After the frantic soldering fest that was the pagey project i figured it might be time for a nice simple diy wiring project. Im going to be wiring up a custom routed bass with two gl mfd humbuckers one in the bridge one in the middle pbass position.
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G l ptb wiring diagram. Items 84 added link to gl schematics and wiring diagrams from internet archive of the. Instrument manuals and wiring schematics. Anyone got a wiring diagram for gl legacy any model with the ptb systempassive treble bass. 84 added link to gl schematics and wiring diagrams from internet archive of the july 27 gl website glguitars dot com. Two band ptb tone control. Ptb tone control what it is.
Gl ptb tone system this was developed by leo fender at gl and used on models including the legacy. Ive owned a few gl guitarsthis system of a true trebleand bass rolloffboost controls was the best i had played. Ptb stands for passive treblebass. This circuit sometimes called ptb for passive treble and bass combines a standard. Gl tribute legacy hb wiring diagram. It employs two tone pots.
842018 added link to gl schematics and wiring diagrams from internet archive of the july 27 2017 gl website glguitars dot com. Note that the ptb tone stack on early l series basses or guitars like the f 100 or cavalier are different by using a 250kω pot andor a 47000pf 047µf cap for the treble cut control instead. One cuts highs like a conventional tone control while the other filters out lows. A world of difference. Jul 01 bass cut and gl ptb wiring this is an interesting one which i have not tried myself. 50 items 148 items total.
At the suggestion of tonefiend reader jh i played with variations on the 2 band tone control that appeared in some gl guitarsand i am over the moon with the results. I was honored to legacy bass and lb wiring diagram hand drawn by paul gagon. And hand scribbles just did not add up to building the ptb tone system that gl uses on many guitars. Useful easy cheap awesome gl tone wiring diagram. The shown block diagram for the legacy special. May 18th category.
A variation on the two band tone circuit that leo fender created late in his career for gl guitars.
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