Author Topic: 500k or 250k pots? (Read 3180 times)

Muzzzz · « **on:** August 25, 2006, 04:17:18 AM »

Ok, this is something I have been thinking of asking someone for a while:

I'm changing the pickups on my HSS strat to a nailbomb and 2 trilogies. I was planning on putting in 500k pots for better distortion, but then I wondered if that would wreck the 'true' clean strat tone of the trilogies...
That would suck, coz i want this to be an everything-in-one machine.

Any comments or advice is very welcome. :D:D:D:D:D:D

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #1 on:** August 25, 2006, 05:38:43 PM »

there was a wiring schematic going round here a while back where you have a 500k pot and switch in a 500k resistor in parallel with the pot for single coil tones. this effectively gives you a 250k pot.

:twisted:

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #2 on:** August 25, 2006, 07:11:57 PM »

Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL

there was a wiring schematic going round here a while back where you have a 500k pot and switch in a 500k resistor in parallel with the pot for single coil tones. this effectively gives you a 250k pot.

:twisted:

A good idea
Although you will probably find that the Trillies like the 500k better too as they are quite a high DC resistance much like the humbucker and will benefit from the reduced high end loss that the 500k pot gives compared to the 250k one

Muzzzz · « **Reply #3 on:** August 27, 2006, 05:17:46 AM »

:lol: thanx dudes :lol: