Stock Pot Quality (Ibanez)

[nick.]

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

[Transcend]

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

[FELINEGUITARS]

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

[nick.]

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

[Transcend]

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!