Treble Bleed or 50s Wiring for Les Paul

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I'm sick of my tone going to mud when I dial my volume back to clean up my sound (especially on neck pickup). Do you guys recommend 50s wiring or treble bleed circuit for a Les Paul? Which will mess with my tone the least with volume and tone on 10?
 
I prefer the 50's wiring. To me it sounds more natural.
 
I plan to go 50s wiring soon myself. I'm generally very traditional when it comes to my gear so doing something decided old school appeals to me. :)
 
With everything on 10, they should sound the same (though some will claim to hear a difference, mechanically it should be the same).

If you use both the tone and volume knobs together, you might prefer a treble bleed because with '50s wiring, the two knobs become interactive as soon as they are rolled back from 10 and it can be a bit fussy to have to adjust them in tandem to get what you might want.
 
I've used both methods. I prefer 50s wiring. As stated above, it has a more natural feel to it.
 
Also, there are about a million different ways to do a "treble bleed," so you might hate some and like others. It can just be a matter of finding the right value resistor and capacitor for what you want.
 
50's wiring and new caps and 500k pots.

I would not ditch the tone circuit on a LP, especially the bridge pickup. A treble bleed may not be necessary. I typically have my tone on the bridge on 7 or 8 knock the treble harshness.
 
EVHpickdust":eqgm1l1k said:
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Thanks but I'm not really looking to upgrade the electronics.
 
messenger":2n6c9f5u said:
EVHpickdust":2n6c9f5u said:
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Thanks but I'm not really looking to upgrade the electronics.
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Going with matched 500k pots will take the 50's wiring up another notch. I like to even go a little higher in an LP, like 515K or even 525k. If you measure your current pots they're probably under 500k.
 
LP Freak":2ln8dorb said:
Going with matched 500k pots will take the 50's wiring up another notch. I like to even go a little higher in an LP, like 515K or even 525k. If you measure your current pots they're probably under 500k.
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Hell, I assumed you were going 500k pots when you said "50's wiring".
 
Maybe it's something I should consider than. I think I'll rewire it first with the existing pots and caps
 
messenger":3boq7qfx said:
I'm sick of my tone going to mud when I dial my volume back to clean up my sound (especially on neck pickup). Do you guys recommend 50s wiring or treble bleed circuit for a Les Paul? Which will mess with my tone the least with volume and tone on 10?
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Go 50s wiring with 500k pots (i like Gotoh pots)
 
My LP Classic has 500k pots. What kind of caps should I go with if I want to go to 50s wiring?

I just installed Wolfetones (Dr. Vintage neck and Marshallhead bridge) and they don't clean up much when rolling back the volume knobs. I would like to try 50s wiring.
 
glip22":1k9xy46y said:
LP Freak":1k9xy46y said:
500k are the right pots but because of tolerances you need to check them with a volt meter to get their true value. It's possible they're much lower which some like.

Grab this and you'll be set

http://www.hyperiontone.com/deluxe-les- ... ong-shaft/
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I like the 525k pots. I test them and then install them accordingly. Are these good?
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Higher value just lets more highs through so it's whatever you prefer.
 
Rick Lee":1juciakd said:
My LP Classic has 500k pots. What kind of caps should I go with if I want to go to 50s wiring?

I just installed Wolfetones (Dr. Vintage neck and Marshallhead bridge) and they don't clean up much when rolling back the volume knobs. I would like to try 50s wiring.
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I've been researching this same question myself. A few handy threads to get you started:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=155718&p=1771146
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=67764&p=779101
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=66200&p=757400
 
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