Pots and Caps for Quarter Pound.
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DreX
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Re: Pots and Caps for Quarter Pound.
I've never tried this, but you should be able to approximate all sort of values in between 250k and 500k with a variable resistor like this one by soldering one end to the pickup-side lug of a 500k volume pot, and the center lead to ground (it doesn't matter which), and what that would do is put two resistors worth of load in parallel, so if you have a 500k audio volume and you dial in 800k ohm resistance on the variable resistor, you'll have a combined parallel resistance of 307 k ohm when the volume is at 10, about the same same as a 300k pot. I'm not 100% sure what it would do to the sweep, but nothing too bad I don't think. This isn't taking into account the load of the tone pot, though. You might also just try switching to a smaller value tone pot to change the overall load, depending one what type of guitar this is.
I've never tried this, but you should be able to approximate all sort of values in between 250k and 500k with a variable resistor like this one by soldering one end to the pickup-side lug of a 500k volume pot, and the center lead to ground (it doesn't matter which), and what that would do is put two resistors worth of load in parallel, so if you have a 500k audio volume and you dial in 800k ohm resistance on the variable resistor, you'll have a combined parallel resistance of 307 k ohm when the volume is at 10, about the same same as a 300k pot. I'm not 100% sure what it would do to the sweep, but nothing too bad I don't think. This isn't taking into account the load of the tone pot, though. You might also just try switching to a smaller value tone pot to change the overall load, depending one what type of guitar this is.
idsnowdog
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I tried the resistor and pot combo. At 100% it sounds right, but the range of the pot didn't sound the same afterward. I was going to try a Gibson 300K pot, but I think the shaft size is the wrong size for a Tele control plate?
DreX
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I have one of these Tele control plates http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Access...d=1401396253&sr=8-1&keywords=telecaster+plate, which features the larger 9.5mm holes, and a Gibson 500k long shaft in my parts box, and I confirmed that they fit each other, and also that the long shaft pots will fit in a Tele's control cavity, if you happen to buy that type.
The stock MIJ control plate came stock 8mm pots and holes, so it's too small for the 9.5mm Gibson pots. If you have a MIM or MIJ control plate with tiny pots, you might have to spring for a new control plate with 9.5mm openings, or take a drill to it and hope for the best.
I have one of these Tele control plates http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Access...d=1401396253&sr=8-1&keywords=telecaster+plate, which features the larger 9.5mm holes, and a Gibson 500k long shaft in my parts box, and I confirmed that they fit each other, and also that the long shaft pots will fit in a Tele's control cavity, if you happen to buy that type.
The stock MIJ control plate came stock 8mm pots and holes, so it's too small for the 9.5mm Gibson pots. If you have a MIM or MIJ control plate with tiny pots, you might have to spring for a new control plate with 9.5mm openings, or take a drill to it and hope for the best.
Andrew Lamprecht
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Re: Pots and Caps for Quarter Pound.
I have a quarter pound in the bridge with a 250k and a .22 in my strat. I think it sounds great.
I have a quarter pound in the bridge with a 250k and a .22 in my strat. I think it sounds great.
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The tech (the great Fabgear, Jeff Levenson) who's doing all the work on my strat has enlarged the magnet holes and shaved down the bobbin slightly so that they'll fit under standard strat covers. Looks cool. I've often wondered why Duncan didn't do covers for these?
The tech (the great Fabgear, Jeff Levenson) who's doing all the work on my strat has enlarged the magnet holes and shaved down the bobbin slightly so that they'll fit under standard strat covers. Looks cool. I've often wondered why Duncan didn't do covers for these?
Davii
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I put SSL-4, SSL-4 (RW/RP), and an SSL-7 (N/M/B) in an old Peavey Predator strat copy, as it's original pickups were screaming too much to be useable. The pots were already 500K, which surprised me, and I've no idea off the top of my head what value cap is in there, but the result seems a lot clearer/brighter than I'd expected.
I'd thought the high output might've been too much, but found in practice that it made that particular guitar a lot more useable when paired against my Les Paul when recording. Then again, I guess anything was going to be more useable compared to the old pups! It's got half round strings on it too, so guess it could be that bit brighter with round, but not been there yet...
I put SSL-4, SSL-4 (RW/RP), and an SSL-7 (N/M/B) in an old Peavey Predator strat copy, as it's original pickups were screaming too much to be useable. The pots were already 500K, which surprised me, and I've no idea off the top of my head what value cap is in there, but the result seems a lot clearer/brighter than I'd expected.
I'd thought the high output might've been too much, but found in practice that it made that particular guitar a lot more useable when paired against my Les Paul when recording. Then again, I guess anything was going to be more useable compared to the old pups! It's got half round strings on it too, so guess it could be that bit brighter with round, but not been there yet...
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I have one of these, and it really sounds great in a Tele bridge. Don't think Id use it in the neck, however.
I have one of these, and it really sounds great in a Tele bridge. Don't think Id use it in the neck, however.
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Bump. I have a QP in the neck of my Strat. Have a Custom8 in the bridge and Van Zandt Blues in the middle single coil position right now. 500K pot for volume and i believe 250k for lone the tone control--only the single coils are hooked up to the tone control.
I was thinking to add another QP to the middle position: perhaps the RWRP??
The QP in the NECK does have quite a bit of hum, that I'm not digging. Would the RWRP help with hum in the neck position/5? ...Why do some people not like RWRP pickup? ...Would having no middle pickup help the hum of the neck QP?
Cheers!
Bump. I have a QP in the neck of my Strat. Have a Custom8 in the bridge and Van Zandt Blues in the middle single coil position right now. 500K pot for volume and i believe 250k for lone the tone control--only the single coils are hooked up to the tone control.
I was thinking to add another QP to the middle position: perhaps the RWRP??
The QP in the NECK does have quite a bit of hum, that I'm not digging. Would the RWRP help with hum in the neck position/5? ...Why do some people not like RWRP pickup? ...Would having no middle pickup help the hum of the neck QP?
Cheers!
Re: Pots and Caps for Quarter Pound.
single coils hum. you can shield the guitar which can make a big difference but a lot of it has to do with where you are playing the guitar. near a computer screen or lights can be a noisy environment. getting a rw/rp middle pup will only make things quiet in the notch position. it wont do anything for the neck by itself. since the qp is a hot pup with stronger magnets, it makes sense that it has more hum than the single in the middle.
single coils hum. you can shield the guitar which can make a big difference but a lot of it has to do with where you are playing the guitar. near a computer screen or lights can be a noisy environment. getting a rw/rp middle pup will only make things quiet in the notch position. it wont do anything for the neck by itself. since the qp is a hot pup with stronger magnets, it makes sense that it has more hum than the single in the middle.
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