MOTM

cts 250k  you can get it from Allparts

JWBarlow@... wrote:

> From: JWBarlow@...
>
> In a message dated 1/6/2000 10:38:37 PM, mmt@... writes:
>
> >Speaking of potentiometers,
> >I was going to ask your opinions on replacing a scratchy volume & tone
> >pot
> >on my Fender bass (57' Re-Issue.For this application, should I go with
> >a
> >Spectrol or a Bourns? Audio or Linear taper?  How many K?
> >I recall reading that the higher Ohmage ( is that a word?) would bleed
> >off
> >some top end to ground.. I'd appreciate your opinions/ suggestions.
>
> I looked in some of my books and was surprised that wiring diagrams for both
> J and P basses showed no values for pots or caps -- that's the problem with
> today's guitar manufacturers, no values!
>
> What I can tell you is that you want an audio taper and I'm reasonably sure
> you want a 250K value (the other popular value is 500K). The value is almost
> certainly stamped on the case of the pot, so take a look at what's in it
> before going ahead. I'd try spraying the old pots out with Deoxit first, but
> you can get the parts from the place Paul recommended, or (my fave) Stewart
> Macdonald's Guitar Shop Supply (www.stewmac.com). These pots are listed for
> less than $3.00, of course they won't be as good as the Spectrol pots, but
> they are the right parts for the job.
>
> BTW, it's the 250K pots that bleed off the high end to ground and are said to
> have a more beefy (warmer) tone. Humbucking PUs usually use 500K pots while
> Strats and Teles generally have 250K pots -- think how much more zing they'd
> have if they used 500K pots!
>
> Hope this helps you!
> JB
>
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