Unlock the Vintage Tone: '50s Wiring with Centralab Pots Revealed 

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All my guitars have Centralab pots, I bought them when they were still cheap. I agree with Joe Bonamassa, that half the tone is in the pots

Very interesting, thanks ! Can't wait to watch your next video with the differents pots !!!

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Very nice . it does add something nice to the sound .

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Vintage Inspired pickups in the USA make Centralab clone pots for the same price as a modern CTS pots. Best pots available Infact Gibson themselves are now using them on some guitars

Thank you for the video. Studying the wire diagrams of Flying V, I noticed maybe a more important detail than the tone wiring. The wiring of the pickup and volume pot was different in the 50's, I think the tonal balance should change differently than in later circuits when adjusting the volume. And of course such a circuit will give noticeably more hum playing with the potentiometer lowered.

Great Video. I use CTS Burst Pots from Crazy Parts with 550k, and I use Nos russian PIO Caps all in 50`s wiring.

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The volume and tone is more interactive wired 50s where Modern, the volume taper falls dramatically at 7. 50s let you hear sounds down to one on the knob…. But there is magic happening when you lower the volume and tone and then set your amp normal and that way you can play the amp having a little more without anything but the knobs…… who knew?!?!?! Haha

Nice! which camera do you use to shoot videos and which editing program?

50's wiring as it's called (actually both way's were used) is a mistake electronically. It doesn't actually keep it brighter, it alters the mid resonant freq. Problem is it makes the tone control useless. In fact it acts almost like a volume and really screws the taper of the volume pot. This among other things is why everybody abandoned it for the correct way,( cap on input lug of vol pot ). I just turn my guitar to 8 or 9 adjust my tone then if I turn guitar all the way up, just back off the tone a couple. This way I maintain the proper function of the controls and keep even tone. If you dont use your tone I guess it doesn't matter, but if that's the case just disconnect it then no cap at all. And if you keep tour guitar vol on 10 all the time either way is the same as the 2 lugs on the vol are shorted together. I still know people who haven't advanced to actually using both vol and tone knobs yet. Hell, Eddie had no tone control at all. Some very good pro's like R.Ford keep both on 10. He just seems to use clean and dirty for the changes. If you play with other guitars in the band that's not allway's a good option. It also really screw's up the middle position on a 4 knob set up like an LP.

Thanks, interesting experience. Soldered, with vintage wiring, the volume is lost when the tone is reduced, or is it just me?

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I came from a Russian channel. So I will continue to watch and practice English. I just wanted to say that what you do is very important to me. I was very upset when I watched your last video. Too many conclusions, more indirect than direct. I understand you and support you in this decision. Just not ready to leave and not receive this information. For the Russian-speaking RU-vid and the guitar community this is a huge loss. In any case… I wish you to continue your work and thank you for this work. I think I'm not alone those who care and need to stay with you.

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