Alpha Push-pull Pots

Alpha Push-pull Pots

Dual-function audio taper pots pull up to activate an on/on double-pole double-throw mini switch.

Can be used as a normal volume or tone control, or control pickup phasing, series/parallel switching, coil-taps, and more.

#1215 250K-ohm

Shaft diameter	6mm split shaft, coarse knurling
Thread	M7 x 0.75
Threaded portion height	3/8"	(9.52mm)
Required mounting hole diameter	9/32"	(7.14mm)
Required body cavity depth	1-1/8"	(28.58mm)
Two mounting nuts, flat washer and lock washer included

#1216 500K-ohm

Shaft diameter	6mm split shaft, coarse knurling
Thread	M7 x 0.75
Threaded portion height	3/8"	(9.52mm)
Required mounting hole diameter	9/32"	(7.14mm)
Required body cavity depth	1-1/8"	(28.58mm)
Two mounting nuts, flat washer and lock washer included

#1213 500K-ohm,long shaft pot for Les Paul®

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)
Required body cavity depth	1-1/8"	(28.58mm)
Two mounting nuts, flat washer and lock washer included

250K vs. 500K
Generally, 500K-ohm pots are used with humbuckers and 250Ks are used with single-coil pickups. 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 some of the high frequencies to ground. A 1 Meg-ohm pot bleeds off even less than a 500K pot, so if you want to hear your guitar "wide open" you may want to try one.

1-meg pots are also ideal for piezo pickups, as the ultra high impedance piezo element is more adversely effected by conventional, lower-value pots than magnetic pickups.

We also have a full line of control pots for non-active circuitry. Extra mounting nuts and lock washers are also available.

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