SSL-1 volume pot resistance

[esandes]

i heard all single coils should use 250k pots. is that right for the SSL-1 single coils?

[idsnowdog]

Re: SSL-1 volume pot resistance

In general you use 250K pots with lower resistance pickups because they bleed more treble to ground and smooth out the sound. I use 250K pots for any single coil below 9K resistance.

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: SSL-1 volume pot resistance

I still prefer 250k for single coils.
500k for the humbuckers..

[Jerky Chid]

Re: SSL-1 volume pot resistance

For me it depends on the guitar and pickups. I have an HSS strat with a 500k volume and a 250k tone, a guitar with a 59 and Distortion with their own volumes at 1meg and 500k respectively with a 500k tone, and another 2 humbucker with all 500ks.

[Lewguitar]

Re: SSL-1 volume pot resistance

I still prefer 250k for single coils.
500k for the humbuckers..

Me too. With one exception: I can go either way with the JB.

[orpheo]

Re: SSL-1 volume pot resistance

I used 500k on the ssl1 cause i was too lazy to get 250k and whhile they chimed and jangled, the tone was simply too brittle. 250k smoothed it considerably.

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: SSL-1 volume pot resistance

Me too. With one exception: I can go either way with the JB.

Never cared for the JB.. ;o)