PP_CS336 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Hi! I thought maybe one or some of you more technical guys out there on the forum might be able to give me a logical answer to this...I have not touched the stock pickups in either of my guitars in the subject as indicated since I bought these two guitars. I was out playing with my band Saturday night when I noticed a vast difference in the output of Sheraton II over my Les Paul Standard when I switched my guitars. Both were set at the same volume level of 5. Yet when I played my Sheraton it seemed much louder than my Les Paul. Both of them have the stock Epi Humbucker pickups in them. Is there some variance in the two guitars' pickups due to different style maybe? i.e. are the Humbucker p'ups on the Sheraton II a different style from the ones on a Les Paul Standard? My Sheraton II was made in Korea in 2005 vs my Les Paul Standard made China in 2007...could the two factories use different type Humbucker pickups? Or maybe the Ohm capacity of the pots on the two guitars is different and that could have an affect? I haven't the slightest idea; that's why I'm throwing the question out for those of you who are more knowledgable in that arena. BTW, I never touched the settings on my amplifier. I had to actually turn my Sheri down, she was so hot. Let me know what you guys think it could be. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 AFAIK: Sherry neck & bridge: Alnico Classic Les Paul neck: Alnico Classic (same as Sherry) Les Paul bridge: Alnico Classic Plus (overwound/hot) Those two pickup models, in either of those two configurations, account for most Epis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PP_CS336 Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 AFAIK: Sherry neck & bridge: Alnico Classic Les Paul neck: Alnico Classic (same as Sherry) Les Paul bridge: Alnico Classic Plus (overwound/hot) Those two pickup models' date=' in either of those two configurations, account for most Epis.[/quote'] Thanks, Ron! But, any reason why the sound of the Sheraton is hotter on the same setting as the Les Paul?:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Probably slight differences in the signal chain. Pots can vary in their precision and resistance, for example - so a 5 on one may not be identical to a 5 on another. See if there's a difference with everything at 10 (or 11) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewk Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 That, or the Sheraton's pickups are closer to the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 There may also well be a difference in the pickups themselves. Epiphone contracts out the manufacture of their pickups, and an "Alnico classic" from one factory may have different materials than those from another --- or even from the same factory in another year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PP_CS336 Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 There may also well be a difference in the pickups themselves. Epiphone contracts out the manufacture of their pickups' date=' and an "Alnico classic" from one factory may have different materials than those from another --- or even from the same factory in another year.[/quote'] Parabar, thanks for the suggestion. I was kind of thinking along that line as the pickup setup height is pretty much the same on both my guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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