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    I just finished wiring my green dinky project. Its got a nice quality volume pot (500k) but I had to use the old tiny 500k tone pot that came off the donor dk2. The cap was shot so I replaced it with a 50v .047 microfarrad from rat shack. Is 50v ok? I see 400v being listed on most of the ones sold specifically for guitars. That will never see 50v, right? So I want to change out the pot anyway because I hate that cheap crap. It doesnt roll off the tone very well. It sort of does nothing then all of the sudden it dumps some highs. Should I get a linear or audio type for this application?

  • #2
    Re: Tone pot and cap

    Audio is fine. I've used 50v with no problems. .047 seems kind of much for humbuckers, try .022 or even .015.

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    • #3
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      Yeah, .022 is a good one. .047s are more for bass guitars and will make a guitar sound a little darker.
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      • #4
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        Hmm, thats what I get for following some chart from the internet. I will try the.022. They had those in 400v. What type of pot does jackson use as stock, audio or linear?

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        • #5
          Re: Tone pot and cap

          Audio taper. Linear taper is for Hi fi stuff...if you use one it will turn almost to zero, then dump. Kinda like what you are describing.

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          • #6
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            Carvin does the opposite... they use linear for the volume control and audio for the tone control. Not sure why, though. [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]
            I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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