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alan stassforth

Post subject: 1 meg vol pots?

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:14 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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Hi.
I'm working on a '62 Harmony Rocket,
archtop thinline job.
I pulled the harness out, and found the f.b. pickup is dead.
The bridge pickup is good, and it reads 11k ohms.
and the tone controls are 250 k ohms.
The vol pots are 1 meg.
Ever see that?
Seems to me a 250k or 500k would sound better.
Any advice?
Thanks.

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Gabby Losch

Post subject: Re: 1 meg vol pots?

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:19 pm

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Some people like to use 1Meg pots for what they call a "wide open" sound. I play humbucker guitars and always keep the tone knob around 6, so having more highs doesn't appeal to me. But that's the reason for it at least.

Is the guitar for you or are you repairing it for someone else? If for the former, I'd suggest 500k pots. If the latter, I'd still suggest 500k pots, but maybe ask the customer what kind of sound they're after.

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theguitarwhisperer

Post subject: Re: 1 meg vol pots?

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:30 am

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Are they the original pots? A lot of guitars in the 60's had 1 meg pots. They have less treble bleed and give a brighter sound.

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alan stassforth

Post subject: Re: 1 meg vol pots?

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:31 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

So, if it's wide open, it doesn't matter,
does it?

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tlguitars

Post subject: Re: 1 meg vol pots?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:19 pm

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Worked on a 54 Gretsch with a 2 meg (measured 1.685) master volume CRL pot. Sounded great.

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