LES PAUL ELECTRONICS LATE 70'S THROUGH 80'S

[tepidy]

HI EVERYONE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE REASON WHY GIBSON IN LATE 70'S THROUGH 80'S, STARTED MOUNTING THE POTS AND GROUNDING EVERYTHING TO A METAL PLATE INSTEAD OF DIRECTLY TO THE WOOD. IF SO WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. WHY DID THEY CHANGE BACK TO MOUNTING TO WOOD AND GROUNDING TO POTS. THANKS-TEDDY

[DoubleSixx]

I don't know this officially, but I think there's a few reasons.

 

Probably because it's faster and more efficient. All the pots will be grounded without added a ground loop wire.

 

The electronics can be assembled and soldered outside of the guitar with the execption of a few connections. Less chance of ruining the finish, plus they can have a division that just assembles the

grounding plate, so then workers just grab them pre-wired.

 

Of course it's more work in the event you have to change one pot because you have to pull everything out. So this may explain why you don't see them in every Les Paul.

 

I have no idea why a Studio gets a grounding plate and a Special gets a ground loop.

[Tim Plains]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING??

[tepidy]

Sorry about the caps-first post

[surfpup]

A related question... I'm thinking of trying the 50's wiring in one of my LPs. (Always on the tone quest, ya know?).

Am I correct in thinking that I should remove the ground plate since it will then have a ground loop?