Members ffud Posted June 1, 2009 Members Share Posted June 1, 2009 So I know that a 1M pot will have less treble roll off than a 500k and 250k, but when they are all the way open (at 10) will the 1M be brighter or will they all be the same? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katillac Posted June 1, 2009 Members Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sorry that I can't answer that question, but I can suggest another alternative, which is a treble bleed circuit. It's a simple capacitor and resistor added onto the volume pot. That way, you don't have to change out the pot itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted June 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2009 thanks... but what im hoping to acomplish is a change in bightness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jet66 Posted June 2, 2009 Members Share Posted June 2, 2009 It should be brighter, even turned up all of the way. I've got a few humbucker guitars that I have gone from 500k pots to 250k, to just take a little edge off. Some people seem to really like the 1Meg pot with particular pickups. (Anderson H3+, I've seen a few dudes swearing by that combo.) If you want to see how much difference a pot makes, try connecting the pickup directly to the jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted June 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2009 thanks dude. I'm contimplating redoing the electronics in my strat (again) and I was thinking about maybe having 2 volume knobs maybe a 1m and a 250k and then having a selector switch to toggle between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted June 2, 2009 Members Share Posted June 2, 2009 Novel concept. Not sure if you'd have a volume drop going to the 250K. But you'd get an instant solo switch when you go to the 1 meg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted June 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2009 ya little bit of a brite switch... I was thinking it might be nice since im hopfully gonna put new pickups in my strat and Ill have one humbucker and two signles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted June 4, 2009 Members Share Posted June 4, 2009 The problem you may have is with the linearity of the pot. The volume with a single coil and a 1 meg may not adjust the volume smoothly. What can happen is there is very littel volume change until you get down to #2 on the knob then the volume drops off steeply. To adjust volume when playing, you got to spin the knob completely down to get a change. A 500or 300K would be the max I'd use with a single coil. It too has a wierd feel to it but its not such a steep drop off. I used to mess with pots for different effects. I eventually put them back to specs. Fumbeling around to get a change wasnt worth the troubble. For a strat I want to hear a change with a 1/8 to 1/4 turn. With the proper amp and gain this should go from clean to dirty sounding. If you dont have the tone you want its usually the guitar not producing a good tone, something in the signal chain not cutting it or the amp itself. A good option would be to get an on board preamp or tone circuit. It has much more benifit than a pot does. Check these out. These are great. I have several in different instruments and they work great. Battery lasts forever too. http://www.guitarfuel.com/active_tone_circuits.php http://www.guitarfuel.com/Equalizer_Circuits.php http://www.guitarfuel.com/Amplifier_Circuits.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted June 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2009 I used to mess with pots for different effects. I eventually put them back to specs. Fumbeling around to get a change wasnt worth the troubble. For a strat I want to hear a change with a 1/8 to 1/4 turn. With the proper amp and gain this should go from clean to dirty sounding. If you dont have the tone you want its usually the guitar not producing a good tone, something in the signal chain not cutting it or the amp itself. A good option would be to get an on board preamp or tone circuit. It has much more benifit than a pot does. I'm pretty happy with my tone and about 98% of the time I'll just be useing the bridge humucker with whatever pot I like more. The idea is more just to have stuff to mess with and have a fun electronics project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Cool, you dont know for sure unless you try it so go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted June 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 yup. I need to buynew pups n stuff first thou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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