concentric pot

  1. PennyroyalWe

    Stacked Pots, why different values?

    Hi all, I’m modding a bass to have 2 pickups, but I like the look of 2 knobs, so I’m thinking I’ll use stacked pots. When looking for parts online, however, it seems they’re all 250/500. Why aren’t they both 250k? I’ve typically seen FSO type basses use 250k for volume & tone. The other route...
  2. G

    Long Thread Stacked Pots

    Greetings all, I'm building a rear route Warmoth P body with a rear route and I made a bit of a goof. I did not realize that you need long thread potentiometers to be able to get through the body to mount them. In effort to avoid mistakenly damaging the body, does anyone know a source for...
  3. Kexxerd

    Putting treble and bass on concentric knob sbmm ray4

    I'm trying to put both my treble and my bass controls onto a single concentric knob on my sbmm ray4, and wondering if the resistances and stuff matter and If I need a specific type. I'm going to be using my extra slot where the bass knob would be to put in an artec qdd2 for a sort of homemade...
  4. M

    jazz bass wiring for a noob, help wanted & appreciated

    Good day! i've started a jazz bass build that more or less has spiraled out of control for me. I've never build anything, let alone soldered/wired a pot in my life. As of yet i have all the parts but now I have reached the point i need to figure out what sort of electronics i want. And i have...
  5. back2thebassics

    Best wiring diagram for concentric pots/New squire Jag

    Hi TB, I've always wanted to do a jazz bass with the concentric layout, but have heard that some people aren't a big fan because the tone controls bleed into each other? I don't really understand what was going on. If someone could explain what exactly wasn't so great about the original...
  6. Claymore

    Double concentric pots... What values??

    Hey, guys. So I currently have this 2 knob bass that's volume/volume. Both of the pots are 250k... I want to replace them with 2 concentric knobs for a stacked volume+tone on both. From what I've heard, this is a common upgrade on Jazz basses (although this is not a Jazz). So now technically I...
  7. Meg Learmonth

    OBP-2 Concentric Pot Wiring

    Hi all :) I've searched the forums for quite a while and I can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for so here I am, yet again adding to the pile of pre-amp wiring questions... Sorry! Here's my query: My current bass build has Aguilar 4 string PJ passive pickups. I'm going to install the...