250K or 500K pots with duncans?

[Dills]

What pots are recommended with duncan pickups? Im finding that they are quite bright with 500k pots especially at the bridge.

 

[McLaughysSN]

Re: 250K or 500K pots with duncans?

i see a lot of posts about the difference in the 250k pots and the 500k pots. personally i hear the difference but its not too much as to really improve tone per say IMO

are you talking about humbuckers or single coils? (brand really doesn't matter much)

 

[Dills]

Re: 250K or 500K pots with duncans?

humbuckers, and also is there any difference in

changing the volume pot from 500k to 250k,
OR
changing the tone pot from 500k to 250k,

Which pot should you change to bleed treble off, do they sound different?

 

[Artie]

Re: 250K or 500K pots with duncans?

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=10060

I don't mean any offence Dills, but you have the same fundamental question posted in three places. Makes it hard to keep track.

Edit: Heh - make that four places.

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=10057

 

[Dills]

Re: 250K or 500K pots with duncans?

sorry for posting to many threads about the same topic, got a bit carried a way and anxious i dint know how to put it in one post

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: 250K or 500K pots with duncans?

In a Gibson Les Paul or my SG I'll always use 500k pots....In a strat where I have single coils in the neck and middle positions and a fullsized bridge humbucker,I'll use the 250k..Single coils sound too harsh to my ears with 500k pots and the taper is weird for me.Strats are usually pretty bright anyway,so the 250k is usually a welcome in my case....I don't like things too bright anyway..The 250k values retains the warmth and smooths the highs for the single coils and I'm used to the taper of the 250k values in a strat..

John

 

[jeremy]

Re: 250K or 500K pots with duncans?

john does about the same thing as i do. in the bridge with singles i tend to use 250k, but i a strat style with 2 buckers id use 500k. in gibsons 500k.

you can always roll back the tone control and lose some high end, cant really add more if ya dont have it

 

[papersoul]

Re: 250K or 500K pots with duncans?

Use your ears also, because some humbuckers sound awesome with 300k pots. I find my LP sounds best with the stock 300k volumes.