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1957 Pots - Solid shaft?

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mipstoo

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Hi,

I have my eye on a pot rig from 1957, according to the seller all original.
However, the pots are all 4 solid shafts (I've heard that for earlier 50's this could be the case, even a mix) and the codes on the pots clearly state 500k but no C2.

Can anybody help me out?
Thanks
 
Tom Wittrock

Tom Wittrock

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mipstoo said:
Hi,

I have my eye on a pot rig from 1957, according to the seller all original.
However, the pots are all 4 solid shafts (I've heard that for earlier 50's this could be the case, even a mix) and the codes on the pots clearly state 500k but no C2.

Can anybody help me out?
Thanks
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Does the seller say where these pots came from?
I have never heard of any 1957 Gibson Les Pauls with solid shaft pots, and I doubt they exist.
 
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Tom Wittrock said:
Does the seller say where these pots came from?
I have never heard of any 1957 Gibson Les Pauls with solid shaft pots, and I doubt they exist.
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Yes, that was what I was thinking as well...
Seller has answered my question, should come out of an Espanada. It was advertised as a "Vintage original Gibson harness from 1957". But like I said, I've seen solid shafts on earlier 50's but never on 57's. And all were C2... It's the C2 that bothers me the most, I want the correct taper.
 
The Shifter

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Is it possible that Silvertone used a similar wiring harness for the Espanada, but with different value pots?

I think this was the case when people were selling the pots out of 3 pickup Kay Speed Demons as "period" correct for early 60's Strats.
They were a different taper/values.
 
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Definitely from an Espanada.
Real Gibson ones didn’t have the solid shafts.
That seller has parted multiple Espanadas and sold the harnesses just like that one over the past months.
 
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