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ski4ski4 Posts: 261
edited April 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
i am looking for a pickguard for a strat that is loaded already to install my sd pickups in. what type of difference will you see with 250k pots as opposed to 500k pots, what does this really mean?
thanks
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by ski4
    i am looking for a pickguard for a strat that is loaded already to install my sd pickups in. what type of difference will you see with 250k pots as opposed to 500k pots, what does this really mean?
    thanks



    There are probably better people to answer this question.

    http://www.pickguards.com can provide what you need.


    250K vs. 500K are level values for the taper of your pots. If you want to get really fine control you can go up to 1megOHM pots. Basically it controls the taper level of your p/u's. How much roll on or off you get on your volume and tone pots. Telesonic would probably be good to PM on this.


    you might also find info at http://www.stewmac.com


    from stewart macdonald.

    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 1Meg-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.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • ski4ski4 Posts: 261
    thanks a lot
    "The only thing I ever saw that came close to Objective Journalism was a closed-circuit TV setup that watched shoplifters in the General Store at Woody Creek, Colorado." hst
  • stefanwastefanwa Posts: 43
    I think I'll post this in here...

    Yesterday after searching for pickguards I came across this great site:

    http://www.nymphusa.com/tele/

    "Build Your Dream Guitar" is really great, check it out!

    Steve
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