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the_bleeding

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long shaft vs normal shaft Potentiometers
« on: January 08, 2009, 05:05:17 PM »
so guys... i kinda wanna know which pots to buy before i start disassembling my guitar to put my warpig in. Anybody know which kind of pots i should get? Im playing a bc rich mockingbird, the control cavity looks ALOT like a les paul, hell... the entire guitar is a les paul ripoff :D -- including the carved top

thanks ugys


so i took a pot out. and its rather niteresting. its a little less than half an inch of threading... but from pictures on the internet, it looks to be longer than the regular shaft pots. though when i took it out, 3 washers fell out of the guitar so i dont know what to do. Do you think i'll be safe with regular pots?
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Re: long shaft vs normal shaft Potentiometers
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2009, 11:06:37 PM »
standard threaded length = 9.52mm
long shaft threaded length = 19.05mm

I got these measurements from stewmac, who is one of the few companies that actually lists the dimensions.
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Re: long shaft vs normal shaft Potentiometers
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2009, 11:26:55 PM »
wow, thats perfect. thanks so much
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Re: long shaft vs normal shaft Potentiometers
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2009, 01:29:50 AM »
No problem. PDT_003

I got some pots a while back that didn't fit because the place I got them from didn't give the specs.  When I was looking for replacements I found out that a lot of places don't list the dimensions either, not to mention some brands have slightly different specs, thus making me angry.  I ended up reaming out the holes for the shafts to fit.

This thread made me curious, has anyone actually seen a guitar that uses long shaft pots? 
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Re: long shaft vs normal shaft Potentiometers
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2009, 09:44:50 AM »
Les Pauls use long shaft pots
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Re: long shaft vs normal shaft Potentiometers
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2009, 05:08:18 PM »
Just certain models or years though right?  The two I've came across had standard shafts.
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Re: long shaft vs normal shaft Potentiometers
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2009, 05:37:35 PM »
I have a long shaft (in my LP)
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Re: long shaft vs normal shaft Potentiometers
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2009, 05:46:19 PM »
Quote from: Will on January 09, 2009, 05:37:35 PM
I have a long shaft (in my LP)

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