JamesNixon
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What 500k push/pull pot would you guys recommend for a prs se 245 with Seymour duncan pickups. I was hoping to do the coil tap mod soon for it.
Push/Pull Pot Recomendations
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beaubrummels
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Re: Push/Pull Pot Recomendations
I'd recommend CTS myself.
http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/electrical_pushpullpots.htm
I'd recommend CTS myself.
http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/electrical_pushpullpots.htm
Re: Push/Pull Pot Recomendations
The ones from dimarzio are supposedly really good. They are made by CTS for them.
I've used Alpha since they came stock in the guitar, after that I've tried Bourns, I like their push/pull mechanism, no opion on life expectancy yet with these, they do read around 510k so that's one good thing for me.
The ones from dimarzio are supposedly really good. They are made by CTS for them.
I've used Alpha since they came stock in the guitar, after that I've tried Bourns, I like their push/pull mechanism, no opion on life expectancy yet with these, they do read around 510k so that's one good thing for me.
9unslin9er
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Re: Push/Pull Pot Recomendations
First, you don't coil tap humbuckers. Coil tapping is used on single coils often to clean up a bridge pickup.
What you are probably referring to is splitting. I have always had luck with CTS everything, and I generally go with genuine Gibson long pots especially for thick body styles like the SE245.
Finally, I've never had luck with humbucker splitting. You get more tones from your guitar, but they NEVER sound like real single coils.
Even on my Peavey HP Special, with pickups custom wound for splitting, they didn't sound like single coil.
Hope this helps.
First, you don't coil tap humbuckers. Coil tapping is used on single coils often to clean up a bridge pickup.
What you are probably referring to is splitting. I have always had luck with CTS everything, and I generally go with genuine Gibson long pots especially for thick body styles like the SE245.
Finally, I've never had luck with humbucker splitting. You get more tones from your guitar, but they NEVER sound like real single coils.
Even on my Peavey HP Special, with pickups custom wound for splitting, they didn't sound like single coil.
Hope this helps.
JamesNixon
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WhoGivesAPluck
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Re: Push/Pull Pot Recomendations
what kind of seymour duncans? if they are active, all your pots should be 25k do to low impedance, otherwise you defeat the purpose of having low impedence pickups
what kind of seymour duncans? if they are active, all your pots should be 25k do to low impedance, otherwise you defeat the purpose of having low impedence pickups
WhoGivesAPluck
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Re: Push/Pull Pot Recomendations
Quote Originally Posted by 9unslin9er View Post
First, you don't coil tap humbuckers. Coil tapping is used on single coils often to clean up a bridge pickup.
What you are probably referring to is splitting. I have always had luck with CTS everything, and I generally go with genuine Gibson long pots especially for thick body styles like the SE245.
Finally, I've never had luck with humbucker splitting. You get more tones from your guitar, but they NEVER sound like real single coils.
Even on my Peavey HP Special, with pickups custom wound for splitting, they didn't sound like single coil.
Hope this helps.
I have EMG 89s and they are actually two single coils in one casing, thats why there's 6 wires coming out of them I assume, so not all humbuckers are't true single coils when split
Quote Originally Posted by 9unslin9er View Post
First, you don't coil tap humbuckers. Coil tapping is used on single coils often to clean up a bridge pickup.
What you are probably referring to is splitting. I have always had luck with CTS everything, and I generally go with genuine Gibson long pots especially for thick body styles like the SE245.
Finally, I've never had luck with humbucker splitting. You get more tones from your guitar, but they NEVER sound like real single coils.
Even on my Peavey HP Special, with pickups custom wound for splitting, they didn't sound like single coil.
Hope this helps.
I have EMG 89s and they are actually two single coils in one casing, thats why there's 6 wires coming out of them I assume, so not all humbuckers are't true single coils when split
Re: Push/Pull Pot Recomendations
Yes. Coil splitting, not coil tapping is what he must have meant.
Yes. Coil splitting, not coil tapping is what he must have meant.
JamesNixon
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Re: Push/Pull Pot Recomendations
My pickups are Seymour duncan custom shop Whole lotta humbuckers and in my prs at the moment I have 500k pots
My pickups are Seymour duncan custom shop Whole lotta humbuckers and in my prs at the moment I have 500k pots
