pots: brands, linear, logarithmic, noload: need advice!

[sratas]

hi to all. I'm in a confusional state. Attempting to find electronic materials to rebuild my jazz electronics, encountered so many troubles. in particular, I don't know the difference between linear and logaritmic potentiometers. Moreover, anyone knows the best manufacturers? Sailing the net I found Fender pots, Hosco (jap), Goldo (jap). Anyone tried them? Lot of questions, I know. Also boring, but TB is an awesome place to find awesome people. thanks in advance for your attention!

[millahh]

Use logarithmic (audio) pots for volume, and use linear pots for tone.

Since it's a jazz bass (and presumably has single-coil pickups), you'll probably want a resistance of 250K for all of the pots...if you go for 500K, the highs might be a little on the harsh side. However, if your pickups are stacked humbuckers or split-coil Js, you might want to go with 500K.