Fuller sound....

[A Skater]

Okay, I was wondering on this. I got a fat strat with duncan in the bridge and stock single coils in the middle and neck. I was wondering if I put a 500k pot and leave the humbucker, will it have a fuller/thicker humbucker sound?
If it's just wired to the volume?

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Fuller sound....

No. It will not be fuller or thicker, but if you're using 250K pots now and you switch to 500K pots the humbucker will be a little brighter and livlier and, IMO, probably sound better. Lew

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Fuller sound....

I'd leave the guitar alone, but work on getting a fuller sound by getting a better amp, or beefing up the sound of your existing one with an EQ pedal or good Overdrive.

Or maybe, consider swapping your bridge humbucker for a fatter sounding one.

 

[A Skater]

Re: Fuller sound....

It's an Invader, so I doubt it can get fatter, I was just thinking maybe it'll be more concentraded, but if it's fine with a 500k pot, then I'll just upgrade that.

 

[Boleslaw Gers 666]

Re: Fuller sound....

Okay, I was wondering on this. I got a fat strat with duncan in the bridge and stock single coils in the middle and neck. I was wondering if I put a 500k pot and leave the humbucker, will it have a fuller/thicker humbucker sound?
If it's just wired to the volume?

Buckers usually sound worse with 250k pots. If you could wire it 500k volume to the bucker and 250k volume to the singles and one master tone that would probably work. Or, if you have the money, buy a Les Paul