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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Snikch on December 19, 2008, 11:18:19 PM

Title: Gibson pots
Post by: Snikch on December 19, 2008, 11:18:19 PM

How can you tell what rating (250, 300 or 500k) Gibson pots are? The ones in my SG seem to only have “Gibson” engraved on the back and no rating! :?

Also what length leg should I order when I get my Riff Raffs?

Thanks   :)

Title: Re: Gibson pots
Post by: Ratrod on December 20, 2008, 11:06:55 AM

Your SG has 500K pots. An SG has short shaft pots, an LP long shaft. If the pots in your SG are mounted on a metal plate, like in a LP, they're also long shaft.

I never found any problems with the quality of Gibson pots.

Title: Re: Gibson pots
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on December 20, 2008, 02:55:47 PM

It may have a value stamped on the pot like 300k

otherwise use a multimeter

Title: Re: Gibson pots
Post by: AdamB on December 20, 2008, 09:50:07 PM

In my experience, my 3 SG's have all had 300k pots in

Title: Re: Gibson pots
Post by: Snikch on December 21, 2008, 10:28:14 AM

Thanks for all the help.

I can’t seem to find any indication of the value on the pot its self, I guess I’ll have to go borrow my friend’s multimeter. I had heard Gibson sometimes use 300k pots and I’d like to make sure I’ve got 500k one for when I install some Riff Raffs.

One other thing what length leg (long or short) should pickups in an SG have?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Gibson pots
Post by: Philly Q on December 21, 2008, 10:39:50 AM

Quote from: Snikch on December 21, 2008, 10:28:14 AM

One other thing what length leg (long or short) should pickups in an SG have?

The existing pickups will almost certainly have long legs, so you'll be fine with them.  But personally I prefer short legs so there's a bit more spring tension and the pickup doesn't wobble in the mounting ring.

Title: Re: Gibson pots
Post by: TomW on December 21, 2008, 10:43:47 AM

You'll want short leg for an sg. My sg had 300k pots as well, if you email gibson with the serial number of your sg and ask what value pots are in it they should tell you. Thats what I did.

Edit: Philly beat me to it 8)

Title: Re: Gibson pots
Post by: HTH AMPS on December 24, 2008, 05:46:55 PM

I wouldn't trust Gibson's records to tell you what value pots are in your guitar - substitutions are not unheard of.  Get a DMM from someone (or buy a cheap one from Maplins) and measure the pots yourself.

As for short or long leg - take the pickups out your guitar and see for yourself.