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Old 01-11-2007, 11:00 AM
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Tone/Volume Pot Help


Are the pots from Stew mac at the site below decent or should I look for others? I need new pots for a RG and a Strat. If there are better pots, not to pricey let me know where.

Also what is the diff between linear and audio taper?

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http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electron...Pull_Pots.html
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Old 01-11-2007, 11:30 AM
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Re: Tone/Volume Pot Help


I hear the Dimarzios are pretty good. As far as the Strat goes, I'd go with original Fender replacements if the Strat is nice enough.

Jimmy
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Old 01-11-2007, 12:25 PM
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Re: Tone/Volume Pot Help


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Are the pots from Stew mac at the site below decent or should I look for others? I need new pots for a RG and a Strat. If there are better pots, not to pricey let me know where.

Also what is the diff between linear and audio taper?

Thanks

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electron...Pull_Pots.html
Linear is a fixed gradient taper and audio is a curved, exponential (x^2) taper.

I havent used fender pots but if the're the same quality as the rest of the electronics, Id go with dimarzios.
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Old 01-11-2007, 02:18 PM
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Re: Tone/Volume Pot Help


i've never tried the pots from stewmac, so i don't know about their quality...

Go for dimarzios or CTS pots -- (audio taper is what i prefer)
CTS pots cost about $5 a piece from 3bay, dimarzios maybe more than that...
just make sure you get the right values... 500k for the RG and 250k for the Strat (usually)
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