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Very well in my opinion

Fair enough lol. I actually sold it for a Les Paul anyway hahaha.

Honestly not sure. He does have a Gibson Signature set, not sure if that’s what he still uses.

@@jvstrat1Ok, i think i seen that on Equipboard that he had Pearl Gates SM ^^

@@Owen_plays_music1049they are nice pickups. I actually don’t have the guitar anymore. Sold it off for another guitar I wanted more. You know how it is. 😂

@@jvstrat1Oh yeah i see :) I just bought some EMGs 57/66 instead lol 😅

I put the treble bleeds back as they were.

I think so but you may need to think of a different value to use on the pots. Humbuckers and p90s usually run different value pots.

Very helpful! I’m sure I can find this on Google but can you put 500k or high value pots on the p90’s anyhow or do you need a specific value.

@@YannickRivetiyes you can use 500. Lots of companies use 500k on p90. If you find your guitar too bright you could use 250k to get rid of some highs.

The master volume I went with 1meg, 1 Meg for the neck volume, and then 500k for the rest. That gave more clarity and bite overall more so for the neck pickup.

No unfortunately I’m not sure of the washer size, sorry.

@@jvstrat1 that’s okay. Based on your saying it was metric I see that there are two sizes of washer threads for pots. M7 for tiny pots, and M8 for large pots. Gretsch I have had large pots so it has to be the M8. 🤠 fingers crossed when they come that they fit. Lol. I bought a Pro jet and it was super rusted so I cleaned with Apple cider vinegar and the washer dissolved all the way to no threads. Lol.

500k all the way around?

You would solder the capacitor across your volume pot terminals. I wired it the same as it was from the factory.

Thanks. No I haven’t experienced hum. Have you tried different cables or a different guitar to rule that out?

A bit of Googke and CTS is easy to buy in the Uk. There is an A500 pot with coarse 18 splines. I need to confirm sizes but it is looking like the straight swap that I was after.

Did you end up finding a good direct swap?

@@NotoriousREV I gave up on the idea as I mostly leave it on 10. I have noticed though that they are not quite as bad as I thought. If I start on zero and turn up the volume increases reasonably well it is only going down it is not good. Must be a trick of the ears and brain.

Honestly as long as the pick ups aren’t too bright sounding I always leave my tone pots wide open so I really didn’t notice LOL. I mostly did all the changes just to affect the overall tone to get rid of the muddy sound from the neck pick up and to get better control of the volume from the master tone pot.

Found it somewhere on eBay years ago

Yes but I already had ordered the parts because I wanted the high end Gretsch knobs and I have the skill level to do it no problem.

That is disappointing that they couldn’t help you. Look up Lambertone pickups. They have Crema or Grinder humbuckers. Lower output and very clear and articulate.

@@jvstrat1 Thanks for the quick response Greg. I appreciate it and, I'll do that.

What amp do you like better if you could only keep one? Thanks

I got them from mojotone. The links for them are in the reply fo one of the comments on here. You can probably also get them from Sweetwater.

Hey Lance. If you look through the comments I had listed the parts for Jose on here so you can find those there. I didn’t change any of the way it was wired so I would just draw a quick diagram of yours before you take it apart so you know all the connections. As far as the knobs go, the problem is the Chinese shaft on the pots are smaller than the good quality parts which is why there’s an import version of the Gretsch knobs vs the ones on the Japan or USA models. You may get away with using a short shaft regular spline shaft pot. You can slip the knob on and try to tighten the set screw and see if that works.

Thanks Bro X!!!

I left all the existing wiring. I did replace the capacitors with ones of the same value, but you don’t have to.

I didn’t use 1meg across the board because I didn’t want to add way more brightness to the bridge pickup. Tuners and bridge are fine. I did have to file the nut a bit for the g string binding.

There’s a lot of good options out there. Depends on what type of humbucker sound you are looking for. Check out Porter Pickups, Lollar, mojotone, and Lambertones.

Standard hum buckers will not fit in the route for the gretsch pickups. These pickups are what makes the gretsch the gretsch. They do make a powertron pickup that has a high output comparable to a PAF hum bucker. Seymour Duncan makes a direct replacement Filter’Tron but not sure if it gives you anymore power

@@daddymacksgarage1981 But these are Broad’trons. They’re wider than normal Filter’trons. Are you sure they won’t fit?

Actually scroll through the comments. I had put links for the pots and treble bleed for Jose. The caps for tone you can use whatever .047 cap you prefer. Orange drop caps are fine.

Both great guitars. The 5220 has a bit more flexibility as it has independent volume and tone controls for each pickup plus the master volume pot. I also like the V tailpiece. The 5421 has different pickups too. The blacktop broadtrons on mine sound great, haven’t played the other model.

@@jvstrat1 thank you for your answer, youre so kind. is this pickups are ceramic or alnico?

@@emir91. I think alnico, but I’m not completely sure. I tried looking it up and couldn’t find the info. You can probably email Gretsch to be sure.

I guarantee it’s binding in the nut slot. Mine was also. It needs to be filed with a nut file. If you aren’t comfortable doing it, bring it to a tech.

@@jvstrat1 thank you. I bought it online from guitar guitar…I refuse to shop in these draconian times….I know a tech. Thanks again ✌️

I think they are about 48 pounds on the combo

You could replace just the master volume and it will help. Use a 1 Meg if you want to brighten the guitar just a little, if not 500k.

@@jvstrat1 but ideally I have to change all pots to get a decent sweep on the volume? I don't really want to change the guitars tone at all as I love it the way it is.

@@rkphilpot if you change them all you will get a better sweep on any knob. If you replace just master volume it will only help the master volume sweep.

@@jvstrat1 thank you

.047

@@jvstrat1 when you change the neck pots to 1 meg you also put a .047 cap?

@@jopppsss yes I did replace the cap with a .047

@@jvstrat1 thank you! If i put caps only on my neck pups will it brighten a bit? Or i need to do both 1meg pot + caps?

@@jopppsss replacing just the cap won’t brighten it

Thanks so much for checking out the video.

I think it’s a tip of the hat to Jimi Hendrix because of Wembley Studios

@@jvstrat1 thanks man

www.mojotone.com/guitar-parts/Potentiometers_x/CTS-1MA-Potentiometer-Volume-Tone

Not really. It has a little static when switching positions, but it functions fine. I do plan to eventually upgrade that to a switch craft jack.

They are audio taper CTS pots from mojotone

@@jvstrat1 Thanks, I'll look into that.

Unfortunately I don’t have a link because I bought them from reverb. You want the ones made in the US if you plan on using pots with a solid shaft. If you want to us the existing knobs gets splined shaft pots.

@@jvstrat1 awesome thanks

And if I may abuse of your good will, can I ask what height you recommend in the pickups?

www.mojotone.com/guitar-parts/Potentiometers_x/CTS-1MA-Potentiometer-Volume-Tone www.mojotone.com/amp-parts/Solid-Shaft-Potentiometers/CTS-500KA-Solid-Shaft-Potentiometer-Volume-Tone www.mojotone.com/kits/GuitarWiringKits_x/Volume-Mod-for-Guitars-2113347

@@josemaritano honestly I left the pickup height the way it was set from the factory and after the upgrades, it sounds fantastic as is.

@@jvstrat1 thanks, man! happy strumming!

@@jvstrat1 You just have to replace the master volume pot with the 1 MA, and the master tone with the 500KA, and you don't have to change anything ?

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Yes Les Paul Classics are a great guitar, especially the older ones like mine.

@@jvstrat1 awesome! What are the good years for the classic? And why did you choose the classic over the traditional or standard?

@@scottlaurenceguitarist I think the older the better. Mine is a 2001, but I have played several Classics ranging from 1999-2007 that were all great. Gibsons quality wasn’t known to be great around 2015 when they started putting robot tuners and zero brass nuts on some guitars. I think the current models have been getting better again from what I’ve seen. I help out at a small guitar shop and the owner tries to find good deals on these older models to get for our shop. This one came in and I fell in love with it which is why I got it. 😀

@@jvstrat1 great info. Thanks. I’m in the market for a lp but don’t know which one. Not comfortable going from store to store to try them. Would love to have someone look out for me, like that shop owner, for the good ones. What’s the best way to keep in contact with you in case you hear of a good deal on a great lp?

@@scottlaurenceguitarist look up Music 49 in Concord NC on Facebook. That’s my friend’s shop I help at. We don’t have any Les Pauls currently, but you never know what can come in. We also build our own guitars. We made me a really awesome singlecut style guitar. You can see it on one of my videos I demoed a Bad Cat amp on. Check it out.