KennysFord Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Hi Folks, I want to put some CTS pots in my Spunky Jazzer. There's 250k ones in there now. Are 500's better....worser or should I just stick to the 250's. Thanks in advance. Whilst I'm here ....it has a 100uf cap in there. I have a .47 in my spares box, is that the common Fender one ? Cheers. Edited March 5, 2013 by kennyrodg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 A 500 kohm pot on a standard Jazz bass pickup will raise the upper mids just a hair compared to the standard 250 kohm pot. As far as the tone capacitor, a .047 microfarad is the standard. I prefer a .033 microfarad capacitor so more mids are retained when I turn down the tone pot. For dub, a lot of folks use a .1 microfarad capacitor, turning the tone control down, sometimes all the way. If you like the tone overall, I would leave the bass as stock wired and values of the components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Hey iiipopes, Thanks for the reply bud. I'll stick with the 250's then I think but the overall tone is a bit too dark for with the current p/ups. I'll try a .033 and see how we go. Thanks again, Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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