Kith Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 (edited) I am building a les paul style guitar, and I know you have to use 500k pots for the volume controls, but do you have to use 250k pots for the tone, or 500s? also, where is a good place to buy cheaper long shaft pots? stewmacs seem expensive. thanks Edited July 12, 2005 by Kith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V S Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 (edited) i don't have seen any wiring schematics with 250 k pots for tone.... gibson uses 300k pots for volume though. so if u want to use 250k pots i would use them for volume control. the lower u choose the resistance the more highs u will loose. allparts.com has long shaft pots for 8$.. these are a little bit cheaper. i don't think you'll be able to find them much cheaper. edit: http://www.specialtyguitars.com/electronics.html has some pots that are less expensive. Edited July 12, 2005 by V S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburncustomguitars Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Hi, One other thing to consider is to do away with the need for long-shaft pots. Just rout the control cavity deeper so that regular-length shafts will work. I've done this many times, and it works, unlike some of the other "bright" ideas I've had. Peace, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 actually gibson uses 500k now, they used 300k many years ago. since most people seem to think that 250k isn't appropriate for humbuckers. personally i think that the 250k sounds better but i also like 1M too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V S Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 (edited) i think it's the other way. long time ago they used four 500k pots and now two 300k and two 500k pots. Edited July 13, 2005 by V S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kith Posted July 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 I am actually using mightymite motherbuckers in both the neck and bridge, both very high output pickups (I just hope the neck can still get clean), so it would probably be best to use 500k pots for volume (cuz thats what most people use with humbuckers) and either 250k or 500k pots for tone. which would you suggest thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 Start with 500Ks - they'll probably make you happy! If it's simply too bright, you can always change them (or use your tone control - after all, that is what it's for). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Start with 500Ks - they'll probably make you happy! If it's simply too bright, you can always change them (or use your tone control - after all, that is what it's for). ← That makes entirely too much sense. Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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