hammer head Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Hi there epi friends. I recently acquired a trashed (modified) early 70's epiphone et-280 bass. Unfortunately, the original pu's, pickguard, and electronics has been replaced by a medley of non-epi parts. I am restoring the bass and was wondering if any of you at there can supply me with photos and/or description of the original wiring that this bass had in its original form. Description of pots, switches, etc. would be very helpful!!! -Loren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Looks to be a very simple Master Volume-Master Tone-3 Way Switch layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Go to: http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/ There's a wiring diagram there for every pickup combo you can think of, and some you can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyg Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Looks to be a very simple Master Volume-Master Tone-3 Way Switch layout Yeah' date=' it's probably going to be something like this [img']http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/jonnyg_photo/1vol1tone.gif[/img] Pots are probably going to be 500k log and any good quality switch and jacksocket (Switchcraft?) is going to to the job better than the originals which will be extremely hard to find. Why not mod it with dual concentric pots so that you have seperate volume and tone for each pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer head Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Many thanks, guys! I want to keep the circuitry as "original" as possible, without buying expensive vintage components; probably will buy switchcraft 2 way toggle and a volume and tone control. I think the pickguard was clear acylic plastic painted black on the reverse side. I need to find an original truss rod cover, as well. If anyone wants to shoot a photo of your basses pots, etc. that would be great (but might be too much of a pain). Again, thanks for the helpful input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyg Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 It'll probably be difficult to find an original TRC but go to this thread http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=12592 scroll through it and have a look at Frenchies replicas. If you PM him he'll probably make you one for a more than reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer head Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 Many thanks for the info. BTW, I made a mistake re:2 way switch; it should be three way, as mentioned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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