Reverse audio taper

[angelodp]

When does it make sense to use a revers audio taper pot for Tone in a guitar.

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[newey]

For southpaw guitars, primarily.

[ChrisK]

If you are using a pot to blend in another pickup in parallel, a reverse taper pot makes this much more usable. In this case, full blend-in occurs gradually up to "10".

Using a regular audio taper pot, for reasonable gradual blending, requires the pot to be wired in backwards, with full blend-in occurring at "0".

If you can't find a reverse taper pot, think and look again. After all, a blend Pan pot is both a normal taper and a reverse taper element on the same shaft.