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P90 vs humbucker pots and wiring

ultrataco

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I have a 2018 Classic Players Plus with P90s that I am converting to humbuckers, for reasons I don't need to get into here. ( I do have another P90 LP so I won't be missing out there :) )
Are the pots and wiring the same for P90s and humbuckers or will I need to replace something? I have not checked the pot values yet. I'm about to look into that.
This guitar line also came in a humbucker version and mini humbucker version, and I'd be surprised if Gibson went to the trouble of using different wiring or pots for the different versions, but I don't know.
(and yes I'm aware this will probably require some body modification but that's not my question here.)
Thanks
:eek:la
 

duaneflowers

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Aug 13, 2013
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I have a 2018 Classic Players Plus with P90s that I am converting to humbuckers, for reasons I don't need to get into here. ( I do have another P90 LP so I won't be missing out there :) )
Are the pots and wiring the same for P90s and humbuckers or will I need to replace something? I have not checked the pot values yet. I'm about to look into that.
This guitar line also came in a humbucker version and mini humbucker version, and I'd be surprised if Gibson went to the trouble of using different wiring or pots for the different versions, but I don't know.
(and yes I'm aware this will probably require some body modification but that's not my question here.)
Thanks
:eek:la

Depends what you have in there. Generally, humbucker folks are happy with pots in the 500k-550k range with .022uf caps in the bridge and .022uf or .015uf caps in the neck. :salude
 
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