rogeriobps Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Hi to all, I have a Epiphone Les Paul Standard (Cherry Sunburst) from 1997, produced in Saein, Korea. All electric components are in a very weak condition so I´m going to have to replace them. Volume and tone pots work occasionally and when they work they make a huge noise , the toggle switch is broken, the swithcraft jack isn´t working fine and I have to find a right position for it to work... Pickups are also very weak... I´ve already ordered a Bill Lawrence L500 XL and a L500 R pickups for bidge and neck positions from Bill n´ Becky (www.billlawrence.com). Now I need to replace all the other electric components. I´d like your advice and help on where I can buy these electric components. I´d like high quality electrics, to obtain the best sound the Bill Lawrence pickups can deliver. I think that for the L500 XL I need a pot the at least 500K. I´m from Portugal, Europe, so I don´t know if you guys know any stores here in Europe that sell components for Epiphones. If not, American stores that ship internationally will do. I´m looking for high quality components only. I want to invest my money on something that I´m sure that´s good and will help the pickups deliver there great sound capacities. Thank you and looking foward for all your help and advice Best, Roger Santos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 CTS pots, Switchcraft jack and toggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 There Is a difference between CTS and ALPHA brand pots: http://www.hoaglandbrothers.com/pages/FAQ.htm First distributor that comes to mind that sells in portugal is ALLPARTS: http://www.allparts.com/Guitar-Electronics-s/18.htm They have a distributor in Barcelona, Spain that services Portugal, also. http://www.allparts.com/International-Distributors-s/195.htm BBM Company Passatge de Nogués, 19 08025 BARCELONA, SPAIN Tel: +34 932138931 Fax: +34 932849285 www.bbmcompany.es Not sure if this is of any help.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomeagle1 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I'll trade parts for a bottle of Quinto do Noval! Seriously Stew Mac does ship internationally. They have a complete line of parts and wiring. check out this link http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Supplies:_Wiring_kits/Wiring_Kit_for_Les_Paul.html Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 These guys are great... http://www.axesrus.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthemBassMan Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 -All I can say is kudos for the Lawrence p'ups. I have an L-500XL in one of my guitars. Killer p'up and very versatile. I would stick with CTS pots for your guitar. Don't put something cheap in there with those sweet p'ups coming. You may even find a good wiring kit on eBay. L8R, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogeriobps Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Thank you all for your help. I´ll go for CTS pots and Switchcraft jack and toggle, although I´m not sure which CTS pots I must buy... Long shaft pots, Short shaft pots? Audio taper, Linear taper? Will I need capacitors? How many and which ones? Bill Lawrence has a filter for sale that I´m not sure if it works as a capacitor... Don´t know if I need to have a capacitor in case I have that filter... Lonesomeagle1, you have good taste and I´m glad to know that you like Port Wine . Quinta do Noval has great Port Wine. Thank you all Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthemBassMan Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 -I have CTS audio taper, short shafts in my Epi. You just have to open the holes in the top a tiny bit because you will be going from a metric pot to an SAE sized one. Also pick up two Orange Drop .022 caps for your tone controls. In mine I have a .022 for the bridge, and a .015 for the neck p'up. Are you getting the Q Filter from Bill? I can't remember if it replaces to tone caps or if it's wired in series with them. Bill or Becky should be able to answer that one better than me. L8R, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreakyPete Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 One small point from very recent (well, ongoing) experience. Forum member Alansaab is doing the exact same job on my 98 LP Std. We used quality braided wire, but the found that the bore holes between the cavities were much narrower on my LP than on alan's 2004 model. Consequently, it was a real struggle trying to force the braided wires through the holes. This ended up with the wires themselves being damaged and will require to be changed for a narrower gauge. So, it's worthwhile taking a quick look at the sizes first before ordering the wires since not all LP's are the same. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogeriobps Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 Thank you all for the replys. No, I didn´t get the Q Filter but I was wondering if it would be better then tone caps. I sent Bill n Becky an email regarging this, still waiting. StreakyPete, did you buy a wiring kit? If yes, could you tell me where? Which wires are you using now and that fitted the bore holes without damage? Regarding Switchcraft jack and toggle, will I also have to open the holes a bit more? Or will the standard existing ones house the jack and toggle from Switchcraft? Thank you all. Best, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreakyPete Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Hi Rog, Didn't buy a wiring kit per se, but instead ordered individual components seperately. I had hoped to get everything from this dealer: http://www.sinewavemusic.co.uk/prod24gibsonwire.html But, sadly they'd run out of stock on cts pots with 3-4 weeks waiting time. So instead, I got everything from these guys: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130400703195&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT I was slightly miffed to discover that the £16 'premium quality' toggle switch was inferior to switchcraft which can be bought for about half that price, but other than that, all was kosher! Like I said, the braided wire was just too much for MY guitar, but that's not to say that it won't by OK for yours. A quick look under the rear plate should be enough to let you know if you've got enough room. Mine was less than a third of an inch wide, whereas Alan's was two or three times wider than that. I can't tell you where to get the narrower gauge wire. Alan 'procured' some for me. I can't tell you where he got it from, only that the roof light on his Saab will never shine again!! :) We didn't have to widen the hole for the toggle, but had wo widen for the pots and the jack. Hope this helps Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogeriobps Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Thanks for the reply StreakyPete BigGrin . Looks like the Q-Filter is wired in series with tone caps. At least thats what Shannon, Bill Lawrence´s daughter, wrote on the email she sent me. I was thinking in getting Schaller´s Tune O Matic bridge piezo: http://guitar-bridge.com/hp135018/Guitar-Bridges-GTM-Piezo.htm?ITServ=C5e682614X129b3354aaeXY3a69 . Will this bridge fit on my Les Paul´s current bridge holes? Thank you. Best, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogeriobps Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Anyone ever tried the Schaller GTM Piezo bridge? Here is the link to it: http://guitar-bridge.com...82614X129b3354aaeXY3a69 Does anyone know if it fits or not on a Epiphone Les Paul Standard? Thank you all. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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