Gotoh Pots

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

I found some Gotoh pots here:

http://www.luthierssupplies.com.au/    (Which by the way seems like a very good place to get stuff.)

Has anyone used Gotoh pots and are they any good?

 

[OzziePete]

Hey, thanx for the link. I'll keep them in mind when I'm looking for any more parts, it's always nice to do business with local guys if the quality of the parts is there, and the price comparable to what it would cost to import. :cool01:

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Hey, thanx for the link. I'll keep them in mind when I'm looking for any more parts, it's always nice to do business with local guys if the quality of the parts is there, and the price comparable to what it would cost to import. :cool01:

Yeah, see the Gotoh floyd? I went down to my guitar store and asked how much it costs and they said $315 On here it's $139 so i'm buying that and a few other thing from there.

One thing i have spotted that seems a bit weird is schaller strap locks. $22 there, $12 at Warmoth. And I don't know which one of the capacitors is .047uf   

 

[Nick Ellingworth]

None of the capacitors there are 0.47uF (micro farads) they're all in mF (milli farads) which are quite a lot larger.

 

[blue313]

Check again, they note differently

http://luthierssupplies.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=141_63_312&products_id=492

Ceramic Capacitor 0.05 mf  AU$0.95

High quality ceramic capacitor

- 0.05 mf (microfarad)
- Made in U.S.A
- Use this size or 0.02 mf for the tone circuit on electric guitars
- Use this size or 0.10 mf for the tone circuit on bass guitars

 

[Nick Ellingworth]

Nice to see that international standards are completely ignored in Australia.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Check again, they note differently

http://luthierssupplies.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=141_63_312&products_id=492

Ceramic Capacitor 0.05 mf  AU$0.95

High quality ceramic capacitor

- 0.05 mf (microfarad)
- Made in U.S.A
- Use this size or 0.02 mf for the tone circuit on electric guitars
- Use this size or 0.10 mf for the tone circuit on bass guitars

So thats the same as .047 uF ?

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Nice to see that international standards are completely ignored in Australia.

We like to be different here.  :headbang:

 

[Nick Ellingworth]

Evidently so and yes the capacitor that Blue313 linked to is a 0.47uf capacitor (if you can trust that site's definition of electrical components that is)

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

cool  :cool01: Though i still haven't gotten any info in gotoh pots.

Edit: Ordered along with bridge, pots, knobs, mounting ring and screws. Apart from the neck I need, I got all the rest!

 

[stubhead]

Among my myriad, geeky bookmarks:

Capacitor uF - nF - pF Conversion Chart

http://www.justradios.com/uFnFpF.html

It's easy to jump by a factor of ten (or a thousand) with a tiny slipup.... makes for some interesting sonic experiments.
Not too many dyslexic tube amp builders left out there, though - Darwin got 'em.  :sad1:

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Among my myriad, geeky bookmarks:

Capacitor uF - nF - pF Conversion Chart

http://www.justradios.com/uFnFpF.html

It's easy to jump by a factor of ten (or a thousand) with a tiny slipup.... makes for some interesting sonic experiments.
Not too many dyslexic tube amp builders left out there, though - Darwin got 'em.  :sad1:

That was the first thing i went to, but I couldn't make sense of it. :-\