rlord1974
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Scumback Speakers":311mabdd said:There are three options available that I know of. (I have 12 Les Pauls, 1 more coming, been dealing with this for years).
1) Treble bleed circuit with cap in the wiring between your volume and tone pot. Cleans up well by 7, however it can get a little "too clean" and crystal sharp on the treble with reduced fatness in the bass. You have to experiment with the values to find what works for you at stage volumes.
Here's a pot that's made with the treble bleed circuit in it that's adjustable. Haven't tried it myself, but this might be cool if you can dial in the amount of treble you need when turning down, and it's a CTS 500k pot, too.
http://www.guitarelectronics.com/c=9Qda ... rcuit.html
2) 50's wiring with CTS 500k pots and the correct values for pots. I prefer .015 in the neck cap, .033 in the bridge cap. If your LP is post 1963 you have "modern" wiring most likely, which gets muddy and takes a long turn of the volume pot to get clean (like 2-3). I use 50's wiring in all of my LP's.
3) Your pickups are too hot, or your OD/Boost/gain is set so high it can't clean up quickly enough. I experience this with my Komet 60 clone plugging straight in (no fx/boosts of any kind). My pickups are no hotter than 10k in the bridge, 8k in the neck.
I love the FAST mode for solos, but it won't clean up before 2-3. If I switch to the GRADUAL mode, it's similar to a ballsy Plexi sound and cleans up by 6 on the volume knob of the guitar. Same thing for my 50/100w Marshall type amps. But then you need an OD / Boost pedal for solos.
Hopefully some of this helps.
Jim
"Hopefully it helps?!" Holy SMOKES, Jim! Thanks so much for this!
That's not to take away from the sound advice and suggestions others have given, but thanks for taking the time to put this response together! I'm definitely going to re-wire one of my Les Paul Customs with the 50's wiring and see if it helps!
