Potentiometers who makes the best?

[ZGOZZ]

Potentiometers who makes the best?

 

[TroubledTreble]

CTS are nice. I like the way they feel over others. A very subjective question, but I believe quite a few people would agree.

 

[dbw]

The only brands I can think of are CTS and Alpha.  They both work.  :dontknow:

If you want to pay big money for EXTRA nice pots, contact Dirk at singlecoil.com.

 

[tfarny]

cts I guess, but I like the normal-sized cts ones that guitarelectronics.com sells, better than the warmoth long-shaft ones.
1. smaller = easier to work with in a crowded strat
2. easier to solder the backs

 

[RLW]

And I keep wondering when someone is going to update the 1920's design of pots, and give us some lugs to solder to instead of the same old greazy, flat backs.

So...

THERE!

DAMN, that felt good.

 

[jackthehack]

cts I guess, but I like the normal-sized cts ones that guitarelectronics.com sells, better than the warmoth long-shaft ones.
1. smaller = easier to work with in a crowded strat
2. easier to solder the backs

While you can use the long shafts on a top route, the normal shafts WON'T work on most rear routed bodies...

 

[ZGOZZ]

cts I guess, but I like the normal-sized cts ones that guitarelectronics.com sells, better than the warmoth long-shaft ones.
1. smaller = easier to work with in a crowded strat
2. easier to solder the backs

While you can use the long shafts on a top route, the normal shafts WON'T work on most rear routed bodies...

Really so you need the long shafts

 

[Tonar8352]

Check these out. I like these if I can't get my hands on some good old vintage pots.

http://www.rsguitarworks.net/rsstore/index.php?cPath=45_65

If you like to spend money check these out.  $50.00 per pot so you can spend $150.00 on pots for you Strat!!!!!!  Ouchhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

http://www.alessandro-products.com/parts.html

 

[ZGOZZ]

Check these out. I like these if I can't get my hands on some good old vintage pots.

http://www.rsguitarworks.net/rsstore/index.php?cPath=45_65

If you like to spend money check these out.  $50.00 per pot so you can spend $150.00 on pots for you Strat!!!!!!  Ouchhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

http://www.alessandro-products.com/parts.html

150 bucks, they should install themselves LOL

 

[line6man]

$50 for a pot? i have seen some vintage pots that sell for like $500 but thats a different thing entirely.
what exactly does this pot do that a regular old CTS doesnt... for $50 it better last forever.

 

[ZGOZZ]

$50 for a pot? i have seen some vintage pots that sell for like $500 but thats a different thing entirely.
what exactly does this pot do that a regular old CTS doesnt... for $50 it better last forever.

plus 1 :headbang1:

 

[DocNrock]

Check these out. http://www.rsguitarworks.net/rsstore/index.php?cPath=45_65

+1

These are what I use.

 

[ZGOZZ]

Check these out. http://www.rsguitarworks.net/rsstore/index.php?cPath=45_65

+1

These are what I use.

What do you use?

 

[Tonar8352]

Get the RS Guitarworks 280K Volume Pot and the 250K Tone Pots for single coil pickups. They work great and have an excellent taper.  I have also used the Lindy Fralin Blender pot if I want more tonal options on a strat.

I did not like the RS Guitarworks capacitor and pulled it out.  To me the cap is very important and affects the tone of the pickup a lot.  I always try to find a vintage cap if I can but if the correct one is not available or I don’t want to spend  $450.00 on one I’ll use a Lux Capacitor. 

 

[DocNrock]

Check these out. http://www.rsguitarworks.net/rsstore/index.php?cPath=45_65

+1

These are what I use.

What do you use?

The ones in the website Tonar listed in my quote above.

Tonar, regarding the RS caps, I really like them in my rock/metal builds, but if I'm going for something with a more vintage-like tone, I use their Jensen paper/oil caps.  Have you tried those?