FunkyE9th Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 I'm changing pups on one of my guitars. I'm swappin out the whole pickguard assembly. It will have Single, Single and Hum (bridge). It only has one volume and one tone knob. What pot values should I use? Also, what cap value should I use?Thanks,-FunkyE9th
Submariner85 Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 I usually go with 500k for humbuckers and 250k for single coils so probably 500k for your guitar......although I have heard good things about 1meg pots too.
KeyOfZ Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 Pardon my ignorance.... What's the difference? What are the benefits/cons of 250K/500k/1000k pots? The reason I ask is that I suspect my 93' Daytona (from ebay) is not all original in the wiring/knob area. I'd like to figure out what to do there.
Submariner85 Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 You get more low end sound with the 500k like you would probably want with a humbucker.You can go here and read this too:http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/voltonecon.php
FunkyE9th Posted September 1, 2005 Author Posted September 1, 2005 I'd use a 500K and a .010 cap. So BCR, will this be on page 1 of your upcoming book? BTW, I emailed the guys at Rio Grande and they suggested 500k with .023 cap. I may have to play around with .010 and .023. It's easy enough to swap. Thanks everyone. -FunkyE9th
Guest Mike Lee Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 Lower value pots allow more highs to bleed to ground. Fender started using 250K with their single coils and Gibson used 500K with P90's and HB's so that's how the conventions got started. You can brighten up a dark pickup with a higher value pot or darken a bright pickup with a lower value pot. It's a LOT cheaper than changing pickups.The .02 uf cap is what Gibson traditionally uses, but I prefer Hamer's choice of a .01 uf because it gets perfect roll-off tone when all the way down. The .023 uf just turns to total mud. Listen to Greg on this one.
luiss Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 As far as we're talking about pots ... logaritmic or audio?
FunkyE9th Posted September 1, 2005 Author Posted September 1, 2005 As far as we're talking about pots ... logaritmic or audio? Audio taper is logarithmic. I think you mean linear vs audio taper. I think audio taper is more common for guitar volume and tone pots. Audio taper sounds more natural as you turn the knob because the ear hears things logarithmicaly not linearly.-FunkyE9th
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