"Pusher" pots (push/push) : bad bad bad!

[Thames]

Got 4 "pusher" pots, from CE Distribution (Angela) and 2 of them went bad. About 1-2 months of careful use.

Im talking about those for guitar use (vol/tone).

Dont buy!

[scottlr]

I never cared for the idea of them, myself. Too easy to hit them and knock then back down. I want to do a mod soon, and I'll use a rotary switch instead.

[sethmeister]

Pusher bot is here to protect you.

Do you have stairs in your house?

(Don't trust the pusher bot!)

[Big Bob]

God Dam the pusher

[sleepingtiger]

I've had push/push pots for pickup switching in one of my "main" guitars for about 5-7 years & have had zero problems. I got mine from allparts.com.
Sorry yours didn't work out!
Tony

[edgarallanpoe]

A lot of them are hit and miss. I had one in a Huber that went bad at a gig and stayed in the up position. I was pissed. I told him never again...he told me the problem was fixed and that he had a new supplier. My Redwood has the new pot and I have gigged extensively with no issues. E-mail Nik and ask him what pot he uses, it is a winner.

[mc5nrg]

The ones Yamaha used back in the eighties were alright.

[fumbler]

+1. I had some go bad on me so they got replaced with push/pulls.

But even when they were still working I didn't like the way the knobs sat way up off the face of the guitar (to provide clearance for pushing down). I also didn't like the lack of visual/tactile feedback -- you know which position a push/pull is in but the push/push is always a guess.

-fumbler-