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Specialty Control Pots

Here are the less common pots found in guitar electronics. Refer to the details below to see what pot is right for you.

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Specialty Control Pots
Item# Description In stock Price Quantity
3755 25K-ohm Yes $8.97
6 or more $7.78  
12 or more $6.97  

3482 500K-ohm, long shaft pot Yes $9.82
6 or more $8.51  
12 or more $7.66  

3477 500K-ohm, mini pot Yes $4.77
6 or more $4.13  
12 or more $3.72  

3481 1 Meg-ohm Yes $4.69
6 or more $4.07  
12 or more $3.66  


Quantity prices apply to multiples of the same item number Selected currency  

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250K vs. 500K
Generally, 500K-ohm pots are used with humbuckers and 250Ks are used with single-coil pickups. 25K pots are used for active systems.

You can use any value you like, but a 250K will give a slightly warmer tone than a 500K pot. The 250K pot bleeds off (attenuates) some of the high frequencies to ground. A 1 Meg-ohm pot will attenuate even less than a 500K pot, so if you want to hear your guitar "wide open" you may want to try one.

#3755 25K-ohm
For controlling the volume or tone of active pickups, or for use after the preamp of a piezo-saddle transducer bridge.
Shaft diameter 6mm split shaft, coarse knurling
Thread   M8 x 0.75
Threaded portion height   3/8" (9.52mm)
Required mounting hole diameter   5/16" (7.94mm)


#3482 500K-ohm, long shaft pot
For Les Paul and similar solidbody guitars.
Shaft diameter 6mm split shaft, coarse knurling
Thread   3/8 x 32
Threaded portion height   3/4" (19.05mm)
Required mounting hole diameter   3/8" (9.52mm)


#3477 500K-ohm, mini pot
For tight control cavities, or a raised archtop guitar pickguard.
Shaft diameter 6mm split shaft, coarse knurling
Overall height   1-1/4" (31.75mm)
Housing height   3/8" (9.52mm)
Lugs extend   1/4" (6.35mm)
Thread   M8 x 0.75
Threaded portion height   3/8" (9.52mm)
Housing diameter   5/8" (15.88mm)
Required mounting hole diameter   5/16" (7.94mm)


#3481 1 Meg-ohm
Get the most out of your guitar with a 1 Meg-ohm pot. All pots bleed a certain amount of the signal to ground, this "attenuation" can be used to warm the sound of your guitar's pickups, but you can also run your guitar "wide open" with these 1 Meg-ohm pots!
Shaft diameter 6mm split shaft, coarse knurling
Thread   3/8 x 32
Threaded portion height   3/8" (9.52mm)
Required mounting hole diameter   3/8" (9.52mm)


Learn more about pots and how their values affect your sound, Understanding Guitar Wiring.

All pots include flat washer, lock washer and two mounting nuts. We also have extra Mounting Nuts and Lock Washers are also available.

To see the knobs available for these pots, click here.



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