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  • advice on tone pots...

    what's the differance between 250k audio and 250k audio long and 500k audio?
    Guitars... Rhoads RX10D
    Amp... Pioneer
    Effects... Boss ME-20

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    From Stew-Mac http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electron...Pull_Pots.html

    Your tone is affected by the control pots you use. Not just the tone control — the volume pot influences tone, too.

    250K vs. 500K pots
    250K pots give a slightly warmer tone than 500K because the 250K bleeds off some of the high frequencies.

    250K = warmer
    500K = brighter
    1 Meg = brightest

    Usually, 250K pots are used with single-coil pickups and and 500Ks are used with humbuckers. If you want to hear your guitar "wide open" with all the highs, try 1 Meg pots.

    25K pots are used with a
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    • #3
      thanx for the input brother... definately gives me some good info on what to look for.
      Guitars... Rhoads RX10D
      Amp... Pioneer
      Effects... Boss ME-20

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      • #4
        try the dimarzio ones. they are v clean and nice

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