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Old November 4th, 2011, 12:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Les Paul cap placement

I have seen wiring diagrams that have the capacitor going between the tone and volume pots, which seems like the normal way it's done.

http://millerguitar.com/?a=lp_style

however I have also seen then where the capacitor is simply placed between the tab on the tone pot and the base of the pot as a ground, like this:

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5989/33915460.png
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/290625792370...#ht_1421wt_952

does it matter which one is used? how would that effect tone?

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Old November 5th, 2011, 05:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The gibson site schematics show it both ways - the modern schematic shows it going to the ground (the back of the tone pot), and the 1954 schematic they have shows it between the vol & tone... I've wired them up both ways & never really noticed a difference in tone, so I imagine if there is one it's negligible.. one of the electronic gurus here (I'm looking at you Michiel!) may be able to shed more light.

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