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Post subject: Tele with a Gibson P90, or SD '59 - what pot and cap values?
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:17 pm
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So a little bit of a mix and match of a Tele bridge twang and something beefy at the neck is what I'm after. A nice powerhouse Telecaster :)

OPTION 1: a full size Seymour Duncan 59 at the neck....basically almost the same setup as the current Fender Road Worn Player Tele. Wondering about the pots and cap values to use?

May use a Fender Tele SCN at the bridge just cause I have one lying around. Idk how
well the two would blend together. Hmmm. Maybe a Texas Special would be better.


OPTION 2: Other option is I route out and use a Gibson P90 at the neck...I really
am really leaning towards this! Wondering about the pots and cap values to use?

(The P90 is out of a 2011 Les Paul 60's Tribute which used 300k linear volume and 500k
tone.)

Thanks for info!


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Post subject: Re: Tele with a Gibson P90, or SD '59 - what pot and cap val
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:58 pm
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Your best bet all around is to use two 500K ohm audio taper pots as these will give either of the neck pickups optimum response. At the bridge pickup's hot terminal on the selector switch, wire a 470K ohm resistor to that terminal with the other tail to ground. This will make the bridge pickup electronically 'see' a 250K ohm pot (or close enough to it) when that pickup is selected. For the cap, use a .047uf because the bridge pickup will probably need it. This value cap won't dull either neck pickup's tonality contrary to popular belief. Of note: Your Fender pickup will most likely be out of phase with either of the other two which you are contemplating so remember to take appropriate action.

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Post subject: Re: Tele with a Gibson P90, or SD '59 - what pot and cap val
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:52 pm
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Martian wrote:
Your best bet all around is to use two 500K ohm audio taper pots as these will give either of the neck pickups optimum response. At the bridge pickup's hot terminal on the selector switch, wire a 470K ohm resistor to that terminal with the other tail to ground. This will make the bridge pickup electronically 'see' a 250K ohm pot (or close enough to it) when that pickup is selected. For the cap, use a .047uf because the bridge pickup will probably need it. This value cap won't dull either neck pickup's tonality contrary to popular belief. Of note: Your Fender pickup will most likely be out of phase with either of the other two which you are contemplating so remember to take appropriate action.


Ok. Ill go with the P90 I've decided. To counter the out of phase issue should i just wire up the Fender pups hot lead to ground and the ground to the switch?


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Post subject: Re: Tele with a Gibson P90, or SD '59 - what pot and cap val
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:25 pm
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warmachine wrote:
Martian wrote:
Your best bet all around is to use two 500K ohm audio taper pots as these will give either of the neck pickups optimum response. At the bridge pickup's hot terminal on the selector switch, wire a 470K ohm resistor to that terminal with the other tail to ground. This will make the bridge pickup electronically 'see' a 250K ohm pot (or close enough to it) when that pickup is selected. For the cap, use a .047uf because the bridge pickup will probably need it. This value cap won't dull either neck pickup's tonality contrary to popular belief. Of note: Your Fender pickup will most likely be out of phase with either of the other two which you are contemplating so remember to take appropriate action.


Ok. Ill go with the P90 I've decided. To counter the out of phase issue should i just wire up the Fender pups hot lead to ground and the ground to the switch?


Yes. Additionally, you'll have to reverse a tiny lead wire on the base plate of the pickup from where it is now to the other eyelet of the pickup.

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