Question about changing Tone Pot?

[thecornman]

I have a guitar with two single coils and a humbucker pickup that I was thinking about changing the tone pot in from a 500k to a 250k to tame back the highs. Should I also change the volume pot from a 500k push pull to a 250 push pull to have any effect or can I leave it and just change the tone pot? Also what size of capicator should I use on the tone pot?

[newey]

Cornman-

As far as capacitors, the value you select is largely a matter of personal preference (obviously, within certain limits). What value cap do you have in there now, and what about it makes you want to change it?

Same with the pots. If you want to knock off a bit of brightness, the 250K/500K setup will do that. If you want to knock it back quite a bit, then the 250K/250K option would do a bit more. If you only change one of the 2, you may notice only a fairly subtle effect.

For some reason, 500K push/pull pots are easier to find than the 250K ones- the 250s are out there but they're a bit more work to hunt up.

EDIT: And Cornman, I noticed you double-posted this question in "Pickups" as well. Don't know if you meant to post this twice or not, but I have deleted the duplicate posting in Pickups, as this really belongs here.

[thecornman]

Dec 1, 2008 22:19:30 GMT -5 newey said:

Cornman-

As far as capacitors, the value you select is largely a matter of personal preference (obviously, within certain limits). What value cap do you have in there now, and what about it makes you want to change it?

The capacitor I have in there now is a .047. There is nothing that makes me want to change it I just thought maybe I should if I change the pot?

Same with the pots. If you want to knock off a bit of brightness, the 250K/500K setup will do that. If you want to knock it back quite a bit, then the 250K/250K option would do a bit more. If you only change one of the 2, you may notice only a fairly subtle effect.

I was only looking to knock off a bit of brightness to try something a little different.

For some reason, 500K push/pull pots are easier to find than the 250K ones- the 250s are out there but they're a bit more work to hunt up.

One of the local stores where I am at has a Fender 250K push pull, but I think I am just going to try changing the tone pot for now.

EDIT: And Cornman, I noticed you double-posted this question in "Pickups" as well. Don't know if you meant to post this twice or not, but I have deleted the duplicate posting in Pickups, as this really belongs here.

Yes I posted there first and then realized that this is where I should have posted. Thanks for your help. I knew this was the place to go to get the answers I was looking for.