Les Paul Pot Angles:

uhm.......to the original question ---do you know its the angle of the pots-----it could simply be an incorrectly installed knob.............
 
My 2012 Traditional has that mounting plate for the pots. I had it out when I changed the volume pots from 300k to 500k. IIRC, its not flat & also puts the pots at slight angles so the knobs kinda follow the contor of the carved top.WP_20160413_004.jpg
I think its kinda visible here. Cheers
 
gball said:
Sort answer is yes, normal. They follow the contours of the carved top. I think they would be weird if they did not, but I'm sure there is a way to make them sit at 90-degree angles to each other.
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You'd have to sort of recess the top where the knobs sit.

I think PRS does that.

In any case, I think it's a non-issue. The knobs still turn, don't they?
 
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ya i never have seen those control plates.maybe its a newer Gibson thing.So does the pots bolt to the plate itself then the shaft goes through the holes or what ?
 
JohnnyGoo said:
ya i never have seen those control plates.maybe its a newer Gibson thing.So does the pots bolt to the plate itself then the shaft goes through the holes or what ?
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Its an old thing...a Faraday Cage. I don't think its used on newer models anymore.

Mom's 1979 Les Paul Custom has one.
 
Robert Herndon said:
Its an old thing...a Faraday Cage. I don't think its used on newer models anymore.

Mom's 1979 Les Paul Custom has one.
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They don't actually use the "cage" (cover) any more, just the mounting plate. I had two '70's Les Paul Customs, and they both had the cage attached to the mounting plate:

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Not quite sure when they dropped the cover or for that matter even when they started using the mounting plates again (none of the LP's I had from the '90's or '00's had them) but it seems in recent years they have become fairly common again. Wonder if they will ever bring back the full cage...those guitars were quiet as hell in all situations.

Norlin-era LPC's are just the t#its all the way around. Nothing sounds like them.
 
Ill be damned,ive never seen those. So does anyone know if Gibson used these on other models or just the Les Pauls ? That is almost like a reverse ashtray lol.
 
gball said:
They don't actually use the "cage" (cover) any more, just the mounting plate. I had two '70's Les Paul Customs, and they both had the cage attached to the mounting plate:

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Not quite sure when they dropped the cover or for that matter even when they started using the mounting plates again (none of the LP's I had from the '90's or '00's had them) but it seems in recent years they have become fairly common again. Wonder if they will ever bring back the full cage...those guitars were quiet as hell in all situations.

Norlin-era LPC's are just the t#its all the way around. Nothing sounds like them.
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Mom's all original 1979 Les Paul Custom sounds really good, but ive heard better. It's no Holy Grail...and its no quieter than my Gibson SG with copper shielding...but the metal shield is way easier to install.IMG_20170415_14207.jpg IMG_20170415_53902.jpg IMG_20170415_6575.jpg IMG_20170317_57431.jpg IMG_20170307_5510.jpg
 
They also used to use a metal can (faraday cage) inside the switch cavity. If you check inside your mom's Robert, I'm sure it'll be there. To JohnnyGoo's question, yes, the pots mount to the metal plate. They are the long shaft type. Then there is an extra nut on the shaft of each pot, that must be positioned by guesstimate/experimentation so that just the right (equal) length of each shaft exits through the front face of the guitar. Then a lock washer on each shaft (inside the cavity). Quite fiddly getting it just so, so that the knobs are an equal height. Cheers
 
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ivan H said:
They also used to use a metal can (faraday cage) inside the switch cavity. If you check inside your mom's Robert, I'm sure it'll be there. To JohnnyGoo's question, yes, the pots mount to the metal plate. They are the long shaft type. Then there is an extra nut on the shaft of each pot, that must be positioned by guesstimate/experimentation so that just the right (equal) length of each shaft exits through the front face of the guitar. Then a lock washer on each shaft (inside the cavity). Quite fiddly getting it just so, so that the knobs are an equal height. Cheers
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Yes. Mom's 1979 has it.
 
Here's a pic of a switch cavity shieldC__Data_Users_DefApps_AppData_INTERNETEXPLORER_Temp_Saved Images_imagesZBBLXXDH.jpg
Your mom's would most likely also have the jack shielded like so RobertC__Data_Users_DefApps_AppData_INTERNETEXPLORER_Temp_Saved Images_images(14).jpg
The cavity shield removedC__Data_Users_DefApps_AppData_INTERNETEXPLORER_Temp_Saved Images_09-cavity-shield-off-300x277.jpg does look like an ashtray. Cheers
 
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