Speo Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just bought a 2000 61 reissue SG . My first SG and a pretty much mint example apart from one problem . One of the volume pots is either on or off, no midway . I tried contact cleaner as the guitar has not been used for a few years but hasnt fixed the issue . Can anyone advise on a place in the U.K that sell replacement Gibson pots . I have heard upgrading the pots to 500k is the way to go but I would rather keep everything authentic and electrics are not my thing . I can set a guitar up ok but that's about it . Are the pots readily available from places like Thormans guitars in the UK ok to use ? Thanks in advance Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 It's the sort of thing that could be a dry solder joint or a wire touching where it shouldn't. I got this once when I tried soldering a tone pot into a circuit. Either on or off and I had to take it to someone who knew what I'd done wrong. It would be a bummer to replace the pot and still have the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy99CL Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Since you can't replace the pot yourself just call around to techs and talk with them. See what they think it might be and ask what brand and taper pots they use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speo Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 Hi, thanks for all the replies. Took it to a guitar tech who tested the pot with a meter and all are fine, but something defo wrong with that one volume as the other has a nice progressive roll on and off. Upshot is it is a fault in the circuit elsewhere and is under investigation.....Ill post the outcome as it may help another with the same problem Take it easy Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speo Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 1:15 PM, Farnsbarns said: I think a reissue should have... 500k logorythmic pots (i.e, less on/off-ish) No "Gibson” logo on the pots. Much larger, non ceramic capacitors. Maybe these things were normal in 2000. 500k log pots (aka, audio taper) might solve your problem. You may be seriously devaluing the guitar if it is currently all original. Whether that matters is subjective. I would rather keep it all original, they are 300k pots , and have Gibson written on the pots so I'm not sure.....I have receipts from when it was bought new in 2000 . Nothing has been changed as far as I am aware . My first SG to add to my small collection so hopefuly will get sorted ...I'll let you all know 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speo Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 If it helps anyone else with the same issue, turned out to be the selector switch of all things . Nothing to do with the actual volume pot which checked out fine . New switch and all is good. Take it easy Stu 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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