davecanady Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 One of the ears on my bridge tone pot broke off. One ear = knob falling off. It looks like a very easy fix....easy access and only one wire. I have an 02 LP Studio. I'm guessing I need the 500K long shaft pot. Anything else I should know about? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Yeah, this solder is a b*tch to get off! You need a hot soldering iron to do it and careful you don't leave the iron on the pot too long as you may fry it. I bought an 80W iron just for this because my 35W is too weak. I broke one of the ears off, too...but wasn't able to repair it. I had to buy a new pot. They're cheap, tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecanady Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 I have a sloder sucker. That part I'm comfortable with, I just need to know the correct pot. I've heard of people not putting back org stuff to improve the tone. If there is something better, I might give it a try. BTW, your setup is very different. I only have one wire (the capasitor) going to the center terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 The 500k long shaft should be correct. I changed a lot of electronics on my Les Paul - one recent change that I've done is to replace the ceramic capacitors with Sprague Orange drops. Unfortunately, I didn't just make that one change so it's hard to tell if it made a difference. However, if you want to keep it stock - only replace the pot and buy a gibson pot. 30 years down the road any mods will probably devalue the asking price for your guitar unless you save the parts and put them back in before selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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