mrbeasty
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So ... this is cork sniffing expedition.
I recent acquired a set of “cork sniffing” Whiskerbucker pickups from Cream T.
Supposedly the ultimate in the Pearly Gate’s tone recreation, with the highest level of details recreated.
The pickups arrived in a lovely box, look great, etc. yet there is not instructions on how to complete the cork sniffing circuit!?
Of course we are looking at the typical ‘50s wiring with four Centralab 500k pots and two .022 Bumble Bee caps ... but what does that mean in that guitar? 300k pots? 400k pots? 600k pots? 700k pots? all of the above?
Does anyone know what actual pot values Gibson threw in the Pearly Gates reissues? or in the original?
Thank you.
I recent acquired a set of “cork sniffing” Whiskerbucker pickups from Cream T.
Supposedly the ultimate in the Pearly Gate’s tone recreation, with the highest level of details recreated.
The pickups arrived in a lovely box, look great, etc. yet there is not instructions on how to complete the cork sniffing circuit!?
Of course we are looking at the typical ‘50s wiring with four Centralab 500k pots and two .022 Bumble Bee caps ... but what does that mean in that guitar? 300k pots? 400k pots? 600k pots? 700k pots? all of the above?
Does anyone know what actual pot values Gibson threw in the Pearly Gates reissues? or in the original?
Thank you.