PunkRockerLuke Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 How do you tell if pots are tone or volume? I got the package from a guy in massachussets today and I can't tell which of the 3 pots he sent me are volume or tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Pots are the same, you make it a 'tone' pot by adding a capaciter across a pair of the lugs (see your own shematic for that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Logarithmic are better suited to volume, because they give a smoother volume change and linear ones are best suited for tone, but either type will work for either function. If theres an A on the botom its logarithmic (volume) if there's a B its linear (tone) As I said though the difference isn't crucially important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 They're more than likely all the same. Just follow the wiring diagram and you're good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Brown Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 pots are pots, they only differ in value (reistance not £££ or $$$) and tapper (the rate at which resistance increase when you turn the pot) there is also quality but i wont really say much apart from this and this volume pots work buy the sending signal to ground and tone works by bleeding treble although this is much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0b1liz3 Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 pots are pots, they only differ in value (reistance not £££ or $$$) and tapper (the rate at which resistance increase when you turn the pot) there is also quality but i wont really say much apart from this and this volume pots work buy the sending signal to ground and tone works by bleeding treble although this is much better Um, what's the deal with the cryogenically treated pickups? What are they defining as "cryogenics". (ie. what temp, how long etc)... I know that the principle of supercooling electronics works but that was for heat generating devices like computers. It just sounds like marketing BS but I may experiment myself I can find out what temps and times they are talking about. Have the equipment to measure the pickups output so can consider it a mythbuster like trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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