[stok1016]

Are 100Kohm pots normal for a 1978 Custom Les Paul?
Tone is thin and low.
All electronics seems to be original and pots are dated 1978 and
CTS made.Caps are 20Nf.
Pickups are dated 1978 to and Gibson patend dated stamped.

[jules]

I have collated all the pot info i've found from various Gibson part lists, and yes, 100k pots are listed for the Les Paul Custom.

It seems that higher values were used earlier, but by the very late seventies/early eighties, 100k tone pots were being used, either part 70035 or 71079

[stok1016]

Hello Jules.
Thanks for the answer.This interest me very much,cause what will be
the reason for changing values in pots from 250 K to 100 Kohms by Gibson back then?
Is it wise to change it back to 250 K?
I have understood that tone will be improved.
Reg.Hans

[jules]

Originally Posted by stok1016

Hello Jules.
Thanks for the answer.This interest me very much,cause what will be
the reason for changing values in pots from 250 K to 100 Kohms by Gibson back then?
Is it wise to change it back to 250 K?
I have understood that tone will be improved.

Hi Hans,

I have to say I do not know why. Maybe it was a tone issue... any improvement will be subjective. Late seventies Les Pauls had maple necks (rather than the mahogany of previous years) - so the sound was changing anyway.

It may also have been (and this is my preferred theory) an attempt to prevent stockpiles of pots that were not getting used. It does seem that they tried to reduce their range of post they were using. I have an original Gibson 'replacement pot' document that lists older pot types and suggests replacing the whole array of different types with just a handful of newer ones. This would reduce the amount of electrical parts in store, reduce initial prices, and also reduce wastage when a model was withdrawn.

[shurid_gh]

You better use 250k pots or 500k pots. 100k pots and 50k pots are genarelly use for active pick ups.