rct Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 For the original question though... My current telecaster is(was) my #1 gigger and went out for literally thousands of nights. It's 18 years old now. It is about to get its third volume pot. I don't know why on that guitar, but I just have worn them terribly. They either don't make them like they used to or I just got more violent in my turn ups as I aged. The rest of them, even the Les Paul that is just about as old and been to all the same gigs as that tele, it is just fine on its single pot that I use. My strat is 12, been out some, treated just the same, one pot, it is fine too. It's weird like that. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 For the original question though... My current telecaster is(was) my #1 gigger and went out for literally thousands of nights. It's 18 years old now. It is about to get its third volume pot. I don't know why on that guitar, but I just have worn them terribly. They either don't make them like they used to or I just got more violent in my turn ups as I aged. The rest of them, even the Les Paul that is just about as old and been to all the same gigs as that tele, it is just fine on its single pot that I use. My strat is 12, been out some, treated just the same, one pot, it is fine too. It's weird like that. rct I'd be interested to know, what was it that went bad about the pot? What was the "failure mode" or whatever you might call it that made it need replacing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'd be interested to know, what was it that went bad about the pot? What was the "failure mode" or whatever you might call it that made it need replacing? Chronic intermittence that no amount of cleaner and exercise will prevent. Like, cue'd up, quiet in the house, red light comes on reaches for volume gets nothing real fast moves volume down then up nothing down then up scratches nothing down then up recorder hears aahhgaddammitalltafukkinfukkswhathe. That kind of intermittence. Intermittant. You know. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 First mistake was he didn't buy American made Well it was his first guitar as I say... The sentimental value on such guitars, especially one you have been playing almost 30 years cant really be valued.. Its probably all he could afford at the time.. Plus a good guitar is a good guitar no matter where it was made or how much it cost.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 The vid says all :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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