The volume pot on me RG1527 has siezed...

[Dragon Slayer J]

It went from smooth to a little tight to seized in less than a minute today. It was fine before that. I have taken the pot out to see if maybe the knob was caught on the body, but it still wouldn't turn. I held the treaded shaft in pliers and tried to turn the top with a screwdriver but it wouldn't budge.

Has anyone every heard of anything like this happening before. The guitar is less than 9 months old so I will call the shop and see what they have to say. Any other advice?

[elcid]

Replace it.

[Jaden]

you could give it to the shop but they will take their time to replace it.
im with elcid on this one - pop off to the bay and get a dimarzio pot.

[Dragon Slayer J]

Should i get the 500k or go for the 1meg pot? I will be getting a pair of blaze pickups for it soon.

[Jaden]

rule of thumb is 500k for humbuckers or 250k for singles...

after that any value changes are for personal sound preferences.

[Dragon Slayer J]

thanks for the help guys.

[andy7jem]

Originally Posted by Dragon Slayer J

Has anyone every heard of anything like this happening before?

There seemed to be a few of them a while back, you are not alone. Then all seemed to go quiet for a while!!