How does hotter pots effect tone
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STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: How does hotter pots effect tone
Hotter? You mean higher resistance on the pot I think?
The higher resistance pot creates less resistance overall for the pickups,which keeps the highs in more..The taper is different also between a 250k and a 500k....I normally like to stay with 250k for "all" single coils and 500k for humbuckers,except my bridge position strat humbuckers..I'll use a 250k pot there so I can keep my other 2 single coils seeing 250k pot values...
The best guide would be to try both and go with what your ears tell you and not what other's say is right or wrong... :wink:
sweet_lou said:
Hotter? You mean higher resistance on the pot I think?
The higher resistance pot creates less resistance overall for the pickups,which keeps the highs in more..The taper is different also between a 250k and a 500k....I normally like to stay with 250k for "all" single coils and 500k for humbuckers,except my bridge position strat humbuckers..I'll use a 250k pot there so I can keep my other 2 single coils seeing 250k pot values...
The best guide would be to try both and go with what your ears tell you and not what other's say is right or wrong... :wink:
rspst14
Tone Cat
Re: How does hotter pots effect tone
The pots aren't necessarily "hotter," they just have a higher resistance. Pots with higher resistances let more treble through, and will typically give you a brighter sound. That's why single coils typically use 250k pots and humbuckers typically use 500k pots.
Ryan
The pots aren't necessarily "hotter," they just have a higher resistance. Pots with higher resistances let more treble through, and will typically give you a brighter sound. That's why single coils typically use 250k pots and humbuckers typically use 500k pots.
Ryan
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: How does hotter pots effect tone
However . . . when I added the JB to my Genny, I rewired the volume control as a "variable-load" control exactly so I could hear what the difference is.
Here's an mp3 I made of simple four chord progression, that I repeat twice at each setting:
1. Neck Quarter Pound, tapped, 600k
2. Neck Quarter Pound, tapped, 100k
3. Bridge JB, 600k
4. Bridge JB, 100k
I can't really tell a difference between the two QP settings, and the difference between the two JB settings is so subtle, I'm not sure if its my imagination. The JB might be a bit mellower in the 100k position.
Check for yourself:
Pot load test.mp3
Artie
However . . . when I added the JB to my Genny, I rewired the volume control as a "variable-load" control exactly so I could hear what the difference is.
Here's an mp3 I made of simple four chord progression, that I repeat twice at each setting:
1. Neck Quarter Pound, tapped, 600k
2. Neck Quarter Pound, tapped, 100k
3. Bridge JB, 600k
4. Bridge JB, 100k
I can't really tell a difference between the two QP settings, and the difference between the two JB settings is so subtle, I'm not sure if its my imagination. The JB might be a bit mellower in the 100k position.
Check for yourself:
Pot load test.mp3
Artie
