DrFingeryaguts Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) Hi, I have a Chibson Les Paul (unbranded made in China). I'd like to change the pots to pull push type so I can use a single pickup for playing country. Can you recommend a good replacement? Also while I'm there, shall I change the switch? It seems to work ok, but what do I know :) SMALL-GIBO.bmp Edited November 7, 2020 by DrFingeryaguts I don't know what I'm doing lol :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I assume that the pickups are a 4 wire hookup to allow ‘splitting’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFingeryaguts Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 That's a very good point, lol. I haven't had it apart yet, I just presumed they were all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, DrFingeryaguts said: That's a very good point, lol. I haven't had it apart yet, I just presumed they were all the same. ‘Fraid not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFingeryaguts Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Just one wire and an earth. Oh well I guess I'm looking for a pair of pickups as well :) So what are good pickups? Are Gibson pickups marked up as being Gibson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 The replacement pickup market is huge. I suppose the biggest players are Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio but there are many others. I recently fitted a pair of Artec P90s to my Casino Coupé, I’ve been blown away by how good they are and they only cost £30 for the pair! Previously, I’ve been a DiMarzio fan boy as I love their products and I have found their customer support to be exemplary. Here’s a link to a parts supplier I have used recently who supply a good range of pickups https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/pickups/?_bc_fsnf=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFingeryaguts Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Thank you for the info, the sites a bit of a gold mine :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Personally, I'd avoid pricey replacement pups on a cheaper guitar where it's more of a hassle to revert to standard (contrast with a stat type...). Guitar Fetish - guitarfetish.com - do a nice range of fairly affordable pickups, including HB sized p90s and all sorts of oddball and Gretsch-types that might give you a different, more sc sound if you're looking for something other than typical HB mud. They do have a bunch of wiring diagrams or suggestions, though they also sell pre-wired looms which look pretty good. Another thing they do with a bunch of their pups is a lcik-system with a smallish jack where you jut click the pups into place without soldering... not directly tried them myself but heard good things about them - a pretty cool way to chop and change at the turn of a few screws if you wanted to try out as bunch of different pups... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFingeryaguts Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 I'll give them a gander in a bit, cheers. Yea my chibo's not a Gibson, but it has a mahogany body and neck, ebony fret board; sounds so much nicer than my Yam Pacifica 012, Kcc Strat, Hondo Lp. Can't be down to the cheap electrics, so new bits should make it even better. Hopes :) I spotted a good wiring mod for one of the tone pots; using two different values of capacitor soldered to the pull push switch. Standard and take your pick what other value. Yea, looking around the net for parts I came across those connectors; I guess they are ok if what your buying / swapping over, has the same connectors. I'm pretty good with a soldering iron, and like to do things on the cheap :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Who was the supplier? Chinese manufacturers can be highly variable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFingeryaguts Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 It was a guy called Buris from Beijing selling on Ebay usa. He was selling loads of Gibson replicas in the usa, the us don't mind as business is business, and only mind others not following their rules. He said that British customs are the best in the world at looking after america's interests. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Ah...he sounds like a reseller rather than a manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
