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Audio-taper potentiometers
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.

See details below
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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. Split shaft has 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. Split shaft with 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. Split shaft with 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! Split shaft with 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.
 Shown on page 49 of our latest catalog.
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