need help urgently!

[marcoweeo]

hi guys, my Lp's pots r spoilt n i dun noe wads da best place 2 go hunt for em... neither am i sure of wad kinda price range i'm lookin at n which brand 2 go after... could anyone shed some light on dis??? thks a many!!!!!!!

 

[rimuel]

try davis.

 

[markedymark]

yeah, davis is a good option. guitar connection also sells pots. i suggest switching up to 500k pots though. i mean since yours are spoilt, why not take it up no?

 

[namle]

Get Dimarzio Pot

Around $11. Check at Davis or Swee Lee

 

[le_Doucereux]

I've never been too convinced by DiMarzio parts, or, for that matter, any big brand name parts, especially electronic parts. You're effectively paying double the price (or sometimes more) for branding, IMHO. Just my 2 cents..

 

[marcoweeo]

mark, y 500k? wats da diff??

 

[namle]

le_Doucereux

Have you actually tried them before? To pay 5 bucks more compared to a GOTOH MIJ Pots, there is a BIG difference

:wink:

 

[namle]

We often get calls from people asking what value of potentiometer that they should be using for the volume controls on their guitars. As a general rule of thumb, for single coil pickups we recommend 250k audio taper pots, and for humbuckers we generally recommend 500k audio taper pots. The most basic reason for these recommendations is that it allows a smooth swell in volume from zero to full out. The purpose of this article is to show you what effect changing the value of the pot can have on your pickup's tone. Let's start with the pickup itself: a single coil pickup like our SSL-1 Vintage for Stratocaster. The SSL-1 has a DC Resistance of approximately 6.5k and a resonant peak (the pickup's voice, or sweet spot) of about 10kHz. The characteristic of an SSL-1 (and other single coil pickups) is such that when a note is plucked, the tendency is for the tonal spectrum to leap towards the peak frequency, giving that characteristic "sparkle" in the attack. The amount of "sparkle" can range from minor to overkill depending on what value of potentiometer you use to "load" the pickup's circuit with. In figure 1 you can see the peak characteristics of an SSL-1 with different values of volume pots attached to it. The top curve indicates virtually no load, the second curve down indicates a 1meg pot, the third down is a 500k pot, the fourth is a 250k pot and the bottom curve represents a 100k pot. As you can see, the peak doesn't shift in frequency, but it does shift in amplitude. The difference between a no load state and the load induced by a 100k pot is 19dB (a significant difference)! In figure 2, we show the same settings as they relate to one of our SH-8b Invader™ pickups. You'll notice that in a high output pickup, the difference is not as great. As you reduce the amplitude of a pickup's peak frequency, the surrounding frequencies come into play more and more. This can give a more pleasing balance of frequencies, and is part of the reason for the guitar manufacturer's selection of the volume control's value. What does this mean to you? It means that if you like a pickup's basic character (its peak), you can further shape the tone by increasing or decreasing value of the pot in your guitar. Have fun in your tonal quests!

 

[markedymark]

macroweeo, theres your answer right there.

namle, where you get that article from man?

 

[namle]

I will have to kill you markedymark if I tell you

Nah kidding

Good ol' Seymour Duncan website is always one of the most useful sources to answer such question

 

[markedymark]

oh yeah man. i almost forgot bout that forum man, its like enlightment to the tone seekers.

 

[marcoweeo]

woot... 8O dat was wayyyy technical... hahha.. dun reali hav a deep understanding of it but i juz noe 500k pot 4 humbuckers... haha, yea, den wads an audio taper pot? control master vol?

 

[namle]

Just get all 500K pots

 

[marcoweeo]

everything as in even for da pickup control pots also?

 

[namle]

HAH?

What pickup CONTROL POT? A pot to control???

 

[marcoweeo]

i mean da knob dat controls balance n my bass gt 1 knob dat controls da bridge pickup vol...

 

[marcoweeo]

check dis,

Does the number of control pots used affect the sound?
Yes: Since the load on the pickups is determined by the total parallel resistance of all pots that are being used at a atime, using fewer pots will reduce the overall load and give a slightly brighter sound. Also, connecting more pots is the same as using lower value pots, two 500K pots will loose or "bleed" the same amount of treble frequencies as one 250K pot. To lessen the effect, switching should be designed (when possible ) to remove pots from the circuit when the related pickup is not selected. An example of this is the Les Paul: bridge controls are out of the circuit when in the selector is in the neck position and the neck controls are out of the circuit when the selector is in the bridge position.

if i change all 2 500k pots den wont i loose treble lyk big time??

 

[namle]

Have you seen those LAST LINES?

LPs are wired like so

That's why those 500K are not always IN THE CIRCUIT all the time

 

[marcoweeo]

dude...... cut me some slack.... i'm still new to all this techie stuff??

 

[namle]

Brudder I never raised my voice

Just bold to indicate significances

REALLY!!