Les paul pots mix???

[The Trooper]

hi,
is it possible to have a 500k pot on the neck pup to make it brighter and leave the 300k on the bridge? would doing this cause any problems??? its on a gibson les paul.


cheers

[lemonman]

Not at all, it's very common to tune a guitar's tone that way.

PS if no one's said it yet, welcome to the forum!

[blueman335]

I put 250K pots on all my bridges, and 500K's on my necks (HB's & P-90's). This makes the necks brighter & gives them some sparkle, and warms the bridges so they're not thin & tinny. Its MUCH easier to get one amp setting that works well for both PU's. It's a great idea & you're on the right track. I also use .100 caps on the bridge, and .022 caps on the neck.

There is another way to warm bridge PU's using warmer magnets. I find that 250K's work great on A5 magnets, and I use A4's on some low output PAF's (8,000 to 8,500 ohms).

On an overwound HB, warm magnets with heavy mids (A2 & A3) can be too compressed with 250K's, so if you try A2's or A3's on the bridge, you may need to use a 250K/500K pair (volume & tone), or even two 500K's to offset that. There are many solutions to a problem & this forum is the place to learn about those.

You're starting off thinking outside the box, so keep up the good work.

[blueman335]

By the way, I also use a pair of 250K's on the bridge PU's of SG's, 335's, Flying V, & hollow bodies. Actually LP's usually have a warmer wood tone than most other guitars, so these other models actually need their bridge PU's warmed even MORE than an LP. SG's in particular have less low end due to the thin bodies, so the bridges can be thin-sounding without magnets or pots to take off the worst of the treble, and bring out the mids. Likewise maple or other bright-toned woods also benefit greatly from 250K's.

[The Trooper]

Many thanks for the info it's much appreciated

[Rowan]

300K on the bridge might kill some of your treble.

500K on the neck is perfect, but 500k has always sounded fine at the bridge as well. 300k is just as advertised. A weird value. 500k sounds great with most humbuckers, no matter how low or high output they are.

[Aceman]

500k neck and 300k bridge (with a scorching hot trebly screamer pup!) is Dr. Aceman's prescription for LP tonal magic!