Gibson® Les Paul® PCB Upgrades

Even some of the better guitars can use a little tweaking here and there! Here are a couple of mods that can help to further improve upon the tone of your Gibson Les Paul.

Gibson Les Paul Control Plate Upgrade

Certain vintage Gibson Les Pauls feature a die cut metal "control plate" (or “ground plate”) in the control cavity with long shaft pots. The control plate provides a common ground to all of the components and is the old school predecessor to the modern circuit boards found in current model Les Pauls.

The control plate aside, for many years Gibson Les Pauls (and SG’s and 335’s for that matter) were made with 300K Volume pots and teeny tiny ceramic disc tone capacitors - which SCREAM to be upgraded!  The 300K Volume pots are the main reason why many Gibson guitars can sound so dark and muddy...

Our Custom Shop upgrade features a pair of 500K Gibson audio taper Volume pots, a pair of Orange Drop .022uf tone capacitors and a new Switchcraft output jack as pictured here. Optional Orange Drop Treble Bleed circuits available for an uncharge.

Instantly brighten up your tone with this simple and cost-effective upgrade!

Gibson Les Paul Circuit Board Push/pull Upgrade

Newer versions of the Gibson Les Paul circuit board (with the white 5-pin Quick Connect pickup connectors - but without push/pull pots) are ideal candidates for an upgrade of a different kind as the circuitry exists to allow for push/pull pots and the ability to coil-split the 4-conductor pickups already installed in your guitar! Our Custom Shop Circuit Board push/pull upgrade features two 500K CTS push/pull audio taper Volume pots and a pair of Orange Drop .022uf tone capacitors, and now includes a pair of Orange Drop Treble Bleed circuits as shown here.

Unlock the full potential of your guitar and your pickups - not to mention an expanded palette of single coil tones - with this simple and cost-effective upgrade!

Note: your circuit board must have the two unused solder pads located in front of each Volume control and the small, white 5-pin QuickConnect plugs in order for this mod to work. This provides the necessary circuitry to allow for coil splitting.

$100 parts & labour + S&H to upgrade your PCB

$200 + S&H to purchase a fully upgraded PCB outright, plus a $75 core return credit upon receipt of your old PCB. Note: the core return PCB must have the 5-pin QuickConnect plugs. The older 2-pin PCBs do not qualify for a core return credit.

Gibson Les Paul Circuit Board Capacitor Upgrade

Newer versions of the Gibson Les Paul circuit board with the white 5-pin Quick Connect pickup connectors and CTS push/pull pots all around are also ideal candidates for a Tone capacitor and Treble Bleed upgrade. Our Custom Shop 4P/P Circuit Board upgrade features a pair of Orange Drop .022uf tone capacitors and a pair of Orange Drop Treble Bleed circuits as shown here.

Contact us for a custom quote to upgrade your Gibson Les Paul Circuit Board or an optional “core return” where we send you a fully upgraded circuit board in exchange for yours.