250k pots with bright humbuckers

KevS

OK I've got this Les Paul..It is far too Bright..I've had a Seymour Duncan Custom Custom in the Bridge and it is bright..
With a Bare Knuckle Mule in there ouch..So a 47 uf cap in there instead of a 22..At 2 out of 10 on the tone control it is usable with the Mule,,of course there is a perceived volume drop..I could re alter my pickup heights with the tone control on 2...Or try a 4th pickup in there...
I've already had a Burstbucker Pro..Custom Custom and JB..The JB sounded like a very bright JB at least..The other 2 were not very versatile because of brightness..Also mid scooping seemed to be going on,no body to the sound..The Custom Custom is supposed to be mild..It works good in a Semi Solid..

So there are 3 possible solutions..

1 The 250 K Pot for a Tone Control..I don't know how effective this is..

2. Get a pickup wound to tame the top end.

3. From looking at tone charts,reading other peoples experiences and having one a long tome ago..
Put a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the Bridge position..I last had one about 8 years ago in a little Westbury Guitar..
I thought it sounded good..I know it is ceramic and some folk turn their nose up at that..

LionAquaLooper

Try option 1 first.
Doesn't work? Only then do you buy new pickups. 

KevS

LionAquaLooper said:

Try option 1 first.
Doesn't work? Only then do you buy new pickups. 

OK..Thanks..

KevS

I forgot to ask..Do I put the 250 K on the volume or tone in a modern wired les paul/as opposed to a 50's wired one..

Power_Freak

You can clip a resistor in parallel with the existing 500k pot to simulate a 250k - saves you replacing the pot entirely. You can do this with both volume and tone pot. The taper will get a little messed up but will give you an idea if it moves you towards where you want to go

KevS

Power_Freak said:

You can clip a resistor in parallel with the existing 500k pot to simulate a 250k - saves you replacing the pot entirely. You can do this with both volume and tone pot. The taper will get a little messed up but will give you an idea if it moves you towards where you want to go

OK..I can only find a treble bleed diagram..I don't know how to do the parallel thing..
Also what value to use..

Power_Freak

KevS said:

Power_Freak said:

You can clip a resistor in parallel with the existing 500k pot to simulate a 250k - saves you replacing the pot entirely. You can do this with both volume and tone pot. The taper will get a little messed up but will give you an idea if it moves you towards where you want to go

OK..I can only find a treble bleed diagram..I don't know how to do the parallel thing..
Also what value to use..

https://www.fralinpickups.com/2018/10/17/using-resistors-in-guitars-101/

KevS

Power_Freak said:

KevS said:

Power_Freak said:

You can clip a resistor in parallel with the existing 500k pot to simulate a 250k - saves you replacing the pot entirely. You can do this with both volume and tone pot. The taper will get a little messed up but will give you an idea if it moves you towards where you want to go

OK..I can only find a treble bleed diagram..I don't know how to do the parallel thing..
Also what value to use..

https://www.fralinpickups.com/2018/10/17/using-resistors-in-guitars-101/

Thank You.