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Stealth57 said:
Wrote to Gibson to see if they had a recommendation on the pots for a VP. Boy are they lost in the ozone. First, they claim they are audio taper, not true. Secondly, they said the manufacturer is proprietary and can’t be shared. The manufacturer’s name is stamped on the back of the can…
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Gibson!:rollno:
 
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#236,624
Stealth57 said:
Wrote to Gibson to see if they had a recommendation on the pots for a VP. Boy are they lost in the ozone. First, they claim they are audio taper, not true. Secondly, they said the manufacturer is proprietary and can’t be shared. The manufacturer’s name is stamped on the back of the can…
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have you tried shorting the “hot” lug to the center one?
 
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Stealth57 said:
Wrote to Gibson to see if they had a recommendation on the pots for a VP. Boy are they lost in the ozone. First, they claim they are audio taper, not true. Secondly, they said the manufacturer is proprietary and can’t be shared. The manufacturer’s name is stamped on the back of the can…
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At least they replied to you I guess :laugh:
 
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Stealth57 said:
Wrote to Gibson to see if they had a recommendation on the pots for a VP. Boy are they lost in the ozone. First, they claim they are audio taper, not true. Secondly, they said the manufacturer is proprietary and can’t be shared. The manufacturer’s name is stamped on the back of the can…
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That's a straight answer from Gibson, what's your point? :roflmao:
 
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Everyone well remembers my struggles with the '06 Gibson and getting it to sound really good to my ears. I used it tonight along with the Genzler and it sounded amazing. The La Bella's recommended by Chuck made it sound really good, to the point I was very happy with it. But whatever the Genzler adds really fills in a little something and takes it to the, "Man, this thing sounds great" level. It's always played as well as my '64, and now it is simply sweet sounding. It was great with fingers or pick. Just a joy to listen to.
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Stealth57 said:
Wrote to Gibson to see if they had a recommendation on the pots for a VP. Boy are they lost in the ozone. First, they claim they are audio taper, not true. Secondly, they said the manufacturer is proprietary and can’t be shared. The manufacturer’s name is stamped on the back of the can…
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Those folks build and sell guitars. They’re not too focused on hardware details apparently.
 
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dagrev said:
Everyone well remembers my struggles with the '06 Gibson and getting it to sound really good to my ears. I used it tonight along with the Genzler and it sounded amazing. The La Bella's recommended by Chuck made it sound really good, to the point I was very happy with it. But whatever the Genzler adds really fills in a little something and takes it to the, "Man, this thing sounds great" level. It's always played as well as my '64, and now it is simply sweet sounding. It was great with fingers or pick. Just a joy to listen to.
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That's great to hear, Donnie. What sort of tonal goal were you after here?
 
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dagrev said:
Everyone well remembers my struggles with the '06 Gibson and getting it to sound really good to my ears. I used it tonight along with the Genzler and it sounded amazing. The La Bella's recommended by Chuck made it sound really good, to the point I was very happy with it. But whatever the Genzler adds really fills in a little something and takes it to the, "Man, this thing sounds great" level. It's always played as well as my '64, and now it is simply sweet sounding. It was great with fingers or pick. Just a joy to listen to.
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That’s really good to hear
 
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I never leave good enough alone with my refinished Thunderbird. The EQ bypass with the Bartolini electronics didn't seem terribly useful to me, since the battery still drains while bypassed, so I changed it to a coil split - the whole reason I bought the splittable Bartolini pickups to begin with. I now have a decent, if somewhat mid-heavy, Jazz Bass sound at the flip of a switch, and want to put this back in E standard tuning to enjoy the slap tones I can get to their fullest. Looks like I'll keep the stock Gibson pickups for the next project (a dedicated B standard bass).
 
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dagrev said:
Everyone well remembers my struggles with the '06 Gibson and getting it to sound really good to my ears. I used it tonight along with the Genzler and it sounded amazing. The La Bella's recommended by Chuck made it sound really good, to the point I was very happy with it. But whatever the Genzler adds really fills in a little something and takes it to the, "Man, this thing sounds great" level. It's always played as well as my '64, and now it is simply sweet sounding. It was great with fingers or pick. Just a joy to listen to.
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of the rigs, the best sounding one with the TB+ and those LaBellas is the full Evo with the 1x15 and 4x8s….truly a treat… how close are your pups to the tapes?..
 
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