How to fit EMG pots to CTS holes?

[ZWR]

Basically title says it all. I was wondering if I can install EMG ZW pickup set to my Hagstrom with CTS holes?

Thank you
Simon

 

[megaup987]

Re: How to fit EMG pots to CTS holes?

Make sure that the pots you have in your guitar are long shaft. I believe the EMG ZW set comes with the long shaft pots and if that's not what you have you'll either have to use a washer to bring the pot to the correct level, or get the new pots all together.
If you're getting new pots, and not afraid of soldering, just get 25K Bourns short shaft pots or 25K CTS long shaft pots (depending on what you have). Or you can get plastic bushings (like eBay item number 111046660641), but those are expensive for what they are.

 

[ZWR]

Re: How to fit EMG pots to CTS holes?

Thank you for your answer, but I was asking about thread size. Normal pots are 5/16" and CTS are 3/8" so I'm just wondering if there is a way to fit general size EMG pots to bigger whole?

 

[megaup987]

Re: How to fit EMG pots to CTS holes?

The only thread adapter I've ever seen for similar applications is eBay item number 111046660641, but I don't think it'll work. The adapter internal thread is M7 (like Alpha pots), EMG pots are M8.

 

[1b4n3z]

Re: How to fit EMG pots to CTS holes?

A slightly smaller diameter shaft should work just fine there - at least I never had any problems using emg size pots in a USA LP. CTS makes 25k pots too, though (short and long)

 

[dave74]

Re: How to fit EMG pots to CTS holes?

Like a thin rubber o-ring or a precise tape-sliver wrap-job to fill the gap so it'll be snug in the hole? That's what you mean right?