On Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6:41:48 AM UTC+10, Joey Goldstein wrote:
Phil
Gibson wires the hot and ground from their pickups directly to the
volume pot.
You should be able to see what the wire looks like by peeking through
the lower f-hole.
If the wire is coated with silver coloured wire braid then they're
probably 57 Classics.
If the wire is coated with black vinyl they're not 57 Classics.
No need to take the guitar apart to see that.
The problem is that if the pickups were replaced by a previous owner
there are several other pickup makers who also use silver coloured
braided hook-up wire.
But if it is braided wire the chances are real good that it's a 57 Classic. If they look to be 57 Classics and you think the tone is off for some
reason then check the pots and the cap on the tone pot.
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Joey Goldstein
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My 2002 Gibson CS-356 has a black vinyl coated wire and a silber bradied wire...both appearing to go to the volume pots? The black one has splashes of red. I have a more recent (2017) cs-356 and it souns different...more loose. So not sure about mine now?
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