I had an epiphany

Cadorman

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So, I have a question. Will the standard short 3/8 inch pots as found in an SG fit in a modern day Les Paul if all the junk is pulled out and set up like a fifties Les Paul? I just always thought that the maple was thinner on the old ones allowing the standard length pot. Then I realized that the metal ground shield on my 2001 wasn't on the bottom of the cavity making the 3/4 inch pots necessary. I have everything out of all of my Les Pauls, so they look like a fifties on the inside mostly except I still have the long pots and have a bunch of extra space on the cavity side to make the knob side sit nice and low. I don't want to tear one apart if this isn't true, so if anyone knows of what I speak let's hear about it.
 
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Nope on this 2013 Signature T. The thickness of the maple top is just under .36 inches. The usable thread length on the short pots is .306 inches. I decided to try some shielding and new wiring ideas on this one. Stay tuned.
 
Nice!!!

I'm in the process of installing a custom Jimmy Page 21 Tone wire harness in my Honeyburst Les Paul Replica, my #2 daily-driver guitar.

I had it custom built with Emerson Pro 3/8" x 3/4" push-pull pots, 0.15uf orange drops, treble bleeds on bridge and neck, a .047uf cap (mounted inline) on neck pickup to reduce wooliness, SS Gibson pointers and new, genuine Gibson gold top hats.

What I like about the long shaft pots is that I can adjust my knob height high enough that I can "get under them" without any issues.
 
My reasoning behind this is I started getting quite a bit of hum running a lot of amp distortion with the Boss OD-3 kicking the front end.
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Just waiting for the wax to melt now so I can pot the pickups. With a 9.15k bridge and 8.33k neck pickup I am also getting some feedbsck.
 
Cadorman said:
My reasoning behind this is I started getting quite a bit of hum running a lot of amp distortion with the Boss OD-3 kicking the front end.
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Just waiting for the wax to melt now so I can pot the pickups. With a 9.15k bridge and 8.33k neck pickup I am also getting some feedbsck.
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Many times, the feedback is a loose cover. I pot with cover removed, reattach cover and then pot again.

I'm seeing HUGE feedback problems on brand new Gibson's and several Seymour Duncan P90 Antiquities that are almost unplayable and had to be potted...
 
Robert Herndon said:
Many times, the feedback is a loose cover. I pot with cover removed, reattach cover and then pot again.

I'm seeing HUGE feedback problems on brand new Gibson's and several Seymour Duncan P90 Antiquities that are almost unplayable and had to be potted...
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I'll see how this goes with the covers on. I have excellent bubble production, so I should be getting a good fill. Covered pickups certainly feedback easier than uncovered when not potted.
 
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Out and cooling.

I use a double boiler set up for potting. I start with the temp on high to get the wax melting. Once it is almost melted I switch the temp to low. Once completely melted the pickups go in. After 5 minutes I shut off the heat and move everything off the burner for the remaining 5 minutes. Then I pull them out and put on a paper towel to cool. I will wipe the wax off the cover when it begins to set up. Just in case anyone was curious, or bicurious.
 
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