Members bluesboy Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I tried to put in new pickups yesterday into my Epi LP standard. The wiring in the cavity looks quite different than in all the Gibsons i've looked at, which is like at least 5. I wasn't sure what to put where, so I tried the old (clip, twist, and solder) method, and Im getting bad static whenever I touch something metal (screws that hold the pickups in, screws that hold the pickguard on, the strings). Anybody put new pickups in their Epi LP yourself? Did you have any problems figuring out what goes where? What is that thing with thte plastic clip and all the wires attached? EDIT: any advice is welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sekler Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I tried to put in new pickups yesterday into my Epi LP standard. The wiring in the cavity looks quite different than in all the Gibsons i've looked at, which is like at least 5. I wasn't sure what to put where, so I tried the old (clip, twist, and solder) method, and Im getting bad static whenever I touch something metal (screws that hold the pickups in, screws that hold the pickguard on, the strings). Anybody put new pickups in their Epi LP yourself? Did you have any problems figuring out what goes where? What is that thing with thte plastic clip and all the wires attached?EDIT: any advice is welcome which pickups did you install ? It could be a bad ground due to a bad solder, poor cavity shielding, etc.. Does it do that with all your guits ? Was it doing it first hand before changing everything ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted March 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 no, there was no noise like that with the old pickups. i thought I had solid connections when I sodlered... i pulled on them (not super hard, but hard enough) and nothing came loose that I know of. pickups are GFS vintage 59's, open coils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sekler Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 no, there was no noise like that with the old pickups. i thought I had solid connections when I sodlered... i pulled on them (not super hard, but hard enough) and nothing came loose that I know of.pickups are GFS vintage 59's, open coils a solid connection doesn't always mean it's a good connection my friend, are they smooth ? did you use some flux ? Are the soldered parts separate as on the wiring diagram ? how's the ground ? What pickups were fitted before ? If any actives were involved, the wiring is quite different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sekler Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I do beleive these are of about the same output as the previous pickups ? higher output pickups can increase some noise that was there before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted March 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 [a solid connection doesn't always mean it's a good connection my friend, are they smooth ? so so did you use some flux ? yes Are the soldered parts separate as on the wiring diagram ? yes how's the ground ? should be Ok, it was fine before and I didnt change anything where the pickups are actually grounded What pickups were fitted before ? If any actives were involved, the wiring is quite different stock epi pickups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitar-fish Posted March 21, 2007 Members Share Posted March 21, 2007 Not sure if this is any help to you, but here's my Epi LP after I installed GFS Fat PAFs. BTW, Bethlehem...how's Dave Phillips Music & Sound these days? Bought my first electric guitar there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted March 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 21, 2007 Not sure if this is any help to you, but here's my Epi LP after I installed GFS Fat PAFs. BTW, Bethlehem...how's Dave Phillips Music & Sound these days? Bought my first electric guitar there. Hey, that's a nice close-up pic, but unfortuneately it doesn't help me much. Are you good with photoshop (or maybe someone else reading this thread), can you mark what goes where, etc? I think I figured out what goes where on mine, but im still confused.... I see where the hot wire goes, and where the ground goes. But there is another wire coming off of the same terminal the hot is on, that looks like it goes to ground, and then somewhere else? Maybe my guitar was wired incorrectly or something, or maybe im just confused BTW, Dave Phillips is still one of my favorite stores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitar-fish Posted March 21, 2007 Members Share Posted March 21, 2007 I can give you the following tips: I soldered the green wire coming from each pup to the bottom contact on the two volume pots, as you can see on the pots on the left. The red & white wires from each pup were soldered together - I left them that way. I wrapped them with electrical tape so they wouldn't touch anything. The black and the braided unshielded wire I soldered together, then to the back of the volume pots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted March 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 21, 2007 I can give you the following tips:I soldered the green wire coming from each pup to the bottom contact on the two volume pots, as you can see on the pots on the left.The red & white wires from each pup were soldered together - I left them that way. I wrapped them with electrical tape so they wouldn't touch anything.The black and the braided unshielded wire I soldered together, then to the back of the volume pots. Ok I see it now... thanks!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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