Molex connectors guitar pickups4/23/2024 ![]() I tried a new set (unmodified) and same thing. This does not happen on the stock LPJ, only on the one with the replacement pickups. (They are installed with proper pole placement) They work fine in their own switch positions but in the middle position there is a noticeable loss in power. (same colors connected, soldered and heat shrinked) I can splice them to the quick connect pigtail and all will be well. I then purchased several new sets of Gibson 490R/498T pups to modify and of course the new pickups (5 conductor) do not come with quick connect connectors. I purchased 2 guitars so I could modify the pickups in one to test against the stock. These come with the new style 490R/498T pickups in the plastic covers. I have 2 identical 2013 Les Paul LPJ's for testing. Problem: Really pronounced loss of power in middle switch position after installing the same model pickups that do NOT have quick connect into a guitar that has the board and quick connect system. Thought I would come out and seek advice since there is not a lot of info on the Internet with this new Gibson/Epiphone quick connect wiring. ![]() I hope this helps your 'mate' ( ) ) make a decision.Hey guys, new to the forum. I'd always go with soldering and separate components components. You'd ned to look for PCB mount versions, which you won't get from your standard guitar component suppliers. That harness does make swapping pickups a bit easier as there's no soldering involved, but if a pot goes faulty, it's going to be a lot harder to replace it. With '50s wiring, the tone pot drops the volume a bit when operated (and the volume and tone controls are a bit interactive), whilst with modern it doesn't (and the volume and tone controls are pretty independent). It should be simply whether the tone circuit is connected to the volume pot input (modern) or output ('50s). But I don't know what actual wiring they've implemented for the '50s arrangement and whether '60s wiring is akin to modern wiring or is subtly different. Obsidian say '50s wiring loses some treble whilst the '60s wiring keeps it. Everyone else says '50s wiring keeps the treble when you wind down the volume and modern wiring looses treble. ![]() However, I would question their description of '50s and '60s wiring. You want to be able to put the control cavity cover on! If it's a standard-sized LP, then there won't be a height issue, but if it's a thinner version, then 'he' ( ) ) may need to measure the depth of the control cavity as those particular CTS switched pots (whilst being the shortest switched pots they do), are still 1"/25.6mm tall, plus the PCB depth and the nut on the other side etc. If it's a proper Gibson LP, then there shouldn't be an issue, but if it's a copy, then it may well not fit. And there's no give with PCB mounted pots. The pot holes are slightly oversized for standard pot shafts, but not a lot. I'd also get 'him' ( ) ) to measure his pot hole arrangement against the supplied diagram to make sure that the harness will fit. as standard), whilst their aftermarket pickups were 4-wire. Until fairly recently, stock Gibson pickups came with single-wire pickups (unless the model of guitar featured coil taps etc. You're talking about pickup upgrading, so 'he' ( ) ) will have to buy ones with 4-conductor wiring. ![]()
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