Push-Push Pots
- Thread starter atquinn
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I'm pretty sure that the ones that are stock in my 1986 Sunburst are made by Dimarzio. They work as they should, no problems at all.
atquinn
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I'm looking for push/push pots; all I see in Dimarzio's parts list are push/pull pots.
-Austin
The ones that Huber uses on his guitars are reputed to be good. I've got one, but I haven't installed it yet.
Why?, you ask.
The bushing diameter is smaller than the standard issue pots that Hamer uses. You'll have to do some creative modification to get it to fit snugly in the guitar. There's several approaches, including, but not limited to wrapping it with electrical tape, using o-rings or appropriately sized tubing as a bushing, machining your own perfectly sized bushing.
Why?, you ask.
The bushing diameter is smaller than the standard issue pots that Hamer uses. You'll have to do some creative modification to get it to fit snugly in the guitar. There's several approaches, including, but not limited to wrapping it with electrical tape, using o-rings or appropriately sized tubing as a bushing, machining your own perfectly sized bushing.
Cajun, Where did you get them?
edgar_allan_poe
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Be careful. The original push/push pot I got in my Korina Huber went bad after only a few months. There is nothing worse than having to play an entire gig with only a single coil bridge position. I was PISSED. He then switched to a different company and my second Huber has been fine, no problems at all. There is a difference in length of the pots though. The new pot does not fit in the cavity of my original Huber. It requires some dremeling of the inside of the wood cavity cover to accommodate its extra length. My Redwood Huber is deeper bodied than my Dolphin, so it has no problems with the length of the shaft.
atquinn
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Do you know what brand the new push-push's are? I think I read somewhere that he uses CTS pots, but I tried some searches and haven't turned up anything. All the push-push pots I find are just generic ones. Realistically, I don't think I play any of my guitars so much that I have to worry about it, but as long as I'm buying something, I want to buy something that's high-quality.
-Austin
The same cant be said for all the women you've bedded down in your day.
Platzer installed one in my Highway One Strat. No idea what the manufacturer is but it works great.
I got mine from BCR Greg.
edgar_allan_poe
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It is true...I have had my share of quail. :angry:
I got a half dozen or so from WARMOTH about a year ago. They are high quality and work great for me.
Link - (scroll down to near the bottom of the page, when you access it.)
http://www.warmoth.com/hardware/parts/part..._potentiometers
Link - (scroll down to near the bottom of the page, when you access it.)
http://www.warmoth.com/hardware/parts/part..._potentiometers
atquinn
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Cool, thanks! They don't mention what taper they are. I assume they work fine for volume? I need to get some other electronic doo-dads too which it looks like Warmoth has, so it'd be neat if I could get everything in one spot. Thanks for the link.
-Austin
intelligentpony
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Yamaha's push pots are great ones and they last a good long time.
+1 The Yamahas are much better than the ones Warmoth sell which are Chinese made and... uh suck. They go south fast.
The problem is the Yamahas are hard to find. As well as expensive, but worth it.
Stewart MacDonald used to sell them but not anymore.
If anyone can find a source for the the Yamahas Let me know.