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Push/Pull and a lace sensor dually bridge HB question?

  • 06-11-2013 01:50PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    About to mod a guitar, and going to stick a lace sensor dually red in the bridge.

    However, when it comes to ordering the push/pull pot, what should I be ordering, or what should I be looking at?
    A volume pot? Or just a pot? Not too sure...


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭wild turkey


    Something like this

    http://www.axesrus.co.uk/Medium-Shaft-PushPush-Alpha-Pots-p/medpushpushalpha.htm

    250k for single coils 500k for humbuckers

    Linear ( B) for volume pot
    Log ( A )for tone pot although some guitars just use Log pots
    Also check shaft length for the specific guitar


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    I'm going to be using it on a telecaster bridge humbucker. Should I get the 500K pot? I think it's in the volume pot on a tele but not too sure...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭wild turkey


    500k would be fine in there.
    A lot depends on how bright the pickup is
    EG; I always find Duncan JB sounds better with 250k pots, less harsh.

    For the sake of a few quid I would get one of each & see which you like best.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    Why would it be the volume over the tone pot though? (or vice versa)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭wild turkey


    You can do either,
    tone pot would probably be easiest to operate


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    What would the difference be if it were in tone or volume, or does it matter?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭wild turkey


    Absolutely no difference

    While the pot & dpdt switch are one piece they are completely independent of each other so where you use it doesn't matter

    Personally I would put it on the tone pot because its the easiest to access & operate without interfering with anything else


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