im really not sure where i stand on this. they both have elements i really like, its hard to pick a winner. what surprises me most is what a large difference the pot value made. sounds like a completely different pickup.
these are in the same guitar, by the way. same settings. same strings. same everything, other than the volume pot.
the 500k sounds so much more open yet tight, and more percussive in the mids. but the 300k has much more weight to it, thickness. but more mush. *edit- on second thought, that mush, sponginess, and other qualities are making 300k sound a lot thinner to me. hmm.
i dunno...the 500k is probably staying (well, not this exact pot, i need to buy one that fits gibson knobs on the shaft (CTS most likely, right?). right now i have a single white strat knob with 2 black speed knobs on my explorer...that has to change soon. haha
im gonna have to spend some quality time with the cranked XXX to make a fair judgement.
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