In answer to this, yes. But, not enough to make a significant difference. As long as you are using a 10% or 20% taper, the difference as a tone pot is small. Not enough to worry about. I still favor the less expensive 10% CTS Audio pots for tone. Unlike using them for volume, most would be hard pressed to tell the difference. The ones I have bought from Hoagland Bros. have always been 10% anyway. I'm not sure if they even know.
Onward and upward!
If you go with 50's Dependent using Linear volumes, I'm guessing you are going to be very happy.
The only disadvantage to going 50's Dep. IMHO is inconsequential. As you roll off the tone, there is a very slight
drop in volume. (minimally noticeable) Nothing you can't correct with a slight volume tweak.
Avantage: Most people that go 50s rarely go back to modern. Many say it is like taking a towel off their setup. The sound does not darken as you turn down the volume.
As a matter of fact, I just redid my 1976 Gibson L.P. a week ago using the very pots you are talking about.
(Albeit, they were long shaft):
http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/82973-lp-redo/page__view__findpost__p__1145594
I also just refinished my Epiphone L.P. this morning:
I bought it when I first joined the forum. The wiring is not as pretty as my more recent jobs. It was my very first mod.
I didn't even know how to use the vintage push-back wire which I used on the switch. Instead of pushing it back, I unraveled it with a tooth pick and twisted the strands with my fingers. LOL
Still, it was good enough that all I changed this morning was the capacitors and their position to 50's. And, of course, the wire grounding the tone pot lug.
Anyway, on to the volume samples. Keep in mind that there is no right or wrong!!! It is about how you like to use your controls on your guitar......So, kick your volume up to 7 and decide which you want.
All samples are 50's Dependent......this will take two posts (you can only put two media per post)
10% Taper Audio Volume Pot:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21424628/Gibson%20LP%20Redo/Complete%20Volume%20Count%20Ups/50s%20Dependent/50s%20Dep%2010%20Audio%20Vol/10%20TAPER%20Vol%2050s%20Dep.mp3
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20% Taper Audio Volume Pot:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21424628/Gibson%20LP%20Redo/Complete%20Volume%20Count%20Ups/50s%20Dependent/50s%20Dep%20Audio%20Vol/50s%20Dep%20Audio.mp3