Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: nick. on March 09, 2011, 04:52:53 PM

Title: Stock Pot Quality (Ibanez)
Post by: nick. on March 09, 2011, 04:52:53 PM

I was wondering if stock pots on guitars can be low quality, especially on medium to high range Ibanezs.

Title: Re: Stock Pot Quality (Ibanez)
Post by: Transcend on March 09, 2011, 08:54:02 PM

I've always found Ibanez guitars to come with pretty decent Alpha pots.

They aren't the best but they are far from being rubbish

Title: Re: Stock Pot Quality (Ibanez)
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on March 09, 2011, 09:05:28 PM

(http://www.stuffbackhome.com/images/thumbs/0028996_300.jpg)
Better?

Stock Ibanez are ok

I'll change them if upgrading pickups etc as spending £10 on pots is nothing if spending £200 on pickups

Title: Re: Stock Pot Quality (Ibanez)
Post by: nick. on March 10, 2011, 06:22:55 AM

what brand of pots would you recommend? (i have an MBK2 bridge pickup, about to get the calibrated neck next)

Title: Re: Stock Pot Quality (Ibanez)
Post by: Transcend on March 10, 2011, 06:25:55 AM

Ive found in the Ibanez that i have upgraded that CTS pots work very well but i did have to widen the hole a bit as the shaft is just a smidge wider than the other equivalents.

To be honest though i can never tell the difference between pots etc and only changed it out as the guitar originally had actives in so had a 25k pot so i had no choice but to get a 500k CTS which i got on ebay for £3!