Need some pots for my les paul custom

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Need some pots for my les paul custom

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My main guitar, my beauty, the one!

Im due for a change.

I am going to take out the EMG's (same may so "NOOOOOO" others will say "I told ya so") and put in some of the Lace Bill Kelliher Dissonant Aggressors Humbuckers that I have in my other custom shop jobby I am trying to sell......

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http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =964116262

I am after some high quality pots that enable me to do the coil splitting/ tapping or whatever you call it? I love this option in the one I am selling.

Any ideas? Don't mind paying the pingas for the good stuff.

(inb4 why not sell the custom) - no way

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If money's no concern check out Bourns pots. Best pots ever IMO, although some people don't like the low mechanical resistance of them.

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Scooter13 wrote:If money's no concern check out Bourns pots. Best pots ever IMO, although some people don't like the low mechanical resistance of them.
got us a link?

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Re: Need some pots for my les paul custom

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Just good old CTS from tonelounge.co.nz. Take the opportunity to upgrade the wiring / shielding too.

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You'll need push pull pots for the switching, www.tonelounge.co.nz doesn't have those, and guitarparts.co.nz was out of stock last time I looked, but the rockshop has dimarzio ones :)
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A Les Paul Custom will most likely require long-shaft pots as opposed to standard. If you want coil split/series/parallel options then long shaft push/pull pots are a must.

http://www.guitarparts.co.nz/electronic ... -500k.html

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I could offer you a proto ObsidianWire board with coil splitting. It is an arse to install so I wont be releasing it any tine soon but should suit you nicely if you dont mind a bit work getting it in there.

open to offers.

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Re: Need some pots for my les paul custom

Post by Jim.h »

thanks for all your help guys!

Ill check out the recommendations and let ya know how I get on :)

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