Push/push and push/pull pots...

[Myst and rain]

...are they harder to turn than regular pots by definition? Or is it only a matter of the materials used?

[littlephil]

They arent harder to turn? Not for me anyway. Could be because of the spring that holds the shaft down so it doesnt just fall in and out by itself.

[Myst and rain]

My guitar has a push/push knob which feels different than the volume knob. The latter is looser. It's not a HUGE difference but a noticable one, nevertheless. It could also just be because I use the volume knob so much more often than the tone knob. But yeah, the spring crossed my mind as well.

[skins345669]

I thought it was just pot luck

(pun very much intended)

I buy all my pots are from the same place, some of them are just that little bit stiffer than others, regardless of push/pull or not.

[Myst and rain]

Hey, would you perhaps be willing to share where you buy your pots? And also do you have a preference for a particular brand?

[EvoGiant]

yeah, i am interested in this push/push. im not familiar with those. is it DPDT like a push/pull? and as myst said, where do ya get em? thanks.

[Myst and rain]

I don't know what DPDT exactly means but they are that, yes. At least that's what I gather from this, for instance:

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Push/push has my preference by far. I can split the pickup so much faster which is so much more practical and comfortable. I've heard some people claim they are inferior to push/pulls. Because supposedly they switch on by themselves, so to speak, after a while. But I've never really experienced that in the ten years I've had mine.

[skins345669]

Originally Posted by Myst and rain

Hey, would you perhaps be willing to share where you buy your pots? And also do you have a preference for a particular brand?

I tend to use CTS, bought from Axesrus.com. Good prices and free shipping to the UK.

DPDT means Double Pole Double Throw, which I think is equivalent to 2 in 2 out. I looked it up on wikipedia a while ago and learnt a lot, but have now forgotten it all...

[Myst and rain]

Yeah CTS is very good. I'm actually having those put on my new custom guitar that Jaden is going to build for me.

There's a lot to pots. I've read the specs of RS Guitarworks' superpots. And there's a truckload of things you can adjust/change/choose. Brass or aluminum shafts, "silk-screening" vs. a "heavy carbon" resistance path etc. It's interesting stuff. But I don't really understand much of these technical things. lol