zsharp1 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 anyone have experience with cts pots and caps swaps? is it worth changing from stock? what does my 2007 LP custom Shop Re-issue have inside ? i am hearing different things and i just want to understand. any info would help. i tried to locate info on the web and there isnt really anything out there that says what is inside ,type , ect... thanks pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 yes. i changed the stock pots/caps out with an RS vintage kit.....made the tapers much more usable. i currently have an RS Reissue Kit (w/real Luxe BB caps) which i intend on putting in my R8. i am interested to hear the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 yes. i changed the stock pots/caps out with an RS vintage kit.....made the tapers much more usable. i currently have an RS Reissue Kit (w/real Luxe BB caps) which i intend on putting in my R8. i am interested to hear the difference. A good move for sure. I had mine wired to 50's style as well. Heres what I received in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 If anything,try the 50's wiring if you don't already have it. It's what I do and prefer. Caps and pots are subjective and depends on what you already have,how/what you play etc. etc. PS - you should have generic ceramic caps and 300k vol/500k CTS tone pots,but you didn't state exactly what you have...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Caps and pots are subjective and depends on what you already have,how/what you play etc. etc. Historic pots are crap. They have next to no taper at all. The caps, while they look cool, where not real "Bees" so RS was the ticket all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Historic pots are crap. They have next to no taper at all. The caps' date=' while they look cool, were not real"Bees" so RS was the ticket all around. So obviously,for some stupid reason,Gibson used Linear instead of audio[confused] What the[-( If that's the case,go right ahead and swap them out for an Audio taper pot(vol). The "pretend" bumlebees I knew about. Just regular PIO painted with stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 PS - you should have generic ceramic caps and 300k vol/500k CTS tone pots' date='but you didn't state exactly what you have...?[/quote']No, he said reissue in his first post. Unless it's an old one, it has Gibson's fake Bumblebee caps and four 500k CTS pots. zsharp1, what type & year is it, exactly? I'm gonna guess it's the on in your avatar and that it's a '68RI...but if your serial number begins with CS, it's not a reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 No' date=' he said reissue in his first post. Unless it's an old one, it has Gibson's fake Bumblebee caps and four 500k CTS pots. zsharp1, what type & year is it, exactly? I'm gonna guess it's the on in your avatar and that it's a '68RI...but if your serial number begins with CS, it's not a reissue. ...which is why I stated that he didn't say what he had - year,model etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsharp1 Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 I have a 2007 Gibson Les Paul custom 68 re-issue, #078818, i spoke with RS already and look forward the to getting the upgrade. i could not find any info if this was a VOS or whatnot, Gibson didnt really say in their resposne i received. also , i have a 2008 Standard LP that has the Gibson pots. they sound ok , i noticed they lack control and i will swap those out to. i dont know the difference between modern & vintage ? so .... i am looking for some feedback from anyone who has heard these modern vs. vintage upgrades. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 i could not find any info if this was a VOS or whatnot' date=' Gibson didnt really say in their resposne i received.[/quote']Does the hardware look new or old? If the hardware looks old, it's VOS, if it looks new, it's gloss. That's the only difference - one looks new, the other does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 So obviously' date='for some stupid reason,Gibson used Linear instead of audio[confused'] What the[-( If that's the case,go right ahead and swap them out for an Audio taper pot(vol). The "pretend" bumlebees I knew about. Just regular PIO painted with stripes. my understanding is that the fake bees are not PIO. but i could be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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