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New pots - Yes or no?

Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by Bass_masta16, Jul 16, 2008.


  1. Jul 16, 2008 #1
    Bass_masta16

    Bass_masta16

    Jul 9, 2008
    Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    I was recently told that by replacing my pots, will make my bass sound better.

    So my real question is will it, how much better, and what brand should I get?

    This is an edit:

    I don't know much about the electronics in a bass guitar lol
     
  5. Jul 16, 2008 #2
    PSPookie

    PSPookie

    Aug 13, 2006
    Albuquerque, NM
    Are your current pots noisy/scratchy? If not then replacing them won't make much of a difference. Replacing the tone pot with a higher value (500k or 1M) will add a little bit of brightness when you have the control set wide-open (10).
     
  9. Jul 16, 2008 #3
    Bass_masta16

    Bass_masta16

    Jul 9, 2008
    Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Yeah, my tone knob is making a crackling noise when I turn it, but only if I'm playing
     
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