Where do i get 500K No-Load Pots?

[line6man]

Where the hell do i find a 500K No-Load pot???
i can only find 250K pots.

i wired up a push pull pot to bypass the tone, but i would love to find a no load pot, because i actually hate push pulls...

 

[nathan a]

Well, the no-load pots are a Fender product, I think they only EXIST as 250k. I could be way wrong, but I have never heard of a 500k no load pot.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Whats a noload pot?

 

[RLW]

Whats a noload pot?

I'm wondering the same thing.

 

[line6man]

Whats a noload pot?

from a website i found...

"What is a Fender No Load tone control and how does it work? 
The Fender No Load Pot is used on some USA Strats, Teles and Fender basses and is wired like a standard tone control. From settings 1-9 it works like a standard tone then clicks in at 10 (full clockwise/ bright setting) and removes the pot and capacitor from the circuit. This eliminates the path to ground that exists with standard pots even in the full treble position. By eliminating the path to ground thru the pot, the only load on the pickup is the volume pot. So if 250K pots are used, the load is reduced from 125K to 250K and if 500K pots are used, the load is reduced from 250K to 500K (high resistance = low load) The reduced load allows more power output from he pickup and reduces the amount of high frequencies that bleed off to ground. This gives a noticeable increase in brightness and output in the full treble setting. The no load pot can be used in place of any standard tone control on any guitar or bass. "

 

[onedrop]

Here is an idea, try the 250K no load pot, with a smaller capacitor (like 0.01uf or even smaller). Unless you use low tone settings (0-5) a lot, you might actually like this better...

 

[onedrop]

Actually I just remembered this site, I would check with them:

http://www.singlecoil.com/shop.html

 

[GoDrex]

Actually I just remembered this site, I would check with them:

http://www.singlecoil.com/shop.html

cool site  - they've got a lot of interesting stuff there... :icon_thumright:

 

[dbw]

Yeah, but some BS too... like a $7 treble bleed network?  I mean damn, what's in those things?
Or a power cap discharger for $15?  It's a big-ass resistor with two alligator clips, what am I playing you $15 for!

Anyway looks like they have a good selection of pots... I like that they have a "custom shop" for pots.  I may put in an order there!    Stacked blend pots or something...

 

[line6man]

Yeah, but some BS too... like a $7 treble bleed network?  I mean damn, what's in those things?
Or a power cap discharger for $15?  It's a big-ass resistor with two alligator clips, what am I playing you $15 for!

Anyway looks like they have a good selection of pots... I like that they have a "custom shop" for pots.  I may put in an order there!    Stacked blend pots or something...

take a look at the "hum cancelling strip" (a piece of wire that clips on your bridge and hooks onto your hand).
i gotta admit, thats the stupidest thing i have ever seen.
and 10 buck for it??

 

[thadacaster]

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/pots.htm
try this site, I am going to use a no load on my tele (once all the parts arrive :icon_scratch.

 

[Dingus]

If you are crafty you can make your own no-load pot, by taking the pot apart, and scratching carbon off the tail-end of the carbon strip. Here is the website I saw this on, but have not tried it yet:

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/pots.htm


Respectfully,
Jacob

 

[MikeW]

Just found this when I was poking around for 1Meg volume pots: no load pots in both 250K and 500K.

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/electronic_parts.pots/

 

[line6man]

Just found this when I was poking around for 1Meg volume pots: no load pots in both 250K and 500K.

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/electronic_parts.pots/

???

all i see are 250K solid and split shaft pots.
no 500K no loads.

 

[mscmkr]

http://www.lespaulforum.com/pots/potents.html

Check the end of the page for the "nail polish" mod.

 

[xDave]

This is an old topic but just in case http://www.wdmusic.com/bourns_no_load_500k_pot_split_shaft.html
CTS makes them too, but they're audio taper.

 

[line6man]

Wow, this thread is so old, I wasn't even capitalizing letters! :help:

FWIW, I have come to find that for most pickup impedances, there is not very much difference between 500k Ohms and an infinite resistance. At some point the capacitor becomes effectively removed from the circuit. It would be nice if it were easier to calculate the complex impedance of a pickup coil to figure out where that happens.

 

[dsorber]

This is interesting as I usually disconnect the tone pot from a lot of my guitars to get that 'full - on' effect...

Do you need to replace both the volume AND the tone?? Or just the tone?

 

[line6man]

This is interesting as I usually disconnect the tone pot from a lot of my guitars to get that 'full - on' effect...

Do you need to replace both the volume AND the tone?? Or just the tone?

People don't do this often with volume pots, but the effects could be worthwhile, depending on your tonal preferences. Removing the volume pot(s) from the circuit increases output impedance, placing less of a resistive load against the pickup coils, shifting the resonant frequency upward and giving slightly more output.

If you use your volume pot frequently, you must be careful to avoid switch pop, as the pot is switched in and out of the circuit. Pop can be lessened with a high value resistor across the switch terminals, to help dissipate the energy when switching.

 

[dsorber]

When playing live I control all volume (swells included) with a volume pedal. I usually don't touch the controls except for the pickup selector.

What value capacitor should I use and where exactly do I connect it? It's a standard 2 humbuckers, 3 way switch, 1 volume, 1 tone set up.