Epiphone Thunderbird wiring

[mr pablo]

Hey folks, I've recently picked up a set of Gibson USA pickups for my thunderbird and before i go gung ho and make a mess of the wiring for them I thought I'd ask for some advice here first

The stock wiring although like spaghetti junction is pretty clear as to which wires to desolder, however my question is regarding the gibson pups being installed the pup wires look like this

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I take it I will be good to solder the wire to the lug the old one has been removed from then solder the sheilded part to the ground pot on the bridge vol pot as per the original wiring? and then repeat for the bridge pickup? or am i going to have to strip the shielded part down and do the same as the stock wiring?

the stock wiring looks like this

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cheers in advance

[Muzz]

I'd do a bit of research as to the original pot values for those pickups, you may need to replace the pots to get the best out of the pups. I'd suggest a rewire anyway, if you're putting good pickups in, makes sense to put good wiring and pots. Kigon on here does great wiring kits, he may be able to help.

[mr pablo]

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I'd do a bit of research as to the original pot values for those pickups, you may need to replace the pots to get the best out of the pups. I'd suggest a rewire anyway, if you're putting good pickups in, makes sense to put good wiring and pots. Kigon on here does great wiring kits, he may be able to help.
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