Switching to 50's wiring. Can tone be affected?

[eward4]

I just switched my 2024 60's Standard to 50's wiring. I kept everything stock but just switched the orange drop caps to 50's style. Is it possible for that to affect tone? I ask because it seems like my neck pickup is slightly muddier that it was with the modern wiring it came with. I thought it wouldn't be any different with everything on 10 but it seems like it. I can't tell it that's the case or if my ears are playing tricks on me. Can the tone change any by switching it from modern to 50's??

 

[bluesky636]

Are you sure the neck is wired properly? Photos would help.

 

[S. Weiger]

Proper 50's wiring will make the tone a bit treblier, when you roll off the volume.

This is how it should look


Let's see a pic of yours.

 

[bluesky636]

Just read all of your posts.

First you complained about your 2020 Standard 60's that sounded great at first then suddenly began sounding honky and trebly. You changed pickups and said it sounded great at first then went back to honky and trebly sounding.

Then you changed the wiring to 50's style. Again you said the guitar sounded great at first then went back to sounding honky and trebly. You say you measured the pots and they were very high but you did not disconnect the pots from the pickups which will give an erroneous reading. You never indicated whether you solved the "problem" or not.

Now you have a 2024 Standard 60's (What happened to the 2020 guitar?). You never stated what the guitar sounded like stock. Then you switched the wiring from modern to 50's style (Why?) and are now complaining that the neck pickup is sounding "slightly" muffled compared to stock. Nothing is stated about how the bridge sounds.

I believe you have one or more of the following problems, listed in order of probability:

1. You don't know what you are doing and each guitar was wired wrong.

2. You have a problem with your hearing that should be checked out.

3. The "problem" with the two totally different guitars is imaginary and nothing is wrong with either of them. You just don't like how they sound.

 

[eward4]

Proper 50's wiring will make the tone a bit treblier, when you roll off the volume.

This is how it should look
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Let's see a pic of yours.

It does retain the treble when rolling the volume back but the overall tone just seems a bit muddier. I do believe it's wired right. I'm just asking if there's any way the overall tone can be affected by switching to this style wiring using all the same pots and caps?

 

[bluesky636]

It does retain the treble when rolling the volume back but the overall tone just seems a bit muddier. I do believe it's wired right. I'm just asking if there's any way the overall tone can be affected by switching to this style wiring using all the same pots and caps?

No.

Please provide photos as asked.

 

[bluesky636]

Well, I guess the OP has solved his problem and chosen not to respond to those who tried to help him just like in his other threads.

 

[bluesky636]

Buh bye.