Drog Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I have a question about my volume pots on my ES-330 59 VOS and ES-175 59 VOS. Both of my guitars have the same thing on the volume pots, in that there is no adjustment. Its all or nothing, you can only roll off from ten to nine and then zero after that. Is this normal for these instruments? Its irritating and I will be changing the pots so its usable, but I want to know if I should hang onto the original pots for the future as original. So, are they working as intended? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 You need some high precision pots. They usually have a code on them that indicates that they're high precision and they usually have a brass shaft. They won't taper off really fast like some do. Like these - http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Potentiometers/CTS_Control_Pots.html?tab=Details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Thanks for the link, those are exactly the pots I want. Any idea if the current pots in these instruments are like that on purpose? I am thinking yes, since they both are the same and it might be period correct. I guess changing the pots out is not too bad, lol. Though access to them is a real pain! I do love how both guitars play, so that is most important to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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