Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Ochaye on August 06, 2010, 06:26:44 PM
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thinking of putting some premium CTS 500k pots on my les paul standard 2002
what do you say ,is it the long shaft or the standard one?
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I think for that Les Paul you'll need long shaft pots. Here's a useful guide:
http://www.rsguitarworks.net/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=43 (http://www.rsguitarworks.net/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=43)
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thar's wot i thought too.........i emailed WD music (and they should know) they said short shaft.confused.
my les paul has the metal mounting plate for anyone else who wants to chime in
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Long pots.
Only old guitars and the Reissues use short pots....
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my les paul has the metal mounting plate for anyone else who wants to chime in
I used to own a 1998 "The Paul SL" with a metal mounting plate, and that definitely had long shaft pots. That was a thin-bodied guitar, so I'd be very surprised if your Standard doesn't have long shafts.
If in doubt, you can always dismantle it......
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my les paul has the metal mounting plate for anyone else who wants to chime in
metal mounting plate means its long shaft, 100% certain - mine is the same.
Get your pots from the BKP shop, I had some in recently to fit to a mate's guitar and they're very nice indeed - concave middle section on the back like old Gibson pots (note: the majority of new CTS pots just have a flat back). This is just a cosmetic thing, but I like it from a guitar geek point of view.