Charla Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) Hello Folks I'm not electrically minded and I need a centre indented tone pot for my Sandberg: what do I need and where can I get one? Many Thanks Charla the Luddite Edited January 22, 2011 by Charla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Try me Charla, 'cos I'm quite close by and have some spares that may do the job. Tel no. available by PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 [quote name='Charla' post='1098677' date='Jan 22 2011, 02:40 PM']I'm not electrically minded and I need a centre indented tone pot for my Sandberg: what do I need and where can I get one?[/quote] You're probably not going to find centre indented pots in your local Maplin type shops but they are pretty easily available from online retailers. There are a couple of bits of information that are needed to be able to order the right one though. 1) What model of bass is it? 2) How many wires are going to the pot you want to change? 3) What value is the pot? On the back or side of the pot there will be some numbers - they'll look something like '250KA' or '250KΩ A'. 4) What physical size and shape is it? Pots come in lots of shapes and sizes - is it round or square and what sort of diameter is the main body of the pot? (no point trying to fit a 1" diameter pot into a space that'll only accomodate a 1/2" diameter pot) 5) Is the pot mounted on a scratchplate or through the body of the bass? (pots come with short or long shafts - too short and you'll not be able to do the nut up, too long and the tone control will sit proud of the other controls). 6) The shaft that the control knob fits to - is it a 'notched' metal shaft with a split down it's centre or a plain round shaft? (important if you want the original control knob to fit back on properly). Let us know the above (or post some pics of the interior of your bass) and we'll be able to point you at exactly the right pot first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charla Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Thanks for the reply guys; the guitar is with my local repair man, so I can't get the details at the moment. I'll be in contact if he can't get the right pot. Howard, i lost your number when my last phone died, I'll PM you later. Cheers Charla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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