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Topic: What Pot For Tone |
Billy Mostyn
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 4:23 am |
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| I'm doing a non pedal build similar in wiring to Stringmaster using 2 single coil 8 string pups both wound to about 8.7k ohms. Bridge pup is Reverse wound/Reverse polarity. In old Stringmaster wiring diagrams 250k pots are used for volume and pickup blending. A 1M pot is shown for tone. (I have seen another diagram where 500k ohm pot was used for tone). Just wondering what you guys here would use 1M or 500k.? |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 11:02 am
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| I'd use a .050 cap, and a 250K log taper pot. Values, 'cause that's sort of normal for single coils. Taper on the pot? I like it. |
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 1:59 pm
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 5:02 pm
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John, I don't think they are talking about that kind of pot. 
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 5:21 pm
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| Yeah, RS! But that pot can make anything sound good. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 31 Oct 2013 6:13 pm
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That's true, John. 
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 1 Nov 2013 3:08 pm
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| Which value tone pot you use would depend on exactly how you wanted the pot to function. If you wanted a fast action, for quick "doo-wah" stuff, you would choose the higher (1 meg) value. And if you wanted a slow action, for even tonal effect throughout the full range of the pot, you would choose the lower (250 k) value. |
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Billy Mostyn
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted 5 Nov 2013 3:54 am
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| Thanks guys |
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