Group pot buy

MikeM

Nehehehehe ?

So I want to get myself some CTS TVT pots. They're real quality, brass shafts, taper very similar to the RS guitar superpots. Details.

CTS "True Vintage Taper" (TVT) - if you looking for the best pots available at the market your search ends here.

The specs are as follows:
-Solid Brass thread and shaft
-Real Bakelite Baseplate
-Right earbelonging curve of 30% - like the CENTRALAB ones from the 50s
-Low turning torque - easier to turn
-Tolerance under 10% - Standard CTS up to 30%

The image is a bit small but you can see the taper is pretty much identical to the Superpots

Pots are going to cost around £8. Also going to get push pulls, but yea I think the guy I am buying from can supply any kind of wiring stuff (Switches, caps, prewired harnesses etc).

Shipping is going to cost £4 for everything so not doing this to split costs, just thought some other folk could benefit from this.

Drop me a pm if you need anything.
Mike

raithza

This thread did not deliver. ?

Norman86

Hey Mike!

Where did you get the image from?
~~I think~~ I am interested though...
Just need definite prices?!

Thanks ?

Sean

Hey Mike, was just chatting to the guitar tech a couple of days ago about getting different pots for the Hamer, I'll see him tonight and get back to you... unless of course he comments here as well ?

Keira-WitherKay

"Group pot buy" ..... then discovered it was for electronics ....... so cruel ? mike please don't tease us old hippies like that

Dinosaur-Snr

PM sent.

Thank goodness we have a POT dealer on the forum ?

Malkav

Keira WitherKay wrote: "Group pot buy" ..... then discovered it was for electronics ....... so cruel ? mike please don't tease us old hippies like that

Further teasing ?

Seriously though, thread title wasn't clear enough on the subject...We're all musicians after all ?

MIKA-the-better-one

I too was rather confused, I was thinking "ah now I now he likes to get high on the side" ?

MikeM

Woooow

Ok guys, I can give you proper price guesses when I know how much I will be ordering. I will do final price estimates on Friday and then ask for payments then.

Jacquesg4j

Damn bought pot yesterday evening... Just put them in now... I'm on top of the world...

:dance: Hahaha no seriously just installed some original Fender Pots into my Parker... Hopefully they work because I have practice tonight!

FenderBender

Keira WitherKay wrote: "Group pot buy" ..... then discovered it was for electronics ....... so cruel ? mike please don't tease us old hippies like that

:roflmao:

Highly unusual that I actually thought of potentiometers when I saw the thread title, despite the fact that I work with them every day!

AlanRatcliffe

They show up priced as Euro for me - same numbers though.

They seem to be the same spec as the DiMarzio pots. DM have their own custom taper, which works for me - for volume and tone. The last batch I bought were all within +2.5% tolerance (none below).

Also, just to throw a spanner in the works, while I do like brass shafts, I don't like brass threads because the baseplate is thin and (IMO) too soft - they buckle and the peening between the threaded section and plate can work loose if overtightened. The cast threaded part is cast with a thicker baseplate that stands up to abuse better (even though the threads don't). I've been meaning to try some of Guitar Electronics' Precision Tolerance pots because of this: http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/CPC500/CTS_500K_Audio_Taper_Precision_Tolerance_Guitar_Super_Pot.html

Also note that all the "Superpots" work better as volume controls, the taper is not recommended for tone controls.

AlanRatcliffe

Also, anyone try the Bourns premium series yet? http://www.beyondeleven.com/Bourns-250K-Split-Shaft-Audio-Taper-Potentiometer-p/bourns-250k-audio-taper-pot-b.htm

Norman86

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Also, anyone try the Bourns premium series yet? http://www.beyondeleven.com/Bourns-250K-Split-Shaft-Audio-Taper-Potentiometer-p/bourns-250k-audio-taper-pot-b.htm

RS electronics in Kyalami sell a similar pot...
but it has a plastic shell?! tolerance is still only 20% though!

http://za.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=6928695

but at R151 and R223 EXCL VAT... Thats expensive dont you think?!

http://za.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=6930705

MikeM

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: They show up priced as Euro for me - same numbers though.

Also, just to throw a spanner in the works, while I do like brass shafts, I don't like brass threads because the baseplate is thin and (IMO) too soft - they buckle and the peening between the threaded section and plate can work loose if overtightened. The cast threaded part is cast with a thicker baseplate that stands up to abuse better (even though the threads don't). I've been meaning to try some of Guitar Electronics' Precision Tolerance pots because of this: http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/CPC500/CTS_500K_Audio_Taper_Precision_Tolerance_Guitar_Super_Pot.html

Also note that all the "Superpots" work better as volume controls, the taper is not recommended for volume controls.

Wrt pricing, I am buying from a different vendor, who although sells the pots slightly more expensive, is far cheaper with other goodies.

I assume you mean tone controls? ? I am planning to put 2 of these and 2 push pulls in - but I should have mentioned that in the original post.

Supposedly the Bourns are very low friction? Not too sure though, read about them on the SD forum. SD has brought out some rebranded Bourns (Metal base, not plastic like in one of those links) pots that they are using on their pre-wired pickguards. They're going to release them to the public sometime, no clue when though.

Norman86

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Also note that all the "Superpots" work better as volume controls, the taper is not recommended for volume controls.

uhm, Alan, what did you mean here? I cant interpret it correctly!
Thanks!

MikeM

Norm, see my post (The one directly before yours). The super pots are specifically for volume, where the normal audio taper pots work better for tone.

Norman86

i dont mean to hijack the thread, but why is that? Why dont you want that taper for tone too?
I was thinking of getting 3 for all 3 pots on my strat, but the i should only get 1 for volume?

makepeace

the human ear "hears" volume change logarithmically. audio taper pots follow a logarithmic path in terms of resistance change. tone controls allow for variation of treble and bass, no dB change involved, so you don't need that logarithmic taper. if you used log pots, your tone control will be mostly bassy when you start to turn it up and the treble will increase dramatically at the end of the turn. not something you would want happening i don't think.. you would like the change from bass to treble to be linear.. although it does depend largely on your tastes.

*edit: woops, might have misunderstood the question.

G-Man

I knew something was up when there was no price per weight.... Hmmmphh ?