CowboyBillyBob1 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I have a2012 LP Standard. Does anyone know what this guitar comes with? I would think with the push pull pots it woulf not be easy to switch. / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998StandardSG Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Humbuckers usually have 500k and single coil usually have 250k. (correct me if I'm wrong) If you want a brighter sound and more output go with a 1meg If you want a darker sound and less out put go with a 250k Also you can change your capacitor .01uF will be bright .22uF .47uF will be dark So if you have humbuckers maybe try 500k with a .22cap to start and if it's too dark or too bright adjust off of that. I usually like either a .22 or a .01. Sometimes if the pickups are really dark I will put a .005 on the tone but maybe I will start experimenting with pot values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyBillyBob1 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Humbuckers usually have 500k and single coil usually have 250k. (correct me if I'm wrong) If you want a brighter sound and more output go with a 1meg If you want a darker sound and less out put go with a 250k Also you can change your capacitor .01uF will be bright .22uF .47uF will be dark So if you have humbuckers maybe try 500k with a .22cap to start and if it's too dark or too bright adjust off of that. I usually like either a .22 or a .01. Sometimes if the pickups are really dark I will put a .005 on the tone but maybe I will start experimenting with pot values. Are you familiar withe the 2012 Standard? All the pots both tone and volume are push pull to split coils and put in and out of phase. Not your normal LP set up. I was looking for some one who was familiar with this specific new configuration. I would imagineg changing from one to another would be hard to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Moore Tribute Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Current spec is 500k Volume, 300k Tone Vintage spec (VOS, custom shop) all 500k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hello GMT! According to specs for Classic Custom, it's the opposite: 300K for volume and 500K for tone. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Moore Tribute Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hello GMT! According to specs for Classic Custom, it's the opposite: 300K for volume and 500K for tone. Cheers... Bence Whoop's my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Whoop's my bad Nothing wrong! We all know it's worth listening to everything You say! If it wasn't for You my Classic Custom wouldn't sound as great as it does now! Thanks for the great infos on caps and wiring! Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998StandardSG Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I had no idea that L.P.S. for 2012 had those options. So am I correct? Humbucker/Split, In Phase/Out Phase, and (I'm assuming) Series/Parallel? I will have to take a look at this because I think that is a great set up from the factory if that is how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998StandardSG Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 OK I just looked it up, the other is a true bypass for the bridge. Very cool though. I wish I would have waited to get mine then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hello SG! It's coil-tap actually - not split. Makes the humbucker sound like a P-90. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rogerb Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Les Paul models made at the USA plant have 300K linear taper volume and 500K audio taper tone controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998StandardSG Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hello SG! It's coil-tap actually - not split. Makes the humbucker sound like a P-90. Cheers... Bence I thought when you make the humbucker a single coil you are splitting it and when you tap you are "tapping" into only a portion of the windings on the pickup to alter the tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Les Paul models made at the USA plant have 300K linear taper volume and 500K audio taper tone controls. There you go this is the official answer but, CTS pots have a +/- 10% tolerance, the only way to know exactly is by measuring each pot with a multimeter. Yet another reason why each guitar sounds different even if it is the same model. I just bought some pots for a project guitar and this one clocks right at 500k, first one ever! this is an Alpha pot, upgrade for import guitars with metric measurements, it is supposed to have a +/-20% tolerance but this pot is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyBillyBob1 Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 So changing from 300 to 500 on the volume pots would increase or decrease treble responese? What are the effects of changing the tone pots from one to another? I still think this is not an easy change from one to another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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