50'S Wiring.

jacksparrow

Hi All, does 50's wiring only apply to humbuckers?  or can i apply it to a P90 goldtop?

Best Wishes.

normula1

Yes you can

jacksparrow

Thank you kind Sir.

ICBM

You can apply it to almost any guitar, even ones that were never wired that way in the 1950s.

All it means is that the tone control is connected to the output (to amp) side of the volume pot, instead of the input (pickup) side.

jacksparrow

Thanks ICBM, So  ican just move the capacitor over to the middle lug of the tone control?

stimpsonslostson

Its great with P90s- 50s wiring transformed my old LP Jr- made the tone pot really versatile & eliminated all trace of mud. 

ICBM

jacksparrow said:

Thanks ICBM, So  ican just move the capacitor over to the middle lug of the tone control?

No, on the volume control. The tone control wiring doesn’t need to be changed, even though Gibson did wire them slightly differently.

jacksparrow

Thanks, looks like it is already 50's wiring. The cap is connected to the middle lug of the volume and to the left of the tone controls.

Teyeplayer

stimpsonslostson said:

Its great with P90s- 50s wiring transformed my old LP Jr- made the tone pot really versatile & eliminated all trace of mud. 

This ^ 

And it’s also great on telecasters. 

mistercharlie

And on strats. I even used it on a Steinberger!

normula1

I did it on my PRS as I really didn't like the way the treble bypass changed the tone.

ICBM

normula1 said:

I did it on my PRS as I really didn't like the way the treble bypass changed the tone.

50s wiring and treble-pass don't work well together.

Nor do any combination of them with 'backwards' (Rickenbacker, many far-east Gibson copies, and some other) wiring where the pickup is connected to the rotor of the pot and the output to the top of the track. The only exception I can think of is the Jazz Bass, which has the tone control connected to the jack and backward-wired volume controls, but it's a bass so treble retention is not really the issue...

normula1

I didn't have both at tge same time, just removed the treble pass cap (stuck it in a bag in the case) and moved the tone cap wire across