Volume/Tone Pots - adam79 - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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I recently had a SD Jeff Beck humbucker installed (at the birdge
position) in my Fender Mustang. I wanna replace the 250k stock volume
pot to a 500k. Should I replace the 250k tone pot to 500k, or is it good
the way it is?
Thanks,
-Adam
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Re: Volume/Tone Pots - Restless Fingers Syndrome - 6-:27 -0-09-20
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adam79 wrote:
> Should I replace the 250k tone pot to 500k, or is it good
> the way it is?
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>
you sure axe a lot of stupid questions.. . constant babble .
Are you a female and blond ?
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Re: Volume/Tone Pots - adam79 - 6-:28 -0-09-20
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Restless Fingers Syndrome wrote:
> adam79 wrote:
>> Should I replace the 250k tone pot to 500k, or is it good the way it is?
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> you sure axe a lot of stupid questions.. . constant babble .
> Are you a female and blond ?
>
i'm losing sleep tonight..
are you a lumberjack with a flannel and "axe?"
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Re: Volume/Tone Pots - Steve L - 6-:28 -0-09-20
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Humbuckers prefer 500K audio taper pots.
By the way JB doesn't stand for Jeff Beck. It stands for Jazz Blues,
according to SD.
"adam79" <adam79@toast.net> wrote in message
news:ArydnWUbso2iCtvXnZ2dnUVZ_tOdnZ2d@posted.toastnet...
>I recently had a SD Jeff Beck humbucker installed (at the birdge position)
>in my Fender Mustang. I wanna replace the 250k stock volume pot to a 500k.
>Should I replace the 250k tone pot to 500k, or is it good the way it is?
>
> Thanks,
> -Adam
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Re: Volume/Tone Pots - Appledog - 6-:28 -0-09-20
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On Jun 28, 12:38=A0pm, adam79 <ada...@toast.net> wrote:
> Restless Fingers Syndrome wrote:
> > adam79 wrote:
> >> Should I replace the 250k tone pot to 500k, or is it good the way it i=
s?
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> > =A0you sure axe a lot of stupid questions.. . constant babble .
> > Are you a female and =A0blond ?
>
> i'm losing sleep tonight..
> are you a lumberjack with a flannel and "axe?"
I think your question is fine. Restless Fingers Syndrome often attacks
beginners for asking what he thinks are stupid questions. Don't worry
about it.
Anyways, I was actually looking at the gear page the other day about
this very subject, as I was considering changing the pots in my SG.
check out the following sources of information; I found them
interesting and informative, you might also:
Tone difference of 250k vs 500k pots: http://www.thegearpage.net/board/arch=
ive/index.php/t-59038.html
Another 250k vs 500k thread: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/109022-25=
0k-500k-volume-pots-does-matter.html
Do Better Pots mean Better Tone? http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthrea=
d.php?s=3D&threadid=3D57716
Tone pots vs Volume Pots; are they the same?
http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/tonefreaks/26042-500k-volume-pot-same-tone-=
pot-500k.html
Also you might want to consider 1meg pots:
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=3D1026141
Good luck and I hope this helps answer your questions!
Personally I am wondering if putting in a 1meg pot vs. a 500k pot
would act like a treble boost (but allow me to roll it down back to a
warmer sound of course). Personally I like treble. And hey, if you can
roll it down to what it would have sounded like before why *not* use a
1meg? Options are good *ponder*
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Re: Volume/Tone Pots - Jim - 6-:28 -0-09-20
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adam79 wrote:
> I recently had a SD Jeff Beck humbucker installed (at the birdge
> position) in my Fender Mustang. I wanna replace the 250k stock volume
> pot to a 500k. Should I replace the 250k tone pot to 500k, or is it good
> the way it is?
>
> Thanks,
> -Adam
The JB (not actually Jeff Beck) pickup is over-wound with a hotter
output. Over winding causes highs to be "rolled off."
Using a 250K pot will also attenuate highs.
Want more highs? Use a higher value pot.
If you do change the pot, I'd recommend a push/pull DPDT with wiring for
"both coils parallel." It'll give you a brighter tone yet (at a lower
output level). It's two single coils, side by side, but retains the hum
bucking for noise reduction.
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Re: Volume/Tone Pots - RolandRX33 - 6-:28 -0-09-20
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On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:12:18 -0500, Restless Fingers Syndrome
<rfs@itch.com> wrote:
>adam79 wrote:
>> Should I replace the 250k tone pot to 500k, or is it good
>> the way it is?
>
> you sure axe a lot of stupid questions.. . constant babble .
>Are you a female and blond ?
RFS: Are you retarded? It was a logical question.
Adam: There's not as much point to switching the volume control if the
tone pot is not swapped as well. Lower value pots cause a 'loading'
effect that rolls off highs, but many players use that to tame pickups
that they find too bright. Your call.
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Re: Volume/Tone Pots - Meat Plow - 6-:28 -0-09-20
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On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:03:43 -0400, adam79 <adam79@toast.net>wrote:
>I recently had a SD Jeff Beck humbucker installed (at the birdge
>position) in my Fender Mustang. I wanna replace the 250k stock volume
>pot to a 500k. Should I replace the 250k tone pot to 500k, or is it good
>the way it is?
>
>Thanks,
>-Adam
Good the way it is. Your ears would never notice the difference.
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Re: Volume/Tone Pots - Restless Fingers Syndrome - 6-:28 -0-09-20
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RolandRX33 wrote:
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> RFS: Are you retarded? It was a logical question.
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fuck no. Most of adams79 posts are endless babble.
The guy is clueless on every aspect of this sport.
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Re: Volume/Tone Pots - adam79 - 6-:29 -0-09-20
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Jim wrote:
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> If you do change the pot, I'd recommend a push/pull DPDT with wiring for
> "both coils parallel." It'll give you a brighter tone yet (at a lower
> output level). It's two single coils, side by side, but retains the hum
> bucking for noise reduction.
So that push/pull DPDT pot makes it so i can switch between series n'
parallel?
Would the 500k pot switch muck up the single coil pu at the neck?
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