Jackson Electronic Luthier ®
550k ohm Ω Short Shaft
SG ® Custom Type Wiring Harness 50s Style Wiring Harness
Centralab Spec Potentiometers
Rare Vitamin Q Spec PIO .022uF Caps
VIP 550k Short Shaft Audio Pots Centralab Specs (The Holy Grail of Guitar Potentiometers)
Yellow Varnish Spaghetti Tubing
Description
Centralab Spec 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
Vitamin Q Spec Caps .022 uF
These Caps are the Tonally a Masterpiece. 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.
Vitamin Q's Spec Caps are among the highest quality PIO "Paper in Oil" capacitors around. Hermetically sealed metal body with glass ends. The Caps were developed for their ability to isolate Harmonic Interference. The Cap construction is 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.
