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2000-01-07 by Mark T
Hey Paul & group, 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. Regards, Mark
2000-01-07 by Paul Schreiber
I was in a Mars Music last week, and in the Guitar section there was a *wall full* of replacement parts for Fender and Gibson guitars. Looked like a Pep Boys. Also try: www.guitarparts.com Paul S. ----- Original Message -----
From: Mark T <mmt@...> To: <motm@onelist.com> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 11:07 PM Subject: [motm] More Potentiometer questions - Guitar apps. > Hey Paul & group, > > 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. > > Regards, > > Mark > > > > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > GRAB THE GATOR! FREE SOFTWARE DOES ALL THE TYPING FOR YOU! > Tired of filling out forms and remembering passwords? Gator fills in > forms and passwords with just one click! Comes with $50 in free coupons! > <a href=" http://clickme.onelist.com/ad/gator4 ">Click Here</a> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >
2000-01-08 by thebass
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 > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > Get great offers on top-notch products that match your interests! > Sign up for eLerts at: > <a href=" http://clickme.onelist.com/ad/elerts1 ">Click Here</a> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
2000-01-08 by JWBarlow@xxx.xxx
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