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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
Lower value Pots are darker.
Higher value Caps are darker.
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11-30-2023 06:18 AM
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The thot plickens!
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Thanks a lot for all those infos on pots, caps and tone; might be helpful when I install those Roswell cheapies.
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
Maybe the Pot Thickens.
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
Even with only one pickup, the way it’s wired will affect the interaction between the volume pot setting and tone. You can learn all about it with a little web searching, but here’s a link to the Fralin web page about “ ‘50s” vs “modern” wiring. There are other alternatives as well, some of which isolate the volume pot from tone changes and others that exaggerate a darkening as the volume is backed off.
You can also use a 300k pot (easily found at most major parts suppliers) to go a bit brighter than a 250 but nowhere close to a 500. You can use a 22 tone cap with any pot. You can put a tone cap on the volume pot, etc etc. And you can use a “no load” pot to further alter volume vs tone interaction. A good guitar tech should know all of this and can install / wire a pickup and controls that do what you want quickly and easily if you can’t do it yourself. Select - don’t settle.Last edited by nevershouldhavesoldit; 11-30-2023 at 11:22 AM.
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Thanks for that, never. I’m seeing the tech tomorrow. Right now I’m looking at 500/22 with Modern wiring (the link was very clear, thanks). So, readers have 20 hours to change my mind!
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
With this mod, the transition from clean to crunch is not as smooth on the volume pot. But brightness and clarity are stable regardless of the tone pot setting because of the consistent treble bleed from the hot pickup lead to the output.
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Hmm, something to add to the mix. I’ll discuss it all with the tech tomorrow, and perhaps give the idea that I just might know what I’m talking about!
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Jaime, the guy who is Creamery Pickups suggests 500/22 and Modern wiring. Looks like we’ll go with that. It could always be changed later, though at extra expense.
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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Good to know. Thanks for all your help. I now have someone to blame if it sounds crap
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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It's with the tech. Could take a week or two at this time of year. He was VERY impressed with the Peerless Cremona, "Gibson Custom Shop are often worse than this". He will try a few settings and setups for the "best jazz sound", including trying treble bleed, etc, recording readings as he goes. He seems to know what I am looking for, and will find ways to get it. We shall see. He definitely appeared to know what he was talking about. He's the sort of guy who lives surrounded by old gear - Gibson and Gretsch archtops from the 60s - and is into vintage amps too, but more on the Rock side. The visit gave me a degree of confidence in his skills. Name: Martin Decades...which is interesting in itself.
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Hi Rob - I'd be interested to hear how this turned out, as I'm considering a similar swap from humbucker to Creamery CC in full-body 16" archtop (not Peerless).
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Turned out great. I did a post about it here:
Peerless Cremona with Creamery CC Pickup
My Gretsch Custom Jet
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