Fixed my digital multimeter so I was able to go through my old parts box and look at discarded and leftover parts.
I thought a bunch of these were leftover from my EMG days, but only one of them was a 26K. There was a "250K" Dimarzio pot, and a handful of "500k".
What I was surprised about was the range of values (in pic).
Another thing I remember is that for a long time I thought that large pots "sounded better". Come to find that two of my most used "500K" (large) pots, the ones with the most soldering remnants, were .580 and .609. These were my favorite pots.
None of the mini pots were much above 500K, with a couple considerably lower.
Could I have heard a difference between these pots and the other ones? Is it possible that they "stood out" to my ears, or was I just using them because they were larger? IDK.
Can I use these pots to "tune" the high end of guitars? Are pots that are off spec a good thing to have?
I thought a bunch of these were leftover from my EMG days, but only one of them was a 26K. There was a "250K" Dimarzio pot, and a handful of "500k".
What I was surprised about was the range of values (in pic).
Another thing I remember is that for a long time I thought that large pots "sounded better". Come to find that two of my most used "500K" (large) pots, the ones with the most soldering remnants, were .580 and .609. These were my favorite pots.
None of the mini pots were much above 500K, with a couple considerably lower.
Could I have heard a difference between these pots and the other ones? Is it possible that they "stood out" to my ears, or was I just using them because they were larger? IDK.
Can I use these pots to "tune" the high end of guitars? Are pots that are off spec a good thing to have?
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