xadam270x Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 do brands make a difference or will any ol 500k pot (new of course) be the same as any other? xadamx Quote
mammoth guitars Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 No. Not all pots are created equal. Some are smooth turning, some are not. Some are scratchy sounding, some are quiet. Some have have coarse knurled split shafts, some have fine and some have a solid shaft. Generally CTS are considered the best and those have a fine knurled split shaft. Many imports are very good as well and typically have a coarse knurled split shaft. Quote
xadam270x Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Posted July 19, 2006 thanx for the help. im putting alot into my guitar and i want it to be perfect. i dont want to spend money on some pots and have em be crap. xadamx Quote
Stiffy Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 thanx for the help. im putting alot into my guitar and i want it to be perfect. i dont want to spend money on some pots and have em be crap. xadamx Quote
mammoth guitars Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 Make sure they're full size and not mini. Quote
lovekraft Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 Make sure they're full size and not mini. Why? Quote
Stiffy Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 Make sure they're full size and not mini. Why? Quote
mammoth guitars Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 It's quite elementary Watson! Mini pots are bitch to solder especially if you have 1 volume and your soldering lots of wires to it. Quote
GodBlessTexas Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 It's quite elementary Watson! Mini pots are bitch to solder especially if you have 1 volume and your soldering lots of wires to it. Quote
Thoughtless 7 Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 Got to agree with LK here. I've had no problem soldering mini pots. I just do what GodBlessTexas suggested. Quote
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