Dual 250k pot, any recommendations

[BoyMambo]

Hi,

I have a JD tele with a set of suhr pickups, one strat and one bridge tele, and because I have the fishman and power bridge (Tone), I am after a dual 250k pot for tone and volume. Any recommendations?

Regards


David

[BoyMambo]

Is there anyway of converting a 500k pot to a 250 pot?

[reallylost]

Originally posted by BoyMambo
Hi,

I have a JD tele with a set of suhr pickups, one strat and one bridge tele, and because I have the fishman and power bridge (Tone), I am after a dual 250k pot for tone and volume. Any recommendations?

Regards


David

Look in stewmac.com, warmoth, guitar parts usa etc. - I'm sure one of them will have what you want.

John.

[Jon Silberman]

Originally posted by BoyMambo
Is there anyway of converting a 500k pot to a 250 pot?

I think what you do is wire a resistor into the circuit in parallel with the pot but will stop here and let someone who actually knows their stuff to provide the specifics!

[Old Tele man]

...solder a 500K resistor (actually 510K) in parallel with the pot and it'll lower the TOTAL resistance to about 250K like this (note: "||" means "...in parallel with..."):

R(total) = R1 || R2 = (R1*R2)/(R1+R2)

R(total) = 510K || 500K = (510K*500K)/(510K+500K) = 252K, close enuf!

[BoyMambo]

Thanks old Tele Man, I have tried all the usual places for a dual 250/250 pot, but have not managed to find one. Is there a resistor that is better, more musical that you would recommend?

[Old Tele man]

...carbon composition or metal film are fine, because at the VERY low pickup output voltages (~10-100 milli-volts) there's virtually no difference in performance...although, I personally would use a metal film...1/8th watt is fine, as there's NO power level to worry about, either.

[BoyMambo]

Thanks,

David