Saul Goodman Posted February 4 Posted February 4 I had a guy on the other "H" forum several weeks ago being a dick to me about this subject. Not sure if he was being a dick but man, I felt like I needed a shower after reading his PMs. Now that I think about it, why was he PMing me? I'll have to go back and re-read. Here's another video for you chaps while I'm in Sunny Florida.  2 1 Quote
velorush Posted February 5 Posted February 5 "Secret Tones!" 🙃 #clickbait I posted somewhere (Ask the Experts?) some time back about 50's wiring with the conclusion being modification of my '19 Les Paul Standard to that scheme. I absolutely positively prefer it hands down, BUT, it is not a panacea. For me it works fantastically, but if you don't mess with the Volume or Tone controls (especially Volume), it's of no practical benefit. It does affect how the controls work - the Tone control will have the slightest effect on overall volume and both controls become interactive - but (for me) it makes everything just work better and made the guitar brighter and clearer. I liked it so much I wired my Strat in the 50's scheme, and I will likely persist in wiring anything I'm taking an iron to in that way. It's a really simple switch and equally simple to move back if you don't like it. 3 1 Quote
Dave Scepter Posted February 5 Posted February 5 3 hours ago, velorush said:  but if you don't mess with the Volume or Tone controls (especially Volume), it's of no practical benefit. Well duh... 🤣 Quote
Menehune Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Thanks Saul. I installed treble bleed circuits in my '93 Studio. They work well, but are less elegant than this simple rewiring. 1 Quote
velorush Posted February 5 Posted February 5 2 hours ago, Dave Scepter said: Well duh... 🤣 No, you'd be surprised at the posts (not HFC, of course) deriding the mod, 'what a waste of time. I can't tell any difference,' only to find out they keep Volume and Tone persistently on 10. That's fine if that's your thing, but don't expect miracles when you mod something you don't use... 4 Quote
Saul Goodman Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 2 hours ago, Menehune said: Thanks Saul. I installed treble bleed circuits in my '93 Studio. They work well, but are less elegant than this simple rewiring. I bought a LP with a treble bleed. I felt it needed an upgrade so I bought a RS Guitar Works harness "Vintage Wiring" which was 50's. So many more tones with the controls and clarity. I'm doing my 335 now if I can thaw out my soldering iron. 2 Quote
Jakeboy Posted February 6 Posted February 6 One of my fave things that Hamer did as routine…. 2 Quote
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