humbuckers with 500k pots...shut the front door..

[esandes]

wow. i just got my newly modified axe back yesterday with 500k pots. it really opens things up nicely.

i'm impressed.

discuss.

[Herschel Riffs]

Re: humbuckers with 500k pots...shut the front door..

I never bother with any other types. if it sounds bad with 500k then its gotta go IMO

[Nacho8807]

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I use 500Ks with DDs in my Les Paul. I can't help wondering how 300s would sound since I usually have my tone backed off a bit anyway. Hmm...

[esandes]

Re: humbuckers with 500k pots...shut the front door..

I use 500Ks with DDs in my Les Paul. I can't help wondering how 300s would sound since I usually have my tone backed off a bit anyway. Hmm...

i figure it's better to have too much and dial it back than to have to little to begin with.

[CTN]

Re: humbuckers with 500k pots...shut the front door..

500ks with buckers, 250k with single coils and JBs.

simple, and always sounds great.

[Kosh Naranek]

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500k for humbuckers is a good rule of thumb. However if it sounds nasal, too edgy, too thin, or has icepick highs, a 250k volume pot will make it sound right. The JB and a couple of other humbuckers seem to sound right with a 250k ohm pot. That makes them great for combining with single coils.

[Myaccount876]

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I'm starting to like 250K pots more and more in general with Duncans. For DiMarzios I'd imagine that you need 500K pots, but for quite a few Duncans I am starting to really like 250K. Kind of knocks off some presence that I don't care so much for during rhythm. For leads I can always boost the high end.

And I'm starting to think Linear 250K pots are the best for tone controls.

[Securb]

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I have 1M pots on my Iceman with Dimebuckers. Sounds sick.

[Jocelyn]

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500K is the rule of the thumb. I have used JB with both 250k and 500k. I like them both. Currently I am using it with 500k. I role back the Volume and tone a bit always. Fro there if I want to add more I can always add.

[idsnowdog]

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I usually use 500K pots for humbuckers except if they are over 13K I use 1 meg pots because they tend to be dark enough.

[Soulcrusher_X]

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I have 500k all around with the JB in my LP. Only two pickups I like a lower value (300K) were the DD and Custom. Then again, I prefer these values for just about EVERY ceramic magnet pickup I have tried.

[Soulcrusher_X]

Re: humbuckers with 500k pots...shut the front door..

I use 500Ks with DDs in my Les Paul. I can't help wondering how 300s would sound since I usually have my tone backed off a bit anyway. Hmm...

I liked it. Seemed to trim some of that 'ceramic edge' off without losing that sexy Duncan Distortion aggression.

[Nacho8807]

Re: humbuckers with 500k pots...shut the front door..

I liked it. Seemed to trim some of that 'ceramic edge' off without losing that sexy Duncan Distortion aggression.

That's what I'd be aiming for. I haven't had much trouble EQ-ing most of it out at the amp though. We'll see how adventurous I get.

[ErikH]

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I almost always use 500K with humbuckers. With single-coils, I like 500K volume and 250k tone. It opens them up a but the 250K pot and .022uf cap help keep them from getting too bright. Works great in my setup. 500K volume with 300K tone and a .022uf cap is great with P-90's.

[Chickenwings]

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standard. Except for humbuckers that were built to sound good with 250k pots like the JB.