NGD, but a problem
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:32 am
Hi All,
I just bought myself a 2018 Gibson Les Paul Tribute, satin gold top finish. I’m a lefty and they didn’t seem to be available in many places (UK) and I saw this one. I kept procrastinating as I already have 2 Les Pauls, albeit one of them is going up for sale, so I bought the Tribute unseen. It arrived and its build quality is faultless. The soft case is pretty good too. It plays absolutely beautifully and the intonation was spot on straight out of the case. By the way, this was a display model so I expected some marks, but there weren’t any. I really like the 490R 498T pups as well, they seem to go well with my Orange’s.
Now the problem: The bridge pup tone control does not work. It is under guarantee (2 years which is good) and the dealer was very good saying I could send it back for repair or they could get the only other one available but that would come from Germany. I decided not to do either because A) I don’t use that tone control much and this pup does not get edgy at all and B) this guitar really feels good and plays brilliantly, a replacement might not. If I send this back for repair there is the hassle and risk involved as well.
Now my question: My luthier/tech is on holiday and I can’t ask him for a month, but I had a look at the pots etc. and this one has a circuit board in there. Do any of you know how easy this would be to repair/replace the pot? Have any of you ever taken that out and hardwired it, as I quite like the idea of doing that? This is such a good guitar and I got it at a very reasonable price that I don’t mind spending a bit of money on it. I guess that would invalidate the warranty of course but I wondered if any of you had any experiences with these circuit boards. I think Gibson did a good job with these Tributes, no frills, but I now have a gold top .
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
I just bought myself a 2018 Gibson Les Paul Tribute, satin gold top finish. I’m a lefty and they didn’t seem to be available in many places (UK) and I saw this one. I kept procrastinating as I already have 2 Les Pauls, albeit one of them is going up for sale, so I bought the Tribute unseen. It arrived and its build quality is faultless. The soft case is pretty good too. It plays absolutely beautifully and the intonation was spot on straight out of the case. By the way, this was a display model so I expected some marks, but there weren’t any. I really like the 490R 498T pups as well, they seem to go well with my Orange’s.
Now the problem: The bridge pup tone control does not work. It is under guarantee (2 years which is good) and the dealer was very good saying I could send it back for repair or they could get the only other one available but that would come from Germany. I decided not to do either because A) I don’t use that tone control much and this pup does not get edgy at all and B) this guitar really feels good and plays brilliantly, a replacement might not. If I send this back for repair there is the hassle and risk involved as well.
Now my question: My luthier/tech is on holiday and I can’t ask him for a month, but I had a look at the pots etc. and this one has a circuit board in there. Do any of you know how easy this would be to repair/replace the pot? Have any of you ever taken that out and hardwired it, as I quite like the idea of doing that? This is such a good guitar and I got it at a very reasonable price that I don’t mind spending a bit of money on it. I guess that would invalidate the warranty of course but I wondered if any of you had any experiences with these circuit boards. I think Gibson did a good job with these Tributes, no frills, but I now have a gold top .
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.