Found: longshaft push pull Price = ridiculous

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Long-Shaft-Push-Pull-Pot-500K-for-Les-Paul-guitars_W0QQitemZ170293760686QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Instrument_Accessories?hash=item170293760686&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318


Where do I got that, without that silly price and also a 250k?

 

[callaway]

http://www.guitarcandy.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jonrioq8

 

[callaway]

I should mention that I have ordered from them before, a set of Fralin pickups. No problems, quick shipping.

 

[callaway]

Oops, even cheaper from StewMac. I assumed you had already looked there, so I didn't bother checking them first!

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Potentiometers/Push-pull_Pots.html

 

[callaway]

Shoot. 4 successive posts. I missed the 250k part. I would just get the 500k one and put a 500k resistor in parallel. Yes, it will change the taper of the pot, put most pot tapers suck anyway. Alternatively, you can experiment with placing a small cap (I'd guess starting with a few hundred pF) across a 500k pot to get the same "warming" effect of the lower pot value.

I'm done. No more posts from me until someone else posts!

 

[blue313]

Why 250k and not 500k?

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

For tone. Remember, EMG afterburner for a boost and volume.

 

[jackthehack]

500/250k long shafts are $12 ea from Warmoth: http://www.warmoth.com/hardware/parts/parts.cfm?fuseaction=include_potentiometers

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Long shaft push/pull.   

http://www.beyondeleven.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=500k%2DDPDT%2DPot%2DPush%2DPull%2D4286&CartID=2

Longshaft 500k. What would be the difference for a tone control between 500 and 250K ?

 

[mayfly]

basically it's less load on the pickup.  It will be louder and easier to overdrive your amp.  I've found that the lower mids are a bit louder, but that could be just my imagination.

 

[line6man]

FWIW, is anyone aware of anyone that sells 500K long shaft push/pulls with a linear taper?
For the life of me, i cant find anything.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

basically it's less load on the pickup.  It will be louder and easier to overdrive your amp.  I've found that the lower mids are a bit louder, but that could be just my imagination.

That would actually be better for me then.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

The only problem is that the place, http://www.beyondeleven.com/default.asp , has a $50 handling fee.    I'll see about the stew mac one

 

[Xplorervoodoo]

I thought EMG's were supposed to use 25k pots?  :dontknow:

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

I thought EMG's were supposed to use 25k pots?  :dontknow:

I'm using the EMG afterburner, which is what i think is a 500K push pull pot with a boost function.

 

[blue313]

Its actually a variable active gain boost, it unfortunately can't take the place of a tone pot.  When the switch is off...its bypassed.  It also changes your signal to a 2k low impedance signal.