Gibson Les Paul Pickup Upgrade - Bare Knuckle Black Hawks
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- In this video, I go over the process of converting a guitar from Active to Passive electronics. Specifically, I install a set of fantastic Bare Knuckle Black Hawks with coil-splitting push/pull pots into a Gibson Les Paul custom.
0:34 - Intro
1:15 - Passive Component Overview
4:11 - Active Uninstall
6:08 - Wiring Diagram
7:12 - Extending Bridge Ground
7:57 - Pickup Mounting
9:50 - Prepping Pickup Leads
12:04 - Output Jack
14:15 - Soldering to Pots
17:39 - Heat Shrink
19:29 - Ground Wires
22:35 - Mounting Pots
25:23 - Setting Pickup Height
29:26 - Tone Variations
31:32 - Outro Jam
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The stereo jack isn't because it's balanced. That's how the pickups are turned on and off. So the pickups are not draining the battery when a cable is not plugged into the guitar.
That Tab is a wood key / lock ! It is used to set the pot into the wooden body of the guitar ..
They are usually to long but they do help long term . If you just nip the corners of . It works very good .
I love this channel; you're very thorough - you should have 1000s of subscribers!
fixing that ground was bad ass good job
What a pretty Les Paul
great video. It was very useful.
Great video , thanks.
great video man thanks for sharing this
thank you! great video
you should invest in some flux. better solder joints and less likely to have any cold joints.
most solder have flux cores. you only need flux if you're reworking pre-soldered joint.
Good job with that vid.
Do the pots and capacitors come supplied with the pickups? If not, is there a particular brand that is preferable?
bare knuckle has there own pots and capacitors , there made by cts, the pots anyway, not sure who makes bareknuckle capacitors , but most people use cts pots , or bourns pots, and orange drop capacitors, as the bare knuckle pots are name branded and cost about double what plain cts pots caps etc will cost.i use the bare knuckle ppots and caps there 580 k instead of 500k and there push push pot with there fluid filled capacitor, with that being said ,the parts were quite expensive i was just experimenting with the b.n. stuff
oh and no they dont come with the pickups you have to buy them extra unless you get a deal wereever you purchase your stuff
The nice thing about the Bare Knuckle pots rated at 550k is that it's a pretty consistent 550k from pot to pot. If you get a lot of 10 "500k" standard CTS pots they will probably range anywhere from 420 to 580. It's nuts. What you're really paying for is another stage of QC. As for their caps, I think they might be Emerson?
what do i need to do an installation myself and where can i get the stuff for how much(like the soldering iron etc)?
Hi man! By the way your video is amazing. I'm a huge fan of Gibson guitars. Im from Brazil. As a matter of I am going to the USA and I really want to buy a guitar exactly like this one. Black Custom Les Paul and with active EMG 85 pickups I need some help. Can you help me? There are some questions that I have. I'll be very glad if you answer them:
Where can I find this guitar?sam ash? Guitar center?
How much it would be the cost?
Do I need to change the pick ups? For instance. Do I need to pay for a custom guitar with passive pickups and buy separately the active EMG pickups and then install it?
I'm researching a lot and I haven't found any guitar with these EMGs pick ups from factory! I saw only in some Empiphone guitars! Like the bullseye from wylde!
I am going in the next month to USA and I am freaking out.
Thanks for the support if you could please answer it will help a lot
Gibson doesn't have them in their guitars. However Epiphone has a signature model from Matt Heafy which has what you're looking for. It's modeled after a Gibson Les Paul custom rather than the Epiphone Les Paul custom. It's the closest to stock buddy. You could always buy a Gibson and a set of emg's and let some kid put it in for you. But that's gonna cost ya. LPC's are in virtually any guitar store so if you're going the Gibson route there shouldn't be a problem there.
I don't mean to pass judgment or anything, but I never understood how some people are ok with putting their beautiful high end guitars directly on the floor. When I'm shopping for second hand(s) guitars, a picture of the guitar sitting face down directly on the floor could easily be a deal breaker.
I'm not sure what floor you're referring to, this was shot on a workbench with any contact points of the guitar padded.
Oh ok my bad! ;)
Wheres a good place to get the wiring in need to put passive pickups in from scratch? Thanks
+Gunnar Bernhart I usually go to Radio Shack & get the smallest gauge stranded wire they carry.
Hey Chris, I have a Telecaster that I have named the Hellacaster or Cochise. It has a '59 model SH-1 in the neck, and a EMG-81 in the bridge. I just had this installation done at the Guitar Center in Rancho Cucamonga. The Tele has two independent volume & 2 independent tone controls. When I have the selector switch in the middle position & the neck volume up and the bridge volume down I get NO sound. When I reverse the 2, I get the same. Now when they are in their respective positions I can hear them just fine. So basically what I am saying is if I have the selector switch in the middle and I turn one of the volumes down I can't hear the remaining one, which is still supposed to be emitting a sound, correct? Can you help me with any helpful info. Thanks Mickaël Holladay.
Hey Mickaël. What you're running into is that the neck pickup is passive and the EMG bridge is active. Honestly, I'm surprised a Guitar Center took on that installation at all. Personally, I've never tried installing a combination of active and passive pickups due to unforeseen issues like this. If I were in your position, I would swap out the neck for a nice EMG neck like the 60 to compliment the 81 bridge.
Well I already have a Gibson Explorer with that combination and love the sounds I get with the Tele. I guess I get it figured out sooner or later. Next guitar I do get I am planning on put some Bare Knucks in it. Just not sure which ones yet.
What's a good pickup height for both bridge and neck?
It's gonna be different on every guitar. The best way is to set them by ear. Check out the end of my pickup installation on the blue Mayones guitar.
Are these nickel or ceramic Blackhawks? Thanks.
By nickel, do you mean Alnico? They are Alnico
Hello !
the position of the bridge pickup is what we want ? or there are a correct position?
In my guitar i mount today my warpig with the cable out in the top side , and u mout your with the cables out for down side ... its different ?
+Ricardo Jordão ?????????
Hey Ricardo, typically, the bridge pickup's wiring will exit toward the controls, or bridge, and the neck pickup's wiring will exit toward the neck. This is assuming a standard two humbucker configuration. Different wiring schemes will require different mounting configurations. If you only have one bridge pickup or only ever use the bridge pickup, it does not matter what direction the pickup is mounted. Hope this helps! Sorry I didn't see this sooner, it was flagged for approval for some reason!
"Bare knuckllllllls"
Man those black hawks sounds muddy on every mahogany body.
These are the Alnico version, it's possible you would prefer ceramic in the bridge
+theantarex They are magnets, the wood has no affect on how they sound.
That is incorrect. In acoustic guitars they would make a difference in sound, and they'll certainly make a difference if you're playing unplugged, however the vibrations never rach the wood; the signal is routed exactly above the pickups and sent through the cables to the amp- the wood makes absolutely no difference when playing through an amp.
+HerrStoneman Hi Stoneman.
Certain wood types will deform at certain frequencies. The goal is to have the wood deform towards the strings at the wanted frequency. Maple and Mahogany will deform at different frequencies, and therefore resonate better on these frequencies. This phenomenon is called "Eigenvalue". Famous example of this is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse.
This makes you able to choose wood for your own guitar, for your own needs. Maple for instance is a solid, and hard wood. This will resonate on higher frequencies than mahogany, which is not as dense. Mahogany will therefore resonate at deeper tones, I can show you the formula if you'd like. Science stuff! This is also the reason why plastic guitars is not a thing.. One more thing I can add, is that water will reduce resonance, due to it working as a "sponge", sucking up the energy. Reducing the resonance. This is why people roast/dry wood for years.
This man's guitar in particular has clearly A LOT of bass. Even more than my PRS, which also has a mahogany body (maple top). Fretboard does also impact the sound, as well as the bridge. However all these factors affects the sound in various degrees.
It's pointless to try to argue with tonewood zealots.
Should I go for the longer shaft pot, or shorter?
+Pettfettt Nevermind, I'm at that part now.
depends on your guitar.