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RDM
11-05-2007, 10:34 PM
Who makes a good-quality push-pull pot?

I know Stew-Mac has them....but I'm not sure on the quality. I guess CTS push-pulls would do??? Not sure if they make them.
GP_Hawk
11-06-2007, 10:28 PM
One place I know of here (http://www.has-sound.com/parts.htm#Pots):BEER
frankencat
11-06-2007, 11:16 PM
As far as I can tell you can't get good quality, full-sized push-pull pots anymore. The Stewmac ones suck IMHO. I bought some and sent them back because they were so crappy. If you find some good ones let me know.
jefesq
11-07-2007, 07:33 PM
www.tubesandmore.com
RDM
11-07-2007, 08:05 PM
Nice...thanks.
Navigator
11-07-2007, 09:25 PM
Anyone have experience with this one from Warmoth?:

http://www.warmoth.com/hardware/parts/parts.cfm?fuseaction=include_potentiometers

(Scroll to the bottom of the page.)

I'm having one put in my strat this week for splitting a Rio Grande.
HarryJ
11-07-2007, 10:38 PM
I have the push/push pots
I have yet to install them, but they seem to be just what I've been looking for for a long time.

HJ
sleepingtiger
11-07-2007, 11:56 PM
I've been using push/push pots for years with great results, unlike some people apparently.
Tony
Eagle1
11-08-2007, 03:56 AM
The push pulls above are nasty cheap ones but unfortunately apart from Fender's S1 no other CTS switch pot is still in production.
walterw
11-08-2007, 08:15 PM
the 500k audio taper push/pulls from allparts are actually pretty good. the body is small, yes, but the threads are the same larger size and thread as cts, and they turn very smoothly and switch easily.
Eagle1
11-09-2007, 03:57 AM
the 500k audio taper push/pulls from allparts are actually pretty good. the body is small, yes, but the threads are the same larger size and thread as cts, and they turn very smoothly and switch easily.
But they last 5 minutes and the switch falls apart (don't pull too hard).
John Phillips
11-09-2007, 04:31 AM
The push pulls above are nasty cheap ones but unfortunately apart from Fender's S1 no other CTS switch pot is still in production.I assume that no-one other than Fender in the guitar industry has the buying power to make CTS care about doing one.

Most companies use the cheap mini-pot ones, and most of the time they do work 'OK', but they are still poor as pots - usually the 'Log' ones are the type with two linear sections 'approximating' a Log taper, which makes the sweep uneven (annoying enough for a tone control and worse for a volume) - and the failure rate is still too high.

Even the last 'normal' push-pull that CTS did was only a SPST - OK for splitting a single pickup, but not enough for anything more complicated.
EADGBE
11-10-2007, 07:17 PM
I got some from www.allparts.com They work well. They told me they're made by Panasonic. You might want to give them a try.
Lex Luthier
11-11-2007, 06:32 AM
None of the ones currently available are real good, and I never use them as volume pots if I use them. I did score a handful of killer quality NOS Clarostat push pull pots with a DPDT switch. They are not of a guitar value, but I think I can finagle a CTS carbon track in them with a little work...
Macaroni
11-26-2007, 07:25 AM
What about these from RS GuitarWorks...?

http://www.rsguitarworks.net/rsstore/product_info.php?cPath=45&products_id=172


RS seems to know about good pots - they have their custom CTS Super Pot.
LVC
11-26-2007, 07:38 AM
What about these from RS GuitarWorks...?

http://www.rsguitarworks.net/rsstore/product_info.php?cPath=45&products_id=172


RS seems to know about good pots - they have their custom CTS Super Pot.

Best ones I have found -- I use the short shaft ones on my 59R with Wolfetone Legends.

Never had an issue with them.
Macaroni
11-26-2007, 03:05 PM
Regarding the Push/Push pots from Warmoth - are they like foot switches, ie: push & click for on/off? How do they work and what are the advantages?