cherokee6 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 I'm rebuilding a Les Paul Recording. The pots have very low values: 1K linear for treble; 2.5k linear for bass and a 2.5k "BD" (balanced?) pot says the scematics. There is only one volume control for the 2 pickups, so I'm suspecting its blended. I saw the tutorial on blended pots and I'm wondering if I can apply the same theory of using resistors and capacitors to covert a normal linear pot to a blended. Any thoughts and what values would I use? CTS doesn't make the blended pot anymore, in fact, I'll have to do a little extra soldering to convert an available 5k pot to a 2.5k pot `ala the tutorial that's linked to this forum. Any thoughts or assistance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 It's just a "standard" audio taper pot in an obsolete rating - it's the volume pot, it doesn't blend anything. You're probably going to have trouble finding one, but a 5K linear pot should work with a 5K fixed resistor wired across the outside terminals. I can't read what the schematic says, but it's wired exactly the way a volume pot is, with the RC network that keeps the highs from being attenuated at lower volumes. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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