Replacing Les Paul pots - suggestions

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NippleWrestler wrote:That would explain the series of emails I sent that you never saw.

I feel like that was a separate issue. This is a very recent, and somewhat severe development.

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were Les Paul pots 300k back in the 60`s?
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.

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BMW-KTM wrote:I am a fan of PRS pots in Les Pauls.
I'm pretty sure they are supplied to PRS by CTS but they are non-standard CTS pots.
Something about the custom taper just makes them more natural.
I never knew you could buy them. Were you referring to these ones? Look like they come with caps too!

https://thomann.de/gb/prs_potentiometers.html

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mrmofo wrote:were Les Paul pots 300k back in the 60`s?
Gibson did use 300K pots for some years, they used 100K pots too. My '91 had 300K pots, my '82 had 100K pots and my 2014 had 500K pots.

I don't know what specific years they changed them.
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Wonder if 250 would work ok given how bright the goldtop is.
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You could test your theory by putting a 470k resistor between the hot and ground leads of your pickups.

That would give you 250k volume controls for about a dollar.

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I have some in the parts bin but the resistor trick is also heaps less work :thumbup:
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sizzlingbadger wrote:
mrmofo wrote:were Les Paul pots 300k back in the 60`s?
Gibson did use 300K pots for some years, they used 100K pots too. My '91 had 300K pots, my '82 had 100K pots and my 2014 had 500K pots.

I don't know what specific years they changed them.
In regards to high end, noob question: out of 100k, 300k and 500k which pot would make the les paul have less highs?
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.

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100K Volume pots will reduce the top end the most, it will move the resonant peak of the circuit to a lower frequency.

Note:-

Using a 500K pot in the volume position and turning it down to 100K is not the same as using a 100K pot. The overall "tuned" circuit is different with different values of volume pot.

Using a 500K pot in the tone position and turning it down to 100K has the same effect as using a 100K pot on maximum. So its always best to use 500K tone pots as you can always back them off to a lower value.

Personally I use 500K pots in Les Pauls, but I have used a 300K in the bridge position volume to get a thicker sound.
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