Members emanuel19876 Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 What is the difference? I've got 3 single coil strat which one should i go for, i plan to buy a push pull pot so, which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bowlingshirt Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 As a rule of thumb, use 250k pots for single coil pick-ups and 500k pots for humbuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AMZ-FX Posted August 28, 2007 Moderators Share Posted August 28, 2007 The value of the pot is a load that is placed on the pickups output... single coils have a lower impedance and humbuckers are higher, so it is usually better to use the larger value pot on humbuckers, as bowlingshirt said. That doesn't mean you cannot use the values the other way around. The 500k on single coils will make the sound a bit brighter. The 250k on humbuckers will make the sound darker. It's all a matter of taste. Stick with the traditional value if you are uncertain, or go with the 500k if you like a bright tone. regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members giliposha Posted September 3, 2007 Members Share Posted September 3, 2007 you meann the 500k for tone, or also volume? How is different in having (strat) 500k tone for bridge HB tone, 250k for neck SC tone, and 250k volume?What would be desirable values in this situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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