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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: metalman22105 on October 30, 2010, 10:46:15 PM

Title: what are the 550 BK pots?
Post by: metalman22105 on October 30, 2010, 10:46:15 PM

This is probably a dumb question, but what do the 550 BK pots do? (as far as sound?)

Title: Re: what are the 550 BK pots?
Post by: Transcend on October 31, 2010, 10:50:22 AM

I believe they will just be a tad brighter than a standard 500k

Title: Re: what are the 550 BK pots?
Post by: Twinfan on October 31, 2010, 11:56:10 AM

Yup  :)

Title: Re: what are the 550 BK pots?
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on October 31, 2010, 01:03:24 PM

All electronic components have a tolerance range - maybe plus or minus 10% (sometimes 20%)
If you buy a current 500k pot and get one with the -10% tolerance you only have 450kohms and it will take the edge of a humbucker's tone which in a dark guitar is unwelcome.

To avoid that Tim specified 550k ohms(10% tolerance) and the taper to CTS
That way on a "bad one" you still have 500k ohms and good tone!

Title: Re: what are the 550 BK pots?
Post by: metalman22105 on November 02, 2010, 12:42:49 AM

Ahh, makes sense, thanks for clarifying!

Title: Re: what are the 550 BK pots?
Post by: Lezard on November 10, 2010, 02:44:33 PM

Does anybody know if a 550 tone pot rolled down to about 8 would be roughly equivalent to a 500 on full ?
or have i gotten something completely wrong.