Pots, what works best.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:14 pm

I need a volume and a tone for a twin humbucker guitar. 500k for the volume and 250k for the tone? Which ones should they be, A or B? Logarithmic or that other one? Don't know what any of that means. Help me out.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:33 pm

Two 500k and a .022 capacitor for the tone would be the usual choice. Alpha pots are decent and you'll probably get a pair off ebay for Â£5.

George · Post by **George** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:50 pm

I think A pots are favoured for both positions. There's a useful graph somewhere showing the curve of roll off but I can't find it.

I'd suggest a no load tone pot as well.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:03 pm

I use 500kB all around with .022 tone cap as Fran said... I would just do Alpha pots

250k for tone is prolly gonna be to dark for u..... especially if ur normally a single coil player

with the taper its all preference.... B/Linear is smoother roll off from 10-0 and A/Audio is more roll off from 10-5 and less after that....if that makes sense

I like the B's cuz it seems there is a drastic difference from 10-9 on the A's...too sensative... I tend to play/ switch/ and roll my fiddle like a brute

Earth · Post by **Earth** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:41 pm

500kB (Linear) / 0.047μF (microfarads), or 47nF (Nanofarads). The two are the same value, just a different way of saying it.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:45 pm

Earth wrote:500kB (Linear) / 0.047μF (microfarads), or 47nF (Nanofarads). The two are the same value, just a different way of saying it.

most people wouldn't use .047nF for humbuckers, like mentioned above, they'd use .022nF. I prefer linear (B) pots. If you haven't tried them, why not try 'em now? If you don't like the linear you can always swap back for next to nothing.

Earth · Post by **Earth** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:26 pm

I don't know anything much about what most people do!

I just use what works for me.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:27 pm

The Jag-Stang came stock with a .047, god knows why. Its a dull sounding guitar as it is.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:01 am

I can't hear the difference because I never plug them in. I always go with 500 and .47 for hummers just because I am lazy. It;s in Leviticus.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:45 am

do what sounds best to you
standards are 500k audio pots and .022uf for caps but fuck some standards and do what you want

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:53 pm

I like the combination of A500K pots with a 0.047 cap. Its always worked for me, for single coils I just drop the 500k down to 250.

I also normally use alpha pots as they're cheap and I was used to the taper but I've got more used to the response of CTS pots lately and they seem to be of a higher quality than the alphas anyway - which only last for a few months as I use the controls constantly.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:14 pm

I would personally recommend NOS bumble bee 0.033uf's - it's a the perfect middle ground between 0.022uf and 0.047uf that most people overlook.

I had to get them shipped over from America and it took nearly a month but it was worth it in retrospect. Expensive but you will notice a difference, trust me.