Strhessed Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Hey everyone. First post here. I just ordered an Epiphone SG-400 today and a Seymour Duncan SH4 JB for the bridge and a Seymour Duncan SH2 for the neck. Now I also want to completely re-wire the guitar including new pots, switch, etc. Can anyone direct me to a website where I can buy a kit or the components ? Also, what size (dimension wise) pots do I need to ensure they fit the SG and what ohm should I go for ? I play metal and tune down B to B and use a Boss Metal Zone pedal for a thick bottom heavy tone (if that helps to recommend parts). Also, should I line the inside of the wiring cavity with the copper tape or whatever to kill noise ? Any and all help is very appreciated as this will be my first time re-wiring. THANKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Welcome to the forum! If you're using humbuckers, which you are, use 500K ohm pots. Google guitar wiring kits and you'll find many more! And any shielding you can add will help. Be sure to change out the wiring with some good quality braided wire! Here's just a few links: Specialty Guitars RS Guitar Works AllParts StewMac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strhessed Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 Will these pieces fit ? http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/PK3S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 They'll fit, but I believe you will have to enlarge the holes for the pots as the stockers are metric and the CTS pots are standard size. Not a big deal though. Well worth the effort! Oh, and don't forget to purchase the proper knobs because the original ones won't fit the CTS shafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Get the good alpha pots from stew mac. Just as good as CTS, (better I think) and they'll drop right in, and cheaper too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammybstard Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 How old is the guitar? My G400 pots are perfectly fine after years of use and It's not like they effect the tone. If they're not noisy when you turn them why change them? that said a quick squirt of contact cleaner or isopropyl Alcohol will usually restore a noisy pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strhessed Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 I ended up ordering the above kit (the tech assured me the pots would fit no problem, but they needed to swap out the switch for a right angle one) along with all the copper shielding, braided shielded wiring, a replacement graphite nut (I have read that the plastic nut tends to keep the SG from staying in tune). I figured I may as well do it all while I have the money. Besides, I haven't bought a new guitar in 10 years !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Get the good alpha pots from stew mac. Just as good as CTS' date=' (better I think) and they'll drop right in, and cheaper too![/quote'] Are the Alphas metric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strhessed Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Well I just looked and apparently the Alphas need 5/16 hole size while the CTS are a 3/8...or was it vice versa ? At any rate, may need to drill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanssaab Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 i'm, , just wondering why you didn't play it first to see how it played/sounded , i have no probs with mines apart from a wee rattle from the bridge now and then (soon to be sorted ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strhessed Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 I got the guitar today and it plays quite well, the pick-ups are noisy as hell and the pots/knobs are all crooked. I'm glad I ordered all the replacement stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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