Karldoog
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Hi everyone.
Just a post to let you know about my screw-up here with my 2010 Les Paul Standard. I assume all responsibility for not researching this whole topic better before putting my money down.
I got a pre-assembled wiring harness with the "superpots" from RS Guitarworks and tried putting them in with a set of DiMarzio pups--an SD and a PAF Pro. It just didn't work--the guitar became totally groundy-buzzy, too hot, squeally and unmanageable. I had a bad buzz in my rig with it, and couldn't get rid of it. After my luthier consulted with RS Guitarsworks, we had to come to the conclusion that the wiring setup just didn't work for these hot pickups (the SD, specifically). A solution of basically reworking my whole setup, gain structure, etc, was proposed, but that would have been unfeasible, and I'm yanking it to replace it with standard, recommended pots for the DiMarzios. My other guitars---some with some hot pups as well--don't have a problem with my rig.
The purpose of this post is not in any way to slam RS Guitarworks--the gentleman there was most helpful and considerate. But I am letting you know that if you're going to try to go for an ultimate pickup-pots combo and choose a very hot pickup, you might want to call them first and find out what they recommend in the setup, instead of just choosing the "Pre-Wired Premium Modern Electronics Upgrade Kit". It may be that these kits work best with stock pickup setups, and if you're going aftermarket pups, they may not be the best thing to drive them.
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Just a post to let you know about my screw-up here with my 2010 Les Paul Standard. I assume all responsibility for not researching this whole topic better before putting my money down.
I got a pre-assembled wiring harness with the "superpots" from RS Guitarworks and tried putting them in with a set of DiMarzio pups--an SD and a PAF Pro. It just didn't work--the guitar became totally groundy-buzzy, too hot, squeally and unmanageable. I had a bad buzz in my rig with it, and couldn't get rid of it. After my luthier consulted with RS Guitarsworks, we had to come to the conclusion that the wiring setup just didn't work for these hot pickups (the SD, specifically). A solution of basically reworking my whole setup, gain structure, etc, was proposed, but that would have been unfeasible, and I'm yanking it to replace it with standard, recommended pots for the DiMarzios. My other guitars---some with some hot pups as well--don't have a problem with my rig.
The purpose of this post is not in any way to slam RS Guitarworks--the gentleman there was most helpful and considerate. But I am letting you know that if you're going to try to go for an ultimate pickup-pots combo and choose a very hot pickup, you might want to call them first and find out what they recommend in the setup, instead of just choosing the "Pre-Wired Premium Modern Electronics Upgrade Kit". It may be that these kits work best with stock pickup setups, and if you're going aftermarket pups, they may not be the best thing to drive them.
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