Jackson Electronic Luthier ®
550k ohm Ω Short Shaft
Note: Does not come with 3-way switch
Includes Long Jack Pre-wired
Firebird V ® Type Wiring Harness 50s Style Wiring Harness
Description
Centralab™ Potentiometers
The Holy Grail of Potentiometers is back (Afterv40 Years).
"In the late 50s (Golden Age of Guitars) Gibson (and others) used potentiometers by US maker Centralab ™.” The audio taper of these “Holy Grail” of potentiometers have since become synonymous with the perfect taper. It's pretty steep on top (great to "switch" from lead to rhythm) and musically to the end. No wonder people pay $150 to $600 or more for a single vintage potentiometer.
After 40 Years Centralab™ has agreed to put these back into producton. They are 550K Audio. 24 Fine Spline.™
Rare Sprague ® Vitamin Q PIO .022uF Caps
Yellow Varnish Spaghetti Tubing
Description
VIP Potentiometers
"Everyone in the know knows that the magic of the "old" tone does not only come from somewhat magical pickups. The electronic components are just as important -- especially the potentiometers used back in the golden age of guitar making.
In the late 50s, Gibson (and others) preferably used potentiometer by US maker Centralab. The audio taper of these vintage pots has since become synonymous with the perfect taper. It's pretty steep on top (great to "switch" from lead to rhythm) and musically to the end. No wonder people pay $150 or more for a single vintage potentiometer.
More than a year of R&D went into the VIPots. It included us buying and sacrificing several NOS Centralab pots from the 50s and massive analysis of their taper, torque, etc.
The VIPots are exact functional copies of the old potentiometers. The same audio taper, the same torque and US fine spline split shaft for a direct drop-in replacement. 550kOhm with 15% tolerance, putting them in the range of all the tested NOS pots."
Capacitors
Spraque Vitamin Q .022 uF
These Caps are the Masterpiece of Sprague and in the Lineage from the Bumblebee. I have them in my ES-335. The tones are unbelievable. This is a Harness for the Very Serious Guitar Player who is a Tone Chaser.
All Materials assembled as 50s Wiring 50s Volume.
Sprague ® Vitamin Q's are among the highest quality PIO "Paper in Oil" capacitors around. Hermetically sealed metal body with glass ends. The oil used by Sprague ® in Vitamin Q's is a proprietary blend that makes it unique among paper in oil caps. .022 uF is common value in Gibson® and Gibson® -style guitars using Humbucker pickups. Highly sought after and increasingly hard to find.
All Harnesses come signed with Individual Serial Number.
Specifications
Wired with 20 AWG Bus Wire
Comes with Instructions
Build is a 15% Tolerance Build which produces a Superior Tone than a 20% build tolerance.
If you’re in doubt ask the Harness Maker what their Tolerances are and can you see their test reports.
Many Builds are 20% Tolerance and some are even higher Tolerance.
VIP 550k VIP Potentiometers and Spraque Vitamin Q PIO Capacitors, as well as all materials used, Comes With Complete Test Reports and Specifications and Instructions.
The Capacitors are 0.022uF at the neck and .022uf at the bridge.
Workmanship
All Soldering is done by a Computer Controlled State of the Art Solder Work Station.
Potentiometers are Shielded during Soldering by High Heat Shielding Polyimide Tapes.
Testing
The Harness is Tested Using Advanced Audio-Metric Software feed to an AC30 HW Vox Amp and or a Tweed Fender Deluxe Blues Amp..
Many Harness makers only Test for Continuity.