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@raymaybury53374 жыл бұрын
Are they damped? I bought some for my strat a few years ago and they work ok electrically, but move a little too freely.
@ma2perdue4 жыл бұрын
Hey Dylan!!! The only thing i want to ask - is what kind of jams do you like? Merle Haggard type jazzy country music makes me giggle. Sometimes i like that on a day when i dont have anything else to worry about=)
@commentfreely54434 жыл бұрын
5 reasons to smoke pot
@1invag4 жыл бұрын
That great pot for an affordable price has majority of 1 star reviews on amazon?
@sparkyguitar00584 жыл бұрын
I did some research and found 500k work best with humbuckers. My L. P. Studio came with changed pups. 496/500 and 250k pots and garbage wire. I replaced the pots with 550k CTS pots, .11 caps for more treble control to make more use of tone knobs and 22 gauge wire.
@Partsunknown4264 жыл бұрын
My Mom hit me once with a pot. she said this should tone you down.
@vibrationalkeys33204 жыл бұрын
🌞
@destianpatrianagara11193 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@Tjam13 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@nickfehrenbach3823 жыл бұрын
😂
@fartman15103 жыл бұрын
Lmao 👍
@kandimba4 жыл бұрын
But where do I get a volume pot that goes up to eleven?
@pcrem99534 жыл бұрын
Do you have a Sharpie? 😁
@USSLIBERTYREMEMBERER4 жыл бұрын
wouldn’t it make more sense to just upgrade the pot itself? like, make 10 louder?
@willcresson87764 жыл бұрын
@@USSLIBERTYREMEMBERER whooosh Edit: im the idiot who missed the joke
@willcresson87764 жыл бұрын
Id talk to the louder is more good folks at jhs
@USSLIBERTYREMEMBERER4 жыл бұрын
Will Cresson thats almost verbatim how the interviewer responds in spinal tap but alright
@chrisyoung80624 жыл бұрын
Probably should explain that the reason for an audio taper pot is because our hearing is not linear. We hear on a logarithmic scale. Therefor the audio taper actually sounds more linear to our ears.
@flash001USA4 жыл бұрын
Yeah you're correct saying that our hearing is not linear but a nonlinear pot does not necessarily match human hearing. That was never the sole intention for the design of a nonlinear pot. I wanted to point that out because I worked in the field of electronics for 45 years until I retired so I've read just about every spec sheet on the most common components out on the market that you could ever imagine. Here's a good example and it is a real world example: A while back I had a mic gain potentiometer that had a bad place on it on a mixing board that I own. It was a linear pot which meant whenever you adjusted it the audio gain or reduction depending which way you were turning it was gradual. I looked everywhere for this particular part and couldn't find nothing but a audio taper pot to put in its place. What I noticed was and what I absolutely expected to happen was adjusting that channel was a little tricky because the mic gain would suddenly go up or go down too fast when adjusting it which made it difficult to set. The saving grace for me was I was using this board as a sub mixer with a digital audio station so for all of the channels I was able to leave them set for a minimum gain due to the fact that the DAW had a decent amount of output gain on it. If I would have had to constantly use that control such as under a live situation or as my main adjustment it would have been annoying to say the least. Before I forget I wanted to mention that they also use nonlinear pots or audio taper pots in other applications that have absolutely nothing to do with audio it all just due to the fact of the way they react when they are adjusted.
@chrisyoung80624 жыл бұрын
@@flash001USA I'm sure there are all sorts of potentiometers for specialized purposes but in the context of this video, which is an audio application, the reason for an "audio" taper is to better match the way we hear and not sound like the volume is only increasing all at the end of the pot's range. This is specifically for volume controls and not necessarily what you would want for tone.
@flash001USA4 жыл бұрын
@@chrisyoung8062 You won't get an argument out of me with your reply or even your original reply to this video. An audio taper has a faster attack or "feel" and most guitar players prefer an audio taper over a linear taper so yeah I would have to agree with you that it would be perceived to deliver more of a natural volume curve the way our ears perceive sound but the original pot designs didn't start out with an audio pot in mind. My only point was that in early electronic designs and even today there was an actual need for fast reacting nonlinear pots even for non-audio applications but that the earlier stereo and musical equipment manufactures probably quickly realized that the nonlinear pots were the ticket and much better suited for audio applications and it's probably safe to say that someone pretty sharp sat down and refined nonlinear pots along the way to deliver a better "feel" just for audio applications like musical equipment and stereos.
@makmcqueen86344 жыл бұрын
@@flash001USA Agree I actual prefer close to linear as I like to have usable range from say 2 up some of the boutique "correct taper" actually I cant hear a signal below 5 so not that useful if I want clean dirty and lead in one sweep.
@spentron14 жыл бұрын
@@chrisyoung8062 Tone needs to be audio for a different reason. It is in 2-terminal mode and electrically the influence becomes more linear with a audio pot. Practically, the upper half of the sweep (e.g. 50-500K) affects resistive loading whereas the lower sweep (0-50K) varies the tone capacitor and the damping of the resonant circuit it forms with the pickup. However, controls can be linear when because settings above the 10% resistance of audio taper are mostly used. This is somewhat true of guitar volume except distortion and compression then swing the choice back towards an expanded sweep to compensate.
@mikekelly17714 жыл бұрын
Still searching for a pot that goes to 11
@hammerjohnson48924 жыл бұрын
I had an ancient Fender Champ Amp that had a volume that went to 11. I gave it to my girlfriends son to finish graduating when he was talking about dropping out a few weeks before he granulated. He has been keeping me apprised of his adventures in making it work correctly. Most of the capacitors were shot or leaking or even burst. He has learned a lot from that amp and I didn't have to mess with it!
@jimbrown78124 жыл бұрын
DiMarzio makes knobs that go to 11.
@andrewdenine16854 жыл бұрын
Old traynor amps
@theearthenstar13554 жыл бұрын
Mad Hatter guitar products
@draganblastovicz74874 жыл бұрын
Mike Kelly, you’ll find those at the same place your drummer buys his custom made left-handed drumsticks.
@BottleneckMoses4 жыл бұрын
Hey Dylan, just wanted to say thanks for doing what you’re doing. I only discovered your channel recently and I’ve learned so much from your vids. Great stuff - much appreciated!
@scottclark75924 жыл бұрын
funny how people love push pulls- and they often have a pot diameter equal to the "cheap dime sized pots"
@michael_caz_nyc3 жыл бұрын
I don't like them at all. I prefer the Gilmour mini-toggle. It''s more sure & Seamless when in the middle of a Live performance.
@scottclark75923 жыл бұрын
@@michael_caz_nyc Right on- for a strat-Not keen on drilling my les paul though!
@owre3 жыл бұрын
I have a Squier strat that I did all this stuff too. It sounds great, but really I did it just to do it. It was Covid time and I got to learn a lot. So, sometimes just do it because you can and soldering is fun.
@danielhanssen86642 жыл бұрын
I also began soldering during the pandemic, so much fun, now I am obsessed. I am also gonna study electrical from the fall as a result of this. 😀
@paulakapablo17492 жыл бұрын
Same here, but I got a tele. The guitar was cheaper than a kit.
@mihailmilev9909 Жыл бұрын
@@danielhanssen8664 oh nice!
@mihailmilev9909 Жыл бұрын
@@paulakapablo1749 wow, where u get it?
@Vor_Tex_Sun5 ай бұрын
pots make zero difference in tone. It is all the setup and fingers
@barbmelle31364 жыл бұрын
From Leo: Good sense advice "if you have a guitar, and like how it sounds, don't change anything" Truth of the week. I have guitars I bought 10 years ago that had small pots, and I'll change them when they have trouble.....they are still fine. At the same time if someone wants to change parts just because they want to, I'll provide that service. I only stock Audio Taper pots these days, and you are right, different brands have different Taper rates. Some of the cheap pots have almost no taper, even though they are marked as audio taper. I charge just as much to install a chinese pot the guy got from amazon as I do a quality CTS or Bourns, so the better part is the better value.
@dongdelacruz12504 жыл бұрын
TRUE
@gladiluchina4 жыл бұрын
youre quite sure man! if you like how the guitar sounds, just keep it as is, changing things in your guitar can leave the sound pretty bad you should change only if something is broken or out of order! pots , caps wont change a lot if you change for a custom pickups they will speak very wild.
@ramencurry66723 жыл бұрын
Changing the guitar even if there’s no improvements is fun because nerding out is a pleasure and therapeutic.
@MajRatbag4 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what you said about the small pots being more difficult to operate with accuracy unless you put a big knob on them is correct. No matter the size of the pot, one revolution is one revolution. You could have a giant pot or a minuscule pot with the same knob on both and the knob rotation will be the same on both, hence the same level of accuracy (provided the construction is of equal quality). A big pot with a tiny knob will be difficult to be accurate with, just the same as a small pot with a tiny knob. That's not a drawback of mini pots but rather mini knobs. The drawback of mini pots is that the resistance is packed into a smaller track around the inside and so has a lower resolution making it more difficult to be super accurate with but the resolution is plenty high enough for guitar use.
@rongarcia01182 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. I like to build bass guitar kits and with every build I post I have people telling me to change the pots because their cheap, and I don’t because I have not been disappointed with the tones they produce.
@bigdoghat38273 жыл бұрын
I changed the taper of the tone pot on my Squier bass and it made a big difference. It drove me mad that it was really bright and then very quickly really dark with not much in between. Now it goes smoothly from bright to dark with changes in tone happening all the way along the turn of the pot.
@steelman7742 жыл бұрын
What type of pot did you switch to?
@csul5961 Жыл бұрын
how do you change taper? I have same issue.
@mydearriley Жыл бұрын
you went to the taper version? the audio pot?
@mauricerrr Жыл бұрын
Which pot did you change it to? I have this same problem
@mydearriley Жыл бұрын
@@mauricerrr I did two audio (linear) pots. I think the tone settings work fine.
@gustavoazevedo97364 жыл бұрын
Coincidentally, I've been looking for information about guitar pots this whole week. Good timing, Dylan!
@ruka58053 жыл бұрын
That said, I swapped out my pots only on a $200(Approximate guess, I'm British) epiphone for a set of Bourne's 500k and it did make quite difference to tone, not in it's overall base tone(same pick ups after all) but better response. My best leighman's explanation, was having the tone I already had in HD.
@ramencurry6672 Жыл бұрын
Alpha pots are good too
@johncollins555210 ай бұрын
50s wiring mod is the first mod most all epi phones need. It's easy, try it. Of course if you don't like it, will take ten minutes to undo.
@uncle_ike Жыл бұрын
Something like this has probably already been said... sound levels (decibels) follow an exponential curve, so we generally find audio taper pots so pleasing because that taper follows what our ears perceive to be a measured, gradual increase in volume through the full rotation. Using a linear taper pot for most volume control applications basically limits that full sweep of control you'd have with an audio taper pot to the first 1/3 of its rotation. The rest of the rotation doesn't seem to do anything because it doesn't allow the circuit to produce the exponentially louder signal--more dB's--that our ears perceive as volume.
@Alyks14 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Dylan. I was getting carried away reading all those forums. You really snapped me out it. I think you just saved me a bunch of money. Subscribed.
@funnelbeaker98392 ай бұрын
it''s only the size of the knob that matter , not the size of the pot, when it comes to ratio...
@wsplatinum4 жыл бұрын
Eminem? More like the Malcom McLaren Estate...
@bradt.35554 жыл бұрын
I agree on using audio taper for all, I do also. I just LMAO when I see people claim how the pots in this 59 LP sound so much better than this new pot. I hate seeing people being taken advantage of because of lack of understanding how something works. I've been arguing with someone over the mis-used terms "handwired" amp and "handmade" guitar. They all are, just different methods of fabricating certain parts. And I've found I really like the way the CTS Emerson Pro pots work. They don't sound any different, obviously, but work really well. You info is very accurate.
@donrutter67654 жыл бұрын
The 59' wiring schematic is different than reissue 59's thats why they sound better. There is no tone loss when you back the volume off.
@bradt.35554 жыл бұрын
@@donrutter6765, I was not referring to the wiring, I was referring to the pot's effect. That comes from it putting resistance in series with the pickup and reducing the resistance to ground, which affects tone no matter where the tone control is connected. Also both wiring's were used in the 50's and thru the years on other guitars. And "better"? That's your opinion,I don't like the other wiring. In the 50's, 60's, 70's & on & on every year had good and not so good guitars. I personally think my PRS Sunburst 22 sounds better than ANY Les Paul I've ever heard, again my opinion. Also with the "50's" wiring the tone controls are less isolated from each other, especially on the center switch setting as they are connected to the output jack and not isolated from each other by the resistance of the volume pot. I agree the two methods sound different. Way to much voodoo & hype on old guitars. Being a musician I tend to get wrapped up in all that nonsense, but being logical and scientifically minded I tend to stay more objective to all of it.
@KingCrimson824 жыл бұрын
i still believe that materials and electrical connectivity is also having a card in sound.
@jccarter029112 жыл бұрын
People have probably started this already but the reason logrythimic pots are preferred is because our hearing is logrythimic. Therefore it tracks with our hearing and sounds better.
@johnb4024 Жыл бұрын
I would still go hand-wired for any amplifier. No surface mount components. All-in-all easier serviceability
@Wolf_K4 жыл бұрын
So much mojo surrounding pots these days. For example: in boutique pedals Alpha pots are considered high quality (zvex for example has always used these) but in guitars they’re considered junk and must be CTS. Ha! Many people say “these mini pots sound like shit” but that’s simply not true as pots don’t sound like anything, they resist and that’s all. Pots shunt a predefined (by the ohms of it) amount of signal to ground (in a guitar). They don’t have a sound or contribute to it other than the ohms of the resistance preventing full output sound. Large pots, small pots, are all the same in working. When buying pots you want quality of manufacturing, taper, and tolerance. Aside from aesthetics, size is irrelevant. If size was any relevance it would always be stated so on electronics schematics as it would be a requirement to build that circuit correctly. Besides that, it’s just plain ignorance of electronics to claim size makes any difference whatsoever.
@kuzWich4 жыл бұрын
Wolf H , totally agree, but marketing departments have to justify their existence, and spread the word of ‘wisdom ‘ haha... Though the build quality is another aspect which has to be considered, but most likely has no chance of testing before purchasing. I was absolutely blown by workmanship of the early ‘60s Centralab pots which I had luck getting my hands on. When I first saw them, considered them unrecoverable; there were soo much oxidation and dirt, they wouldn’t make a slightest move. Luckily they turned out to be fully serviceable and after taking them fully apart and giving some treatment, they shone as new. About a full millimeter of pure pressed carbon resistive layer is another thing that got me impressed...
@Wolf_K4 жыл бұрын
kuzWich Yes. Bourns pots, in fact many more expensive brands, will always be lesser known amongst guitarists as CTS was the standard and so CTS must be the standard today. Haha. I’ve put Alphas in my guitars and they’re fine, no problems. In fact, I’ve had a set in my Jaguar for over ten years. The inflated prices guitar stores sell CTS pots for is absolutely ridiculous and if you’re into electronics and building things you know you can buy them far cheaper at stores such as Mouser. Same with quality capacitors that sell for cents on Mouser sell for dollars on guitar stores. I like vintage gear, or at least vintage designs, but just because it’s vintage doesn’t means it’s better. This is a logical fallacy based on nothing more than mojo, hype, marketing and greedy salesmen. We can make guitars and associated parts today just as well and in all cases even better than back in the 50’s and 60’s.
@kuzWich4 жыл бұрын
Wolf H, I also prefer Alpha all round 🤝. I like the feel a lot, the viscosity seems spot on for my preference. I agree we ‘could’ make great stuff nowadays, but considering mass production tendency the prices for great are great. Alessandro, for example, seem well built and sturdy, but 40$/1pc seems rather ridiculous to me. And it’s a rebranded PEC if I’m not mistaken which is also pricey.
@Wolf_K4 жыл бұрын
kuzWich Yeah, and Alpha pots stay put where you position them as the turn is firmer than CTS, which are almost sloppy. CTS often feel very dry, if you know what I mean. Of course, you can alter it but that’s not my point. ;) I’ve never been one for modern guitar designs. Only modern pickups as they are higher ohms which I need for high gain Metal.
@Wolf_K4 жыл бұрын
Mojo sells!
@jorgecasadob3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dylan! I got a SD Dimebucker bridge and a SD Invader neck for my Ibanez Gio budget guitar. I’ll be installing a Mallory .022 uF. Which log pots would you recommend? Thanks men 🙂
@steelman7742 жыл бұрын
Why do channels say “please subscribe” right off the bat before they’ve given you any information to make said judgement on? Gotta earn it before becoming a regular on our feed. 🤷♂️ By the end of the video, I agree that this actually is a really good & detailed content. Another 2 videos like this and I’m hitting that (Subscribe) button myself for this channel. ✌️
@jereltoliver66682 жыл бұрын
Hi Dylan, How are you? I really trust your opinion on all things guitar. I have just purchased a D'Angelico Bedford Premier guitar with the modified F hole and noticed that the pickups lack attack and clarity. So, should I put new pickups in or check the tolerance of the pots and just change them? Also, what mod or upgrades would you suggest? Thanks in advance, Jerel.
@chriscampbell91912 жыл бұрын
"If you like the sound of your guitar, don't change it..." I.e., if it ain't broke, don't fix it.... I like that attitude. Common sense. Informative vid.
@usynthesis47493 жыл бұрын
Love the video, extremely insightful. I had no idea there was such thing as "no load pots". I think that could be useful for people who rarely use the tone pot at all, except on occasion for something very particular. I have to admit, I also thought the little pots were just cheap. 😝
@primtones4 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking about changing the pots in my Tele Deluxe reissue from 250k to 500k. It sounds muddy. For some reason they put 250k pots in a humbucker guitar.
@ben-yu3mh3 жыл бұрын
same exact situation
@ben-yu3mh3 жыл бұрын
did it make a difference ?
@primtones3 жыл бұрын
@@ben-yu3mh Oh I didn't bother and sold it instead. But now, listening to recordings I did, I kind of like the tone. At least better than the cheap Les Paul copy I got instead.
@land.13683 жыл бұрын
@@ben-yu3mh i think 500k makes a huge difference if you play metal and want that super crisp and harmonic heavy tone. But if you are stuck with 250k you can always try to make up for it with the equalizer.
@interpolagent94 жыл бұрын
I recently bought a '98 Epiphone Korina Flying V. The seller said it had upgraded pickups, new pots, totally rewired by his "guitar tech" and "professionally" set up. I tried it briefly at his place of business, so I didn't feel I could give it a proper workout. Got it home, plugged it in, and realized that I had NO volume until 5 on the dial, and from 5 - 10 had a marginal increase in volume. The tone didn't work at all. He had a phase/out of phase switch installed, which I think is what is causing the problems. I'm no tech guy by any stretch but I watch a shit ton of videos because I enjoy learning about guitars, amps, etc. Anyway....the guitar is now at a reputable guitar shop, hopefully being restored back to stock. The guy I use worked on my JCM900, so I trust him. Thankfully, the pickups are worth more than what I paid for the guitar, so I think I am still ahead, even after the repair bill comes in. I enjoy your videos a lot. Cheers
@mybluesable4 жыл бұрын
Way over my head, since I'm just beginning
@jamiemorgan41464 жыл бұрын
Should I change the pots in my 59 Burst ? LOL or in my 60 DC Special ???
@MarkJSmith-zh9ve2 жыл бұрын
This was the best education I’ve had in years! Watch the capacitor comparison video.
@stevevaughn20404 жыл бұрын
I gotta tip my hat to the Bourns pot. I worked for Bourns (my division made ICs and we were sold decades ago). They had/have high standards in quality. I trust 'em.
@wasichu664 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. With your channel even I understand electronics ;D and I just so much enjoy seeing guitar industry/mojo/hocus pocus myths, that some cling to like religious fanatics, kicked in the nuts with some real knowledge, physics, and common sense.
@flintdavis23 жыл бұрын
So much common sense. I’m glad I stayed up all night watching guitar repair videos. This ones a keeper! Will subscribe!
@magnusgilberg7754 жыл бұрын
Had to change my volume pot because it broke. Probably broke because I did to many volume swells
@StringThing684 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this vid, Dylan. I've learned so much from you. I recently bought a PRS SE and changed the pots because one of the Alpha pots had a frustrating flat spot. CTS and Switchcraft are my go-tos, but now I want to try Bourns.
@7IceCommando74 жыл бұрын
Hi Dylan. Great video. Loved your explanation. I recently bought a guitar from Hagstrom. It came with tiny CF pots. The guitar sounds phenomenal, but people have been telling me to change these pots and get larger, more well-known ones just because. They seem to work very well, and after your video, I think I'll keep them.
@GunsNRoosendael3 жыл бұрын
If there's number on my knobs, i want 5 to be 50%. period!
@Ratria13 жыл бұрын
Hey Dylan can you speak about the Fender TBX tone pot . l am new in case you already have .
@kenwolf62934 жыл бұрын
Did you mean 5 reasons NOT to change your pots..cos that makes more sense..great information vid ty
@mikecorey83704 жыл бұрын
Good video. Learned some things. You should get that facia painted before bad weather gets here.
@klausanton50514 жыл бұрын
Hey Dylan, my 1988 American Tele has a stock TBX tone control, which I understand stands for Treble and Bass Cut. Would you please explain how these work and what the pros/cons are? Thanks!
@jeremygibbens7392 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the informative videos. I especially like that you try to discourage unnecessary mods. Also, you explain things clearly and thoroughly. I always learn something new. Keep it up!
@GJ-yr5jo4 жыл бұрын
*Edit* : Apologies, Dylan has done a few different videos in this, one on shielding and one on shielding vs tone loss Hi Dylan, have you noticed any difference between foil shielding versus paint for strats? I've noticed some strats come with aluminium/copper foil lining the entire inside of the body, whereas some come with nothing or some come with that gooey gross black paint. Been wondering if theres any noticeable difference between copper/aluminium/paint/none, and what's your choice in your custom guitars?
@GuitarOverdrive4 жыл бұрын
I love how your channel makes me feel smarter. You’re great at explaining technical things. Insert joke about pot here. 😆
@journeyofawesome84734 жыл бұрын
Cheers from Colorado 🙉🙊🙈
@GuitarOverdrive4 жыл бұрын
Journey of Awesome 👍🏻 from Seattle
@nextplanet71002 жыл бұрын
You are so awesome and informative thank you so much!!
@420inportland4 жыл бұрын
Tone Vs Volume pot breakdown would be sweet. Thanks man...
@KRAZEEIZATION3 жыл бұрын
Pots make no difference to tone except for the tone pot! The build quality is another matter!
@radiohead1024 жыл бұрын
I have more issues with switches acting up than I do with pots. Maybe that's normal?
@ceelee58503 жыл бұрын
There is only one reason you replace it. If it doesn't work as you expected it, then replace it, otherwise do not touch anything.
@DylanTalksTone3 жыл бұрын
Or if you feel like it...
@abhinavguitar4 жыл бұрын
6:08 best advice ever! Thank you for such great, content rich videos Dylan!
@lazvt84692 жыл бұрын
small pot "gear ratio" analogy is not geometrically accurate if the knob is the same size. A knob turned 180 degrees will turn a pot 180 degrees regardless of it's size, dime or nickel sized. So glad i just discovered this channel....so much fun and educational! Thanks.
@BRZDR2 жыл бұрын
Hmm now this has me thinking. The size of the components inside have a shorter throw, like a smaller gear on a bicycle, so there is definitely a different feel, and I presume that's what he's referring to? Would that change how smooth a knob is or its apparent accuracy?
@lazvt84692 жыл бұрын
@@BRZDR yeah, I believe so.
@DocArthurTX4 жыл бұрын
I have found that push-pull pots have crappy taper. Even Bourns. Why is that?
@truebadix_rosenflo3 жыл бұрын
I have a problem with my strat (or myself 😅) and I’m wondering if you can do a long-distance-diagnosis: High-E string and B-String always sound significantly more silent (to my ears and others) than the others although action is quite low and they’re height above the single coils is even closer than it should be according to setup guides I read and watched… I‘ve done loads of adjusting and setup but nothing seems to really solve it. Also I did a „screwdriver test“ on the magnets and they seem to be fine. My question: could it be due to wiring or potis not working properly or are my pickups just fucked (although it’s in any switch position) or is it a thing of setting it up properly (like nut-depth, bridge and so forth)? I’d like to know before I start soldering and swapping things out 😅 Cheers, love your channel ❤️
@FingalPersson2 ай бұрын
i considering changing pots on my squier and on my fender. I guess i have to buy 3 tone/volume 500K pots for the Fender strat and 2 for the Squier Telecaster. I have a Dimarzio chopper for bridge pickup in the Squier tele, and the bridge on my strat is a Seymore Duncan Hot rails!
@taokichavez93194 жыл бұрын
I think the generality of people discussing why to change smaller pots its because it are usually really bad, whether it does not accurately provide the expected readings or it introduce noise to the signal. You can have of course really good-quality small pots like Bournes but that is maybe a discussion for another video. There are like a gazillion realistic reasons on why to swap pots, whether You want to add additional functions/tones or to remove issues with it. People trust in well known brands because they are reliable, just saying!
@bPcrazydave4 жыл бұрын
A pot is not just a pot. If all pots were exactly to their rating your statement would be true, but there are variances. You'll see in the pot's specs they are usually rated with a +/- 10% tolerance, and I have seen wild variance in actual numbers. Gibson pots are the worst. Testing all the ones on the store shelf, I found the 500k pots to be actually 380k-450k, none close to 500. Incidentally the Alpha mini pots everyone hates so much, I have found to be to most consistent, and usually pretty close to dead on to the rating. I actually prefer Alpha pots, but still stick with CTS in my Fenders. It's a mental glitch.
@DylanTalksTone4 жыл бұрын
.... I am very clear in the video about tolerances.
@bPcrazydave4 жыл бұрын
@@DylanTalksTone Sorry, I guess I got triggered by your initial statement.
@davecarpenter72664 жыл бұрын
"Dont just do something because someone told you, you should" He told me to hit the subscribe button..... Guess what?..... I did 😂
@DylanTalksTone4 жыл бұрын
Except that... do that.
@bobbyroberts59644 жыл бұрын
New subscriber just wanted to say I've been binge watching your content and love the channel love learning about all this stuff very informative and very intelligent can't believe you only have 20k subs
@DylanTalksTone4 жыл бұрын
thanks man. feel free to share.
@brianbarrett59874 жыл бұрын
I just changed out the pots in a mid 80's Americans strat. The previous owner had put a push-pull tone pot in there and had a little different wiring from standard. I don't think the values I put in or any different then what was in there before all 250k. I did the wiring perf Ender American Standard spec. The only difference was the capacitor which instead of a 22 which it had before I replaced it with a 44 orange drop. For whatever reason the signal seems to have a lot more gain coming through than it did before and I have no idea why. Any thoughts? I wouldn't think the capacitor would have cause to add more gain.
@MikeCindyWhite4 жыл бұрын
Great video man, Thanks for all the great vids! I have a pot/pickup question... I have a small guitar repair shop in Mass. and I have a customer with a few of those Dean ML guitars (Big Pantera fan) And I put a new set of Bill Lawrence pups in his #1. So he gives me his #2 and says he thinks somethings wrong with the bridge pup (Seymour Duncan) So I take my multimeter and start checking just by plugging a cable in the output jack and putting clips on the +and - of the cable. His neck pickup reads 7.25k but his bridge pup only reads 4.3? Almost like it's only using 1 coil. So I told him that and he shows up at my shop with another ML! But this was a bolt on neck MLX, (I guess the cheaper version) So I checked those pups the same way and 8.5 on the neck and 9.2 on the bridge, ok excellent, swap pups with his #2, Easy peasy... But when I was getting ready to do the job I was rechecking the resistance on the dead pup and it was up to 6.5 from 4.3? W.T.H.? Lol. At this point I think I'm loosing my mind, Lol so I wen't to double check to make sure the volume pots were up all the way and the bridge pot was only on around 7/8. So I turned it back up to 10 and the resistance wen't back down to 4?? That was yesterday... So today instead of just replacing the pickup I'm going to throw a new mini pot (Dean does use those mini pots, thank god because those cavity's are small!!) And change everything... I know when I pull the pup I can check it the right way (out of the guitar) but what do you think is causing that? Bad pup or pot or both? I only ask cause you said you love talking about this shit! Lol. But I'm puzzled??? thx. again bro............... Mike (Ipswich River Guitars).
@mikesmith24 жыл бұрын
Very thought provoking. But I don't think a smaller pot gives less control. The angle of rotation will be the same whatever. Also, a larger diameter pot may have more friction to overcome because the length of track will increase for the same rotation and sound effect. However, you will have better control with a larger diameter knob, because your fingers have greater purchase and crucially greater leverage. Maybe a larger pot such as a cts will be better made, last longer and have a more accurate log profile?
@jimcamp24234 жыл бұрын
I'm a linear taper fan myself, I figure 1 increment should be 1 increment of volume(s) & tone(s). It's not like they're indexed anyway where it's an all or nothing for volume & tone at each incremental number mark of the knob. Between any number & the next as unmarked should also be as linear. For example, halfway between 3 & 4 should be linear as 3.5, otherwise what reason would there be to have those numbers equally spaced & marked on the knob ? Nobody changes the pots on their amp, why the hell would anyone do it on the guitar electrics unless they were broken ?
@EvilDragon6662 жыл бұрын
For volume control audio taper is much better because audio is not linear, it's logarithmic. A linear change from 1 to 2 doesn't give you twice the volume.
@jimcamp24232 жыл бұрын
@@EvilDragon666 Volume to me is relatively mislabeled. It's more like Power level. At 1 there is no volume/power that is applied. Each increment relative to a scale of 10 is 11.11...1 % more power applied. At a certain point the additional power is natural breakup as distortion rather than any doubling volume. The 3 decibel rule thing of increased level applies for the doubling of volume. Like anything audio & pushed to it's limitations, cleanest & loudest volume for that signal is 9-9.5 of the 10 settings, or where the sound actually distorts from cleaner sound, where the clean headroom is exceeded. I hope I explained it right & what I attempted to communicate as my understanding of it.
@kenrussell10932 жыл бұрын
About not changing anything if one likes their guitar, I have recently faced that issue myself. I have begun collecting First Act guitars, since they were cheap and becoming somewhat collectible. One in particular that I have is a black w/ white pickguard Strat copy three single coils, with a neck that is similar to a Gibson, in that the headstock slanted back. I paid $100 for it, brought it home and put it away. Then one day I was doing some fret polishing and re-stringing on my guitars. When I tuned this one up and started to play it, I was totally shocked by the playability, the beautiful clean sound, and how quiet it was when just sitting on the stand. I have a Strat, two Teles, and a 1975 Les Paul, and I swear I haven't picked any of them up since I started playing this First Act strat copy. So of course, I first thought that there must be something I could change on it, but after two months of playing it, I have decided that it is perfect, just like it is. Do you have a Patreon account? I would certainly like to send some cash your way to help you out.
@jotalagarta3 жыл бұрын
HEEEEY HELP1 If I puto a Dimarzio DP 189 Rails on the bridge of my strat (wich is a humbucker) Do I need to setup the pots??? any idea of it THANKS!
@spencerfreed69473 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info and great video!! Totally confirmed my issue with my PRS semi-hollowbody. The volume pots do nothing...not much... not much...cut out! And it sucks as I'm trying to get better about utilizing my guitar controls especially with my overdrive and fuzz pedals. Do you have a good recommendation for electronics I should switch too? Running 2 custom McCarty humbuckers with the typical 2 tone, 2 volume and 3-way toggle switch. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Love the pickups and the tone knows sweep pleasantly enough but the volume pots.....ugh!!
@gregoryz65454 жыл бұрын
Btw. Your channel is the only channel I’ve set the notifications to on on my KZbin channel.
@NYC_Geology4 жыл бұрын
Homie looks like Bobby Moynihan
@JustaMessOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Dylan (or anybody), I put a hot dual humbucker inside my jazzmaster (bridge). The tone is still not where I want it to be (want more heavy). Is there anything I can do (maybe change out pots)?
@leftiequixote4 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about the copyright infringement. Eminem actually took the "round the outside" words from Malcolm McLaren's " Buffalo Gals". Lol.
@artistled4 жыл бұрын
Hey Dylan! Which resistance amount would you suggest for split coil volume and tone pots, 500k or 250k?
@T25de4 жыл бұрын
Just ordered new pots for my fender. It got wrecked in hurricane Harvey. Stored at a buddy’s house over the garage and well, you know how hurricanes work.
@teknical1004 жыл бұрын
'Hurricane worn' is the latest trend in certain circles.
@T25de4 жыл бұрын
It did not sit in water but s roof leaked occurred directly above it That hurricane tone sounds like a combination of Arrrrgh And doohhh ( Homer Simpson)
@heavymetalATC4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. Good info. Great job.
@Vicos9 ай бұрын
I've seen so many videos where they automatically assume small pots are cheap and need to be replaced. Consider an iPhone. If you apply the component size assumption, pretty much everything in the iPhone is absolute junk. Same deal with the orange drop caps. I read that Gibson had a problem with the guitars not having a consistent tone from build to build. So they chose the orange drop because it was high quality and was pretty consistent from unit to unit and therefore gave the guitars a more consistent tone.
@AudreyDurden4 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always. I always learn something ftom your videos🎩🎩🎩🎩
@dre1kkeАй бұрын
I love this channel! Plenty of priceless information and advice! Thanks Dylan! Big regards from Kyiv, Ukraine! P.S. that Eminem thing was awesome 😂
@jimmydodopage4 жыл бұрын
This channel is INCREDIBLE thank you!
@MathewsGuitarWorks4 жыл бұрын
Check out Mathews Guitar Works on fb If you want to take your pot game to the next level, try VINTAGE AUDIO TAPER pots. This will eliminate that “on off feel” on other pots like linear and regular audio taper. I only use VINTAGE AUDIO TAPER pots for volumes and regular audio taper for tones. It makes the volume work from 1-10.
@michaelmorris77463 жыл бұрын
First up. You have taught me much. Thanks for that. Your thinking is in my builds What I do is take guitars that are beginners and use them as a kit. So I already have a finish in the guitar. What I do is basically blueprint the guitar. At the end it is virtually a hand built guitar. Most recently I paired a P90 at the bridge and jazzmaster at the neck. Thinking a position switch would never balance the 2 a blend pot was used as the pickup selector. I used a 500k audio taper blend pot. Bourns. First blend pot went bad on day one of testing. I ordered another with the same results. I have a CTS coming today. You probably have a relationship with Bourns....please give this constructive feedback to Bourns. All the best to you. Thanks for the lessons.
@lexzbuddy4 жыл бұрын
Other reasons... 1. You like spending money and breaking stuff. 2. Mojo. 3. You are gullible.
@To.Si.Ma.2 ай бұрын
Great episode. - I d like to put a dual pot in my 335 neck HB. 250k/500k). The seth lover is great and with the 500k bright for blues but for jazz I d like a warmer fatter overall tone not only rolling back the heights. Would that work or make sense? I play blues and jazz but the jazz boxes are a bit too big. Guitar comes with flat 11th.
@morrisalanisette90673 жыл бұрын
my guitar sounded so cool with my vintage 70s pot and guitar tech replaced it with a new one which i didn't ask for. i kinda miss what it used to sound like. it had such a unique tone now it just sounds like a normal guitar. when i turned it to 10 before, it would make crazy crunchy sound it was awesome
@williambelford96612 жыл бұрын
Isn't "go round the outside, round the outside, round the outside" from Malcolm McLarens "Buffalo Girls" long before Eminem?
@martinhiggs7027Ай бұрын
I just re-potted my Tele ! changed the cheap mini's to 250-K standard size Fender "vintage" units also .047 oarnge drop capacitor ! the guitar sounds 100% better ! very noticeable !
@kjemradio4 жыл бұрын
The idea of modding your guitar for the sake of doing so has more to do with ego than practical. Same is true when a famous guitarist get a signature model made for them. What happens is the oohs and aahs from fans (and guitarists) become " I WANT THAT." I'd say think about that for a second. That guitar is built for their hands, technique and style of that performer. Yeah it looks cool, but one you are not them, two it's not going to make you them, it will deplete your wallets (I'm looking at you "shut up and take my money types" ;-)) and you're never going to play exactly like them. It's like back in the 80s when Nike introduced a Michael Jordan shoe. Millions were bought, but kids were not him. They still couldn't leave the foul line like him for a slam dunk. Ultimately pots, pickups, strings, don't make the guitar sound amazing. Your hands that play across the fretboard, pick/finger the strings are what truly drives the sound.
@soundknight3 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to wire a 4 pole 6 way rotary switch to behave as a volume pot: Position - 1 all pots and caps bypass direct to Jack 2 full volume and tone pot then Jack 3 80% and tone pot then jack 4 as above but 60% 5 as above but 40% 6 as above but 20% ¿?
@BrandonKJohnson3 жыл бұрын
There's really only one reason . . . WHEN THEY STOP FUNCTIONING PROPERLY! this goes along with your (and my) philosophy of "everything and nothing matters"
@BJJandBS8 ай бұрын
If I change the pots on a strat I bought that are too bright, from 500k to 250k can I expect to hear a difference? Seymour Duncan APS-1n
@drvon814 жыл бұрын
Funny thing I use Bourns pots in voltage and speed controls on older generator controls for work. They're reliable and good quality for sure.
@TexAgsArmyVet4 жыл бұрын
I run Les Pauls and Wylde Audio Odins with EMG'S. Should I upgrade or stick with what I have? I've always heard great stuff about CTS pots and wiring. Any help would be appreciated. 🤘🤘🤘🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@aureliusandthespiral Жыл бұрын
Appreciate your vidieos. Thanks for covering all this.
@618544252 жыл бұрын
I am using a Squier TELE and I recently switched my 250's k to 500's k pots. And i have grounded everything properly. There never use to be any noise before with the 250 pots but now there is ground noise. I have re soldered again the ground but its still having that noise when i remove my hands from the guitar.
@flyawayhorses4 жыл бұрын
I rarely do anything with my tone pots, and I'm thinking of building a lap steel just for kicks. Can I actually build one with just a volume pot, and no tone pot?
@electroKrunch4 жыл бұрын
Just ran across this vid, subscribed an gonna check out your other videos. I'm a guitar geek and always enjoy this kind of stuff!
@guitarforall2 жыл бұрын
i have a 1983 RR1 Jackson guitar and it has had a grounding issue for the longest time. ( guitar amp has loud feedback whenever my hands get off the guitar) all the wiring is correct and the kahler bridge is even grounded as well. I’m going to take the step of switching out the 3 Pots and adding new ones in?? any advice ..?
@kuzWich4 жыл бұрын
Greetings, Any experience with Bourns 82 vintage/95 premium series pots? Pros & Cons apart from being a little pricey?
@billnicholas111 күн бұрын
I have a 1980 Les Paul Custom and the original pots work at 0 or 10 but nothing in between. Is there anyway to fix that or is my only option is to just replace the pots?
@flurng4 жыл бұрын
Hey, Dylan! Yet another terrific video - I always love your work! It's funny you should mention audio taper, because being left-handed, all my guitars seem to have the wrong pots installed, so I have to invest in revers-taper pots, which can get pricey pretty quickly! (Maybe this would be a 6th reason to change 'em out?) Anyway, the odd part is, my cheapest guitar, a Squier Affinity series Strat, actually came with the proper pots straight from the factory! I guess investing in good pots is cheaper for them than better woods, pickups, etc... Anyway, thanks again for another fun, informative video! Keep up the good work!
@jefmanroxx24144 жыл бұрын
flurng: I hate the fact that left handed Gibsons are wired the same way as rightys. I feel like Leftys should be a mirror image, including the rotation of the vol. and tone pots. Like you said, some manufacturers just wire them backwards, which screws up the taper, but Gibson doesn’t even try.
@sparkyguitar0058 Жыл бұрын
Do we need to post our reason. O K I bought a used 97 ebony Les Paul studio with 496/500 pups and figured to get the most out of all this to get rid of the little garbage original pots and plastic junk wiring. Replaced with CTS 500K pots and Garrett cloth wiring in 50's pattern. Even got .011 striped caps in my kit.
@richardmueller51172 жыл бұрын
I have an MIM Deluxe Strat in which the previous owner installed a Shawbucker bridge pickup. This guitar came from the factory with the push-push switch located between the two tone controls knobs. I plan on installing an S-1 switch in the volume knob and rewiring it to make the guitar into the equivalent of the American Deluxe HSS Shawbucker Stratocaster, with the little push-push switch selecting "humbuckers only" no matter where the 5 way switch or the volume S-1 switch are. The wiring diagram for the American Shawbucker Strat shows 250 K's for both tone pots, with .022 caps and N3 pickups. However, the factory tone pots in my MIM Strat are 1MΩ connected to vintage noiseless pickups and no .022 caps. I'm wondering why such high resistance pots? Is it because there are no capacitors on them, or is it something to do with a difference between vintage noiseless and N3 pickups? Should I ditch the 1 MΩ pots and put in the 250s with .022 caps? Thanks
@alexnuzzi478011 ай бұрын
I just got a USA Dean time capsule v. The bridge pickup sounded muffled. Sure enough I measured the CGE volume pot and it was 395k. Swapped in a pot that measured 525k and made a huge difference