DIP 1: Neck pickup can be split (true single) or tapped (P-90 type tone)

DIP 2: Bridge pickup can be split (true single) or tapped (P-90 type tone)

DIP 3: Neck pickup treble bleed circuit (On or off)

DIP 4: Bridge pickup treble bleed circuit (On or off)

DIP 5: Transient suppression circuit (Spike control) for recording

 

Neck Volume: Pull for Split or tap (depending on DIP 1)

Bridge Volume: Pull for Split or tap (depending on DIP 2)

Neck tone: Pull for neck pickup phase reversal

Bridge Tone: Pull for Full bypass (Bridge only in humbucking mode with disabled controls)

[mmccullo]

Used for Bridge pickup to bypass all controls and get pure output.

 

Btw there should be dip switches inside back cover.

 

 

Here's a breakdown of what the controls do.

 

DIP 1: Neck pickup can be split (true single) or tapped (P-90 type tone)

DIP 2: Bridge pickup can be split (true single) or tapped (P-90 type tone)

DIP 3: Neck pickup treble bleed circuit (On or off)

DIP 4: Bridge pickup treble bleed circuit (On or off)

DIP 5: Transient suppression circuit (Spike control) for recording

 

Neck Volume: Pull for Split or tap (depending on DIP 1)

Bridge Volume: Pull for Split or tap (depending on DIP 2)

Neck tone: Pull for neck pickup phase reversal

Bridge Tone: Pull for Full bypass (Bridge only in humbucking mode with disabled controls)

[mmccullo]

Thanks for the reply, Can you define dip switches? Not sure what you mean there

 

 

Thanks Again

[NighthawkChris]

Thanks for the reply, Can you define dip switches? Not sure what you mean there

 

 

Thanks Again

 

Yeah you don’t have DIP switch controls in the control cavity like the 2019 Les Pauls. You probable are looking for this:

 

http://images.gibson.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2014/Les-Paul-Standard/Les%20Paul%20Standard%20Guide.pdf

 

It confuses me but this has to be close to what you’re looking for if not exactly what you need. Mind you I don’t have your guitar but I have seen videos about it and read about all the push-pull pot combos.

 

Hope this helps!

[mmccullo]

Yeah you don’t have DIP switch controls in the control cavity like the 2019 Les Pauls. You probable are looking for this:

 

http://images.gibson.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2014/Les-Paul-Standard/Les%20Paul%20Standard%20Guide.pdf

 

It confuses me but this has to be close to what you’re looking for if not exactly what you need. Mind you I don’t have your guitar but I have seen videos about it and read about all the push-pull pot combos.

 

Hope this helps!

 

 

 

Thanks this helps a lot !

[NighthawkChris]

Thanks this helps a lot !

 

Pleasure to be of service Welcome to the forum!

[Twang Gang]

As described above when you pull out the bridge tone button the guitar switches to bridge pickup WIDE OPEN (both volume and tone). It's not something you are going to use very often especially if you are playing at home or in a studio. But it can be a useful tool in a live situation with a loud band.

 

You can be playing in any combination of pickup - neck, bridge, or both. And in any tone and volume settings but as the band gets louder and louder building to a crescendo eventually you can just pull out that button for a screaming lead line and your guitar is CRANKED all the way!!

 

I have it on a LP Standard and my band is not that loud so I have not used it yet. But I can remember many situations from past louder bands where I wish I had that feature.

 

The other thing that is different from the 2014 instruction shown is that on more recent models pulling up on the neck tone control puts the two pickups out of phase. But your pickup selector has to be in the middle (both pick ups on) to hear it. The manual quoted says it puts the bridge pickup out of phase by itself, but it doesn't work like that on later models (and I doubt it did in 2014 either).

Edited February 26, 2019 by Twang Gang