Comparing LARGE vs SMALL 500K volume and tone pots in a Les Paul. Cheap vs high end potentiometers.

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024

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  • @DrDooDah
    @DrDooDah 6 місяців тому +1

    That's a gorgeous guitar. Sounds great too!

  • @mbosch1970
    @mbosch1970 6 місяців тому +3

    was the old wiring also 50's wiring? Would be great if you would have a picture of the situation before you made the modification. If the previous installation was not 50s wiring, than the nice effect of keeping a lot of treble, when you dial down the volume, actually comes from the different wiring. And how about the capacitors, did you use the old ones (and which value did they have: 0,022 mf?) or did you upgrade them as well? In my opinion the guitar sounded better with the new installation, congratulations!! Really nice tones and great playing!

    • @GUITARSGIZMOS
      @GUITARSGIZMOS  6 місяців тому +2

      Hi, thanks for your kind word on my playing 😊 Yes, I will update the description about the wiring, but it is also mentioned at 02:58 in the video that I've used Seymour Duncan's schematics for 50s wiring each time, for the reason you describe about keeping the treble when rolling down the volume. I did also use the same value capacitors (0.022uF), but it's not the same kind.

  • @RiotBike
    @RiotBike 6 місяців тому +3

    The Made in Korea small Alpha audio taper pots are really good in terms of smoothness and pot taper. I’ve compared them to CTS and I like the Alpha better.

    • @GUITARSGIZMOS
      @GUITARSGIZMOS  6 місяців тому

      Hi, the small ones in this guitar are not the stock pots. I still have those in one of my drawers. I replaced them when i first got the guitar because I wanted to change the wiring, and already had a complete harness to put in here. But you made me curious to try out the stock pots that came with the guitar. Thanks for the heads up. Cheers!

  • @AlexRGuitar
    @AlexRGuitar 22 дні тому

    Amazing playing!!! Honestly you make that guitar sing before and after! Very lovely!! 🤌🏼

  • @dwstoeckel4740
    @dwstoeckel4740 6 місяців тому +2

    It’s kinda funny, .... I mean, I have nooo intention of ever working on my guitar like you do. Yet I always watch your videos on this stuff all the way through... every minute. Maybe because I know at some point you’re gonna lay down some absolutely wonderful guitar playing....and you never disappoint. Love your channel Thor...

    • @GUITARSGIZMOS
      @GUITARSGIZMOS  6 місяців тому

      What a great compliment. Thank you, I'm grateful for your visits and your always nice comments on my playing. Very much appreciated my friend 😊

    • @dwstoeckel4740
      @dwstoeckel4740 6 місяців тому

      @@GUITARSGIZMOS well it’s easy to offer compliments when you admire someone’s playing the way I admire yours .. hell , I’ve even started to incorporate some hybrid picking into my playing, in an effort to get a little bit of that flesh on the string tone that you get so masterfully with your right hand.. !

    • @GUITARSGIZMOS
      @GUITARSGIZMOS  6 місяців тому +1

      @@dwstoeckel4740 I find hybrid picking quite challenging. Concentrating too hard on not loosing the pick and can't use my fingers as freely as I'd like to. It's probably just down to putting in the hours and wanting to master it strong enough. Knowing myself, I'll probably stick to one technique at the time.

  • @patricelecanu6150
    @patricelecanu6150 4 місяці тому +1

    you won a new subcriber , because of the quality of your contents and extra feature your playing !!!!! im glad ! thanks alot for your good work !!!

  • @50Something
    @50Something 6 місяців тому +1

    What do you mean when you say ''No Brand Classic 57 pickups'' Thor? Having asked that, I must say that this is just a fantastic early Eric Clapton Cream tone that you getting in the jam at the end. The guitar sound fantastic !

    • @GUITARSGIZMOS
      @GUITARSGIZMOS  6 місяців тому +1

      Hi, good to see you my friend. I meant to say unknown brand, and will update the description. It's a pair of pickups I got off ebay probably 10 years ago. They were sold as Classic 57s and I suspect they might be of eastern origin. Thanks for your kind words on the tone. I have to agree that it sounds quite good this guitar 😊 All the best!

  • @ix-Xafra
    @ix-Xafra Місяць тому

    If you use the volume pot a lot during performance, 24mm pots feel nicer especially if you swell notes like a Strat player...
    Sweet playing m8!

  • @walkinginharmony
    @walkinginharmony 6 місяців тому +1

    Your playing and your interpretation of classics is top notch! That guitar sounds and looks amazing on camera. I love the way your fingers smear in to notes and really make it come alive in a three dimensional way. I agree with your summation in that I only hear a better taper and not a tone difference. Another great vid Thor!!

    • @GUITARSGIZMOS
      @GUITARSGIZMOS  5 місяців тому +1

      Hi Brian, this classic is one that I always will associate with Easter because of the yearly campaign around keeping safe when going to the mountains that NRK (the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) has had since the 70s and where this was the soundtrack. Thanks for your encouraging words on my playing! I totally agree on how this guitar sounds and look. I love it 😊I hope you are doing fine my friend. All the best.

    • @walkinginharmony
      @walkinginharmony 5 місяців тому +1

      @@GUITARSGIZMOS Always good to hear your influences and I do genuinely love your playing. it's very much alive and in the room. More people need to know about your channel my friend.

  • @gregdolecki8530
    @gregdolecki8530 6 місяців тому

    If they are both quality and the same taper style, there will be no difference in performance.

  • @vikingbeard
    @vikingbeard 6 місяців тому

    Muligens det vakreste jeg har hørt spilt på gitar noensinne. Her er det dag 1 som går på repeat. Hører vanligvis liten forskjell når du eksperimenterer med div. greier, men i dag synes jeg det var merkbart klarere/skarpere lyd etter du skiftet potene. Og at det inspirerte til litt forskjellig musikk.

    • @GUITARSGIZMOS
      @GUITARSGIZMOS  6 місяців тому

      Takk for fine ord. Du inspirerer meg til å holde meg i mer melodisk område med spillingen. Setter stor pris på tilbakemeldingene.