If I'm using 250k pots with humbuckers?

[brinton]

Strats tend to be naturally bright, most humbuckers give out the best performence when used with 500k pots (especially high output/dark pups) I'm using 250k pots with my humbucking strat and I'm thinking about bright/harsh and muddy/uncutting issues. For example, the screaming demon isn't exactly described to be equipped with a smooth top, especially w/ 500 pots. And using a CC with 250k pots doesn't seem to be a cutting solution. The only HB's I can really think about putting in my strat AS IS would be: 59, JB, Jazz.

[brinton]

Re: If I'm using 250k pots with humbuckers?

Pups that I question are: SD, PG, C5, PATBs (original & blues). I don't know if a wood's natural bright tone will keep the sound of a C5 cutting or if the 250k valued pots will diminish it's top end and presence. I somehow think that a PG would be the perfect pup for my concern, it has A2 mag for warmth and balance and distinct upper-mid/high frequencies that keeps it cutting and biting.

[brinton]

Re: If I'm using 250k pots with humbuckers?

I already know that a JB/Jazz will work fine in 250 pot strat, but how original is that combo. I think I'll be going PATB-3 and PGn most likely. But I'm still really anxious to hear what others think about this wood/pot/pup principle.

[Gunner]

Re: If I'm using 250k pots with humbuckers?

My HSS Pacifica has had both 500k and 250k volume pots in it, bro, 250k DOES smooth out the highs...and, to me, it suits pickups like the Demon. I chose to go with 250k to smooth out my duckbuckers and it seems to be the right match for the whole configuration

[brinton]

Re: If I'm using 250k pots with humbuckers?

I figured the demon would be very hard to get to sound muddy and I never suspected it to be a muddy issue, but was more concerned of about the whole SD+Strat=Harsh brigtness regardless of pot value. thanks for your input.

[kevlar3000]

Re: If I'm using 250k pots with humbuckers?

I have a 500K volume and a 250K tone in my Strat. I have gone 500K on both, 250K on both ( not enough drive for me) so I found the 500K Volume with 250K Tone to work extremely well for me. Has the drive I like but the harshness is no longer there, yet it still has all the bite I could want.