I have a 93' LP Std that had 490r Neck and 498t Bridge pickups. Owned from new in 93 and a few weeks ago the Bridge pickup simply died (one of the coil windings went open circuit).
I though it would be simple enough to simply get a new pickup to replace it as used ones on the usual sites were listed at near as darn it the new price.
While I was about the task I'd swap out the pots and replace with Bare Knuckle 550K slow taper pots (the original fitment tone pots were 500ishK but the volumes 300ishK) and go to 50's wiring to give more options on blending the pickups and tones. All went well until I played the new pickup. Jeepers! The replacement bridge pickup is almost untameable in comparison to how the guitar used to be. Now to balance the pickups, that is to flip between the Neck and the Bridge the Volumes are at about 8 on the Neck and 3 ! on the Bridge and the new bridge is a lot more strident than the old one.
I am sure its not the pots causing the difference but the new 498t simply seems way more than the original one was. Is this what others with this pickup combination find?
I am thinking I may have to bin the pickups and find something else but wanted others findings with these pickups first.
Thanks
Phil
I though it would be simple enough to simply get a new pickup to replace it as used ones on the usual sites were listed at near as darn it the new price.
While I was about the task I'd swap out the pots and replace with Bare Knuckle 550K slow taper pots (the original fitment tone pots were 500ishK but the volumes 300ishK) and go to 50's wiring to give more options on blending the pickups and tones. All went well until I played the new pickup. Jeepers! The replacement bridge pickup is almost untameable in comparison to how the guitar used to be. Now to balance the pickups, that is to flip between the Neck and the Bridge the Volumes are at about 8 on the Neck and 3 ! on the Bridge and the new bridge is a lot more strident than the old one.
I am sure its not the pots causing the difference but the new 498t simply seems way more than the original one was. Is this what others with this pickup combination find?
I am thinking I may have to bin the pickups and find something else but wanted others findings with these pickups first.
Thanks
Phil