I have done this mod on two of my guitars (single coil guitars). I think you will find as you play around more, that there is a long of interesting changes. Not only does this wiring method prevent too much treble loss, but it actually cuts some bass and low mids as you roll the volume down. This makes it excellent for going from an overdriven sound to completely clean just by rolling the volume down to about 6. Another odd thing that happens is the behaviour of the tone controls changes. Rolling down from 10 to about 6 doesn’t roll off much treble, but it reduces some gain (volume). Then from 6 down to 1 it rolls off treble like normal. With my tone set to 7, I can be playing through a high gain fuzz, and have it turn into a completely clean, clear signal by just moving the volume to 7 or 8 (essentially, I’m just saying that with the tone at 7, it takes even less volume roll-off to completely clean up the signal). The interactive nature of all the controls with this wiring reminds me of the interactivity of the volume and tone controls on a 5E3 Tweed Deluxe amp circuit.

are you using linear, logarithmic or a mix of pots?

The date codes on the pots and neck pocket lead me to 1986.

this guitar sounds better than so many gibsons. wow, i really wouldn't want a gibson if i had this beautiful instrument - sounds GREAT, looks so good... who cares about the brand.

Nice blues

Beautiful playing sir. 👏🏻

Pots are variable resistors. As resistors age, they generally gain resistance, not decrease resistance. 10% (550 in this case) is considered acceptable. These were 20-25% out of spec, it was a good move to replace them. I do 50s wiring in all my Les Pauls and 335s. What I like is the endless variations in interplay between the volume and tone pots. BTW, I am coveting thy neighbors Greco.

Jeg har en Gibson Les Paul med 300K lineære volum pot’er og en Vintage V100 med 500K Log volume. 50s wiring på begge. 300K lineær bevarer treble bedre når volumet skrues ned. Usikker om forskjellige humbuckere har betydning. Har ikke testet 500K lineær…. Takk for en flott kanal :) Mvh Oddmund

Hey Thor, you made my day…every time! Beautiful Guitarsound and player…I never wired and soldering a 50‘s…but now…😉But in the moment I work on my Telecaster…you know Broadcaster…have a nice 3rd Sunday of Advent.

I was skeptical about your mod as I liked the sound of the Greco already. But, I think it really works. It sounds to me like the new (old) wiring has retained the brightness - probably because you kept the original pots - but has made the mid frequencies more prominent? I'm with you on unmatched pots, as might be the case in the majority of guitars. It's my understanding that the pot's taper is affected by the relative resistance of the other pots in the circuit quite significantly. I read somewhere, that CTS quote a 9% tolerance in their pot values. So a 500k CTS pot could vary from 455 - 545k. Most ears may not be able to hear the difference, but a higher resistance equals a brighter tone, which is why, I think, your pots add that nice top-end sparkle to the humbuckers. You didn't mention the pot values, but they looked around 620k for both and seemed to be matched pretty evenly - within 10k of each other?

That's a Beautiful sounding guitar, its tone so smooth and creamy, what a sweet top as well.. PEACE

Sounds great wish i had one. 🍻

No there isn't. If there is, it's not the saddles.

Fishman amps are very popular, cheap and everywhere. They seems to give me too much "scratch" and "squeak" that I cannot dial out. I'm getting a bit more warmth from the AER, but it sounds a tad muddy on my speakers. I may have to find an AER to see how it sounds in the room.

Hi, I want to order one, how did you go about placing a custom order without speaker or tubes?

This is neither Bukovac nor a Princeton Reverb.

That bridge pup sounds amazing. They don’t make it anymore:(

Sounds great! I was interested in checking out this pickup but “custom 60’s for Broadcaster” doesn’t even make sense lol

The Sun-burst on the pine body looks perfect...just like a 60s Fender. Nice..don't chsnge it again cos it does have a bit more bite than before. Cool.

Both sounded very good - for me, the AER probably just scored that little bit higher - the vocal was better through the AER. Great playing, too! 👍

Dr Ducks! I’ve also had a bottle for decades. One lasts a lifetime, LOL.

Wish I could play . I'm 64 have Leukemia so maybe to late . I greatly enjoy listening to you play . Beautiful ! Thank you !

Wish I could play

The pickup in the bridge sounds pretty amazing. I’m about to purchase the same pickup. Did you keep the 250k stock pot? Did you end up keeping it in the guitar? Thanks for your feedback.

Nice playing! What looppedal do you use?

Always a great tone I love a good P90 almost as much as a 5E3, both together with playing like yours doesn't get any better Thank you😁

You make that guitar very desirable, I really enjoy that ,all the best👌

I normally don't go for relicing, but you have made that dull brown sunburst pop nicely. Nice playing too. Have you tried it against a Gibson?

Canabis Rex for my taste

Nice video. I picked up a 90s epiphone les paul custom. Was blown away how great it performed. Have a couple of gibson les Paul's epiphone just better.

Do you like chinese les pauls ?

Play the guitar brother vs talking! Yes Willis is a Fraser endorser, however us the musicians that perform and play daily, ask us how our customer service is, seriousy

What a cool way to wind down of a Sunday evening! The Evil Sheep pickup is a winner with an almost vocal quality to it! Congrats and well done with all of your recent subscribers Thor!

That guitar has got it. It sounds great and so does the guy playing it.

What are the chords to that progression? Sounds so sweet

I know I sound like a broken record every time, but I just have to say it..... it makes no difference to me what you’re demo’ing...your playing just blows me away.... every time I hear you ,I say “this right here, this! is what I aspire to sound like” ..... just amazingly good...I’ve listened 3 times already....

I will say this to you all, If you bought an SRV strat from Ebay back in 2011 / 2012 by Dean Fraser, then you are probably in a very good position for the future in terms of an investment, as those SRV's he started out with back then, where in fact - well I'll leave that for you guys to read between the lines. Ps, we used to drive all over after I finished work buying second hand Starts ;) 22:10 onwards

FYI The relic look is done by hand, he relics every single part, as well has hand picks all those paint bits off!!! A true Master in his craft

I'm super proud of my bother Dean, I came across this video just 1 day ago from writing this comment, the way you've mixed the music is truly awesome - just like my younger brother Dean Fraser

You resettled the plate with a good coat of wax and it fixed it

First, very nice and tasteful playing! Did you try also the half out phase sound?

Nice video great playing, thanks for sharing

Ho provato entrambi proprio dopo aver visto questo video …. Se fosse così non ci sarebbe alcun motivo per spendere oltre il doppio dei soldi … Purtroppo , durante la mia prova in negozio ho deciso di spendere il doppio Del denaro perchè volevo portare a casa il miglior amplificatore possibile… La prova è stata attenta ma la decisione è stata molto veloce a favore di AER compact 60 . Provate con le vostre mani i prodotti da comprare … Le variabili su you tube sono moltissime…. Non capisco il perché ma dal vivo il suono è nettamente migliore.. Ricordo a tutti che questo amplificatore ( AER 60 ) viene utilizzato dai migliori professionisti In tutto il mondo

I've had Classic 57s and BB Pro's and didn't like either. Both sound nothing like an original PAF humbucker.

Which one has the less hiss? I need the quietest amp, i hate background noise. Thanks

I all ways come to your channel and pick a few out , and you inspire me to get back into playing again after a long break many thanks and lovely tunes.

Howdy Thor, have you ever considered Jensen P12R? Can you compare it with the Celestion Alnico blue?

I am only a music consuma (a audiophie human) I looking for my "marantz series 7 clone" preamp for the best sound. But what I hear are only nuances ot a grate difference. what I had have read, I think, that the difference must be grate, but it isn't...

Makes me want to get a set of them 57s. Sounds sweet.

You use a Dumble Clone? So what's the difference between this pedal and your amp aside from quality of the pedal components?