Tone Control acting like volume control?

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   Hey everyone.
I have an Epiphone Les Paul standard plus. I decided to take the pick up covers off a couple of months ago, played it for a bit then life got busy.

I picked it up again and now I’m noticing the tone control acts like a volume control. It does this on both the neck and bridge pickups. I had the pots/capacitors replaced about a year ago and everything was fine before.

Do any of you know what would/could cause this? I can get some pictures if needed.

Thanks in advance.

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Divinejames Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: November 02 2018 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote Divinejames Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Tone Control acting like volume control? Posted: December 06 2018 at 03:50
	Hey everyone. I have an Epiphone Les Paul standard plus. I decided to take the pick up covers off a couple of months ago, played it for a bit then life got busy. I picked it up again and now I’m noticing the tone control acts like a volume control. It does this on both the neck and bridge pickups. I had the pots/capacitors replaced about a year ago and everything was fine before. Do any of you know what would/could cause this? I can get some pictures if needed. Thanks in advance.

Davesax1965 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 23 2013 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 2839	Post Options Post Reply Quote Davesax1965 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 06 2018 at 07:24
	Basically, whoever replaced the caps (why ? ) wired the Epi up incorrectly. Back to the shop with it. https://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/showthread.php?232109-Tone-controls-acting-like-volumes!-Need-Help!


Davesax1965 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 23 2013 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 2839	Post Options Post Reply Quote Davesax1965 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 07 2018 at 07:21
	It can be as simple as the leg of the capacitor touching the grounded tone pot body. Occasionally, the pots move when they're being tightened up and the capacitor leg shorts against the body of the pot when the pot turns. Have a look and see what's happening in there. If so, unscrew the pot jack, move the pot, tighten it back up.