• Registered: 2010-08-29
  • Posts: 98

Topic: 57 classic 4 conductor nickel humbucker

Hi everyone,i want to uppgratte my Epi LP with one 57 classic 4 wire , can be best on the neck or bridge ??? Whitch Burstbucker should i have With that???
With 4 wire it's possible to have à Jimmy Page wirred, can only one humbucker be split (volum & tone) or both humbucker ????
Thanks for Any reply , all The best /loic

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  • From: Detroit
  • Registered: 2006-06-02
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Re: 57 classic 4 conductor nickel humbucker

I would make sure the pickups youre jimmy page wiring are at least 12k.

I say this because my '72 gibson pickups are 8-9k, and tapping a coil cuts that in half (4.5k) and a neck pickup on a strat sounds better than the tapped neck pickup on the LP. It's a nice conversation feature I don't ever use. but I totally killed the value on the vintage les paul and the shop that did it kept my original pots back in the 90's. sad

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  • From: Lancashire
  • Registered: 2008-02-26
  • Posts: 700

Re: 57 classic 4 conductor nickel humbucker

I use the 57 classic in the neck on my lp it seems quite bright so maybe u don't need to coil tap? Why don't you put it out of phase ala peter green?

  • From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2008-10-26
  • Posts: 2,926

Re: 57 classic 4 conductor nickel humbucker

I love the out of phase sound on a les paul, but do it with a switch because just flipping the magnet inside the pickup really limits you.  I would much rather have the option to have it normal between the 2 pickups and then flip a switch to go out of phase.

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