last question about BKPs before i make up my mind

[MDV]

The value of the pots has nothing to do with power   :P

The higher the value, the brighter the sound, that's all. Warpigs are a little dark to begin with, so go with 500k if you want them that way. Otherwise go higher value if you want the Piggys a little brighter-sounding.

That is all.

 :D

You mean IF WPs are a little too dark.

I dont find them dark at all.

I think a standard Pig is what you want, Bleeding.

[Will]

If they are too dark, don't you just raise the bridge end polepieces?
I thought that was the idea of double screws, more control and versatility with tailoring the sound as you wish?

[the_bleeding]

i will be for sure installing coil splits.

and did i hear HTH say the holy diver was hotter than the alnico WP? Or is it just the ceramic magnet that makes it dirtier instead of clean?
And question between these two: which one is crunchier sounding. I'm after heavy crunch, not smooth lead tone.




Oh, and i have a great explaination for the pots
We all know that high resistance pots mean that less current is bled off to ground, and therefore there is less treble and volume loss.
Having a higher rated pot will increase all frequencies (therefore volume) and an extra increase in treble.  Basically opens it up, less compression (from less volume leveing), more organic attack, and better sustain.
High meg pots are good for high impedance pickups because high impedance generally comes from more winds, which generally means they have more abss and mids at sacrifice for highs. Therefore higher impedance pot will bring out the treble.

The general opinion that 1meg and 2meg pots are harsh and trebley sounding stems from fender's early telecasters. They were making low impedance single coils (lots of treble, little bass), and putting them together with 1megk pots! As you can imagine, it didnt sound pretty.

Good guidline for pots:
"(1megK pot) Recommended for pickups with resistance/impedance between 8,000 ohms and 12,000 ohms. Above 12,000 ohms the 2 meg pot is recommended."  -- Torres Engineering

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so ALL bkp "contemporary" pickups should have 2 meg pots??

[the_bleeding]

so ALL bkp "contemporary" pickups should have 2 meg pots??

GUIDLINES for pots, those numbers aren't my idea... personally i think theyre a little crazy.


anyways...

[waves]

me tooo.  my 500k's work just fine  :P

[MDV]

All BK humbuckers are voiced, AFAIK for 500K pots.

Any other values are compensations to taste after you heard them with 500s and maybe didnt like it.

I believe it would be a mistake to assume that a particular pickup needs a different pot value.