I just got an Essex p-bass and the volume and tone knobs don't rotate smoothly (wobble) and I want to replace the pots anyway when I upgrade the pickups. I want to get 250k pots but other than that, I don't know what I need to be looking for in a volume and tone pot. What do you all think?
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Everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
IGAM, the nut is tight but I will recheck that. I would like to upgrade all of the electronics in the SX. So, split shaft, solid shaft, long shaft 250k pots? Also, what mfd# caps??? How many caps? Anything else I need???
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Everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
Solid shaft or split shaft depends only on what type of knob you have. If the knob is metal and held be a little screw, is a solid shaft. I plastic knob is held by compression, and it needs a slip shaft.
Most Fender-type bass use 3/8"-long shafts.
You can either get a "genuine" Fender part off eBay - and they come with a .22 capacitor, and washers, or get a CTS audio taper pot, (which is the same thing as the Fender) but since you are not experienced, I would go with the Fender for peace of mind (it just cost about $2.00 more).
All parts also have them packaged for retail sale at Guitar Center.
Capacitors for bass usually are either .22 or .47 (somebody correct me if I'm wrong).
