Just remember to measure them to see they're identical before you say one brand sounds better then the other.
Even better, after measuring to verify values, (different values will sound different) wire in an A/B switch and compare yourself "live."
Hamer pots?
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Even better, after measuring to verify values, (different values will sound different) wire in an A/B switch and compare yourself "live."
Oh, and RoyB, everyone knows that everyone likes to think they're special, and people with big egos (like most rock stars) like to think they're extra special, and even if they can't tell a difference there's a satisfaction in thinking you have the best. Heck, we're all like that... and remember, I'm talking pots here, of the same measured value, caps can and do sound different, yet better is an opinion. One guy's airy is another guy's shrill and one guy's phat is another guy's dull.
Have some fun next time you have someones guitar in your hand, tell them something like "I had a few left over from Jimmy Page, so I changed out your guitar's electronics to a carber/nickelblatt pot with platinum pins and 24k gold grapple wing jammer grommets and added a NOS flux capacitor and you should notice a lot more sweetness, specially with the 3 and 4th string...."
And they'll say "Wow what a difference..."
Heck, there are actually people who think a Murphy Aged Les Paul sounds better then the identical guitar without the phony knocks and bumps.
Have some fun next time you have someones guitar in your hand, tell them something like "I had a few left over from Jimmy Page, so I changed out your guitar's electronics to a carber/nickelblatt pot with platinum pins and 24k gold grapple wing jammer grommets and added a NOS flux capacitor and you should notice a lot more sweetness, specially with the 3 and 4th string...."
And they'll say "Wow what a difference..."
Heck, there are actually people who think a Murphy Aged Les Paul sounds better then the identical guitar without the phony knocks and bumps.
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RoyB
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With all due respect my company has gotten where it is because we care about our customers and bust our ass to bring them the best parts with the highest quality control we can, so I'm not into selling my customers a bill of goods and playing mind games with people. I don't sell things that don't work and I don't deal in voodoo or snake oil.
RoyB
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I've made my last post on this, so you win Armitage. If all you want to believe is what your read and see on a scope, and the consistency, taper, feel and construction are not a big part of a guitars tone ( I personally don't think a guitars sound only counts on 10) then rock on.
I firmly believe everything makes a difference, no matter how small, but it also follows that some differences are so astronomically small... they are imperceptible. Like holding your guitar facing North vs East... I'm sure the Earth's huge magnetic field can make a difference, but know of no one who could claim to hear it... but don't laugh at Eric Johnson, new Alkaline batteries regularly have almost a 10% higher voltage then new Zinc Carbon batteries do, with completely different sag characteristics, and in a fuzz unit with a gain of over a thousand, it's silly to think it can't make a difference.
I also believe my ears, and accept other people can hear things better (and worse) then I do, and may also be listening for different things altogether. I also know that better and worse is an opinion, but different, is a fact.
I also believe if all things being equal, if I can't hear a difference, nobody else can blind A/B test it, they can't measure a difference, and theory even says there is zero difference... it's snake oil.
I also believe my ears, and accept other people can hear things better (and worse) then I do, and may also be listening for different things altogether. I also know that better and worse is an opinion, but different, is a fact.
I also believe if all things being equal, if I can't hear a difference, nobody else can blind A/B test it, they can't measure a difference, and theory even says there is zero difference... it's snake oil.
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BCR Greg
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I have replaced the volume pots in all of my humbucker guitars with Hamer pots, and have been quite pleased. Even my vintage Les Pauls(including the P-90 guitars) have improved with the pots. They are progressive from flat to 8, and give a mild bump from 8 to 10. This makes them less than perfect for tone pots, so I have removed the Hamer pots and replaced them with regular CTS pots.
I notice a difference by ADDING Hamer pots to my non Hamers. I even swapped the harness back in on my favorite 59 Junior and could definitely tell that the Hamer pots were better.
I notice a difference by ADDING Hamer pots to my non Hamers. I even swapped the harness back in on my favorite 59 Junior and could definitely tell that the Hamer pots were better.