Tone Pot or no tone pot

[Isaac.t]

Hi all
If i used a 500k volume pot with a 500k tone pot and had them both set to max would there be a difference in sound if i had only a volume Pot no tone pot set to max?

 

[metalmachine]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

Yes it would be brighter

 

[constant mesh]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

metalmachine is right. If you want to have both, you can convert a regular pot to no-load pot with nail polish or enamel paint.

 

[Isaac.t]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

Yes it would be brighter

So what would be better to tame harsh humbuckers change the volume pot from 500k to 300k and leave tone as 500k or Other way around

 

[metalmachine]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

You can wire a 470k resistor and a .47 cap to you volume pot in series I beloved. This will have the same effect as a 500k tone pot on 10. Somebody correct me. If I am wrong

 

[metalmachine]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

Believe not beloved. 0.047 cap. I hate cell phones and auto correct. Tried to edit my post and every thing went retarded

 

[Isaac.t]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

You can wire a 470k resistor and a .47 cap to you volume pot in series I beloved. This will have the same effect as a 500k tone pot on 10. Somebody correct me. If I am wrong

So does this still allow it to act as a volume Pot but have the same effect as if it were working with a tone pot on max

 

[SAVAGE DISTORTION]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

guys instead of starting a whole new thread and not tryin to hijack here let me ask,
what are the differences between 500K pots switched to a 300K compared to swapping the A5 magnet to a A2 magnet?
they both reduce the highs right?
like with the JB is it best to use a 300K or swap the A5 out for a A2 to trim some of the highs?

 

[metalmachine]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

So does this still allow it to act as a volume Pot but have the same effect as if it were working with a tone pot on max

Yes

 

[metalmachine]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

guys instead of starting a whole new thread and not tryin to hijack here let me ask,
what are the differences between 500K pots switched to a 300K compared to swapping the A5 magnet to a A2 magnet?
they both reduce the highs right?
like with the JB is it best to use a 300K or swap the A5 out for a A2 to trim some of the highs?

Not exactly. Magnet swaps change other characteriscs too. For example the bass gets weaker and spongier when going from a5 to alnico 2

 

[metalmachine]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

guys instead of starting a whole new thread and not tryin to hijack here let me ask,
what are the differences between 500K pots switched to a 300K compared to swapping the A5 magnet to a A2 magnet?
they both reduce the highs right?
like with the JB is it best to use a 300K or swap the A5 out for a A2 to trim some of the highs?

Not exactly. Magnet swaps change other characteriscs too. For example the bass gets weaker and spongier when going from a5 to alnico 2

 

[Isaac.t]

Re: Tone Pot or no tone pot

Yes

Thank you very much for the help machine