Hey guys,
Looking for some knowledge on replacing the wiring/pots on old Love Rock's.
The neck volume pot doesn't really roll off nicely, so I figured I'd raplace the pots with new ones.
I've found a local guy who sells pre-wired wiring harnesses. He can do the full thing, vintage style, braided cable, short shaft 500k cts pots, orange drop caps.
Reading online these things seem to be a popular choice, and I think the consensus is short shaft pots are the way to go.
Here's what the local supplier has to say:
I have several 50's Vintage wiring harnesses in stock including a standard CTS harness (4 X 500K pots) and a push/pull harness in the event that you have 4-conductor pickups (which I doubt given the vintage of your guitar however it's possible that they could have been upgraded over the years). The price for either harness is $75, plus $25 for a prewired 3-way toggle switch (recommended if you haven't changed it out in a while).
You can go with either short shaft or long shaft pots however the upside to long shaft pots is that you can adjust the height ensuring that you get all the way through the cap, whereas with the short shaft pots all it takes is an extra 1/16" difference in the thickness of the cap and they're too short! I've run into issues in the past with Tokai's and Burny's where there wasn't enough of the shaft sticking through on the top side to allow for the dress washer and nut. As mentioned on my website, when in doubt, go long! And yes, you're likely going to have to drill out the holes ever so slightly to accommodate the 3/8" CTS pot shafts.
Does anyone have experience with having short shaft CTS pots not being long enough like he mentions?
Cheers
Looking for some knowledge on replacing the wiring/pots on old Love Rock's.
The neck volume pot doesn't really roll off nicely, so I figured I'd raplace the pots with new ones.
I've found a local guy who sells pre-wired wiring harnesses. He can do the full thing, vintage style, braided cable, short shaft 500k cts pots, orange drop caps.
Reading online these things seem to be a popular choice, and I think the consensus is short shaft pots are the way to go.
Here's what the local supplier has to say:
I have several 50's Vintage wiring harnesses in stock including a standard CTS harness (4 X 500K pots) and a push/pull harness in the event that you have 4-conductor pickups (which I doubt given the vintage of your guitar however it's possible that they could have been upgraded over the years). The price for either harness is $75, plus $25 for a prewired 3-way toggle switch (recommended if you haven't changed it out in a while).
You can go with either short shaft or long shaft pots however the upside to long shaft pots is that you can adjust the height ensuring that you get all the way through the cap, whereas with the short shaft pots all it takes is an extra 1/16" difference in the thickness of the cap and they're too short! I've run into issues in the past with Tokai's and Burny's where there wasn't enough of the shaft sticking through on the top side to allow for the dress washer and nut. As mentioned on my website, when in doubt, go long! And yes, you're likely going to have to drill out the holes ever so slightly to accommodate the 3/8" CTS pot shafts.
Does anyone have experience with having short shaft CTS pots not being long enough like he mentions?
Cheers