When did Gibson start using modern wiring?

When did Gibson start using modern wiring?

All this changed sometime in the late ’60s when Gibson started to use what’s called “modern wiring” which gives more separation between pickups but limits the range of the controls.

What is 50’s guitar wiring?

Gibson 50’s wiring only refers to how the tone cap is wired into the guitar. ’50s Wiring applies to any guitar with two pickups, each with their own respective Volume Pot and Tone Pot. It involves how the tone cap is wired into the guitar.

Did Jimmy Page use push-pull pots?

Without wanting to damage his beloved guitar, Jimmy employed a Master Electronics Technician. The result comprised, a revolutionary system of a push/pull pot on each of the guitar’s four standard controls now known as the signature “Jimmy Page Wiring.”

What Les Paul did Jimmy Page play?

But the guitar with which Page is most closely linked is his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard with sunburst finish, a guitar he played for many years of his career with Led Zeppelin.

What kind of wiring does Les Paul 50s use?

The Les Paul 50s wiring is what it’s actually all about. That particular schematic focusses on the tone pot/volume pot relationship. As with the volume pot, there are two ways of wiring up the tone pot.

Is the 50s wiring good for tone control?

The 50 Wiring is good if you don’t use your tone control and don’t use the middle position, with the 50s Wiring the tone control also acts as a volume control and all four controls act really funky in the middle position because they interact with each other more so than with the Modern Wiring.

What was the wiring like in the 50’s?

With ’50s Wiring, the tone cap connects to the middle lug of the Volume Pot, and Lug 3 of the Tone Pot. The pickup tone stays consistent when turning down the Volume Pot. Pickups don’t lose high frequencies when turning down the Volume Pot.

What is the independent volume mod on Les Paul?

This wiring is called the ‘independent volume mod,’ because in the middle position you are now allowed to dial in the exact tone you want without sacrificing volume. In theory this might sound neat, but it does take out a huge amount of your high end. The Les Paul 50s wiring is what it’s actually all about.