10 detent 250/500k pot

[alembic1989]

I'm looking for some pots with 10 detents, for use on bass or g****r. 250/500k.

Does anyone here know of a supplier?

thanks in advance.

Edited January 29, 2018 by alembic1989

[brensabre79]

I've never seen one of these. I think they would be a specialist item / custom order.
But depending on what you're trying to do, I've had some success with rotary switches and small preset pots - albeit with less than ten positions.
I was trying to get the best of both a pickup blend knob and a pickup selector switch. i.e. instant recall but with more options. IN theory, the same could be done for volume / tone.

[mybass]

Didn’t Status basses use this type of multi detent pot? 

 

Edited January 30, 2018 by mybass

[KiOgon]

@ alembic1989 Are you thinking of the 'click washer' ayatem used under the tone knob on the Fender '60 stacked Jazz controls?

Edited January 30, 2018 by KiOgon

[verb]

Trace Elliot used multi detent pots on their amps, they were made by Alpha Taiwan. 

I would look at RS components or the other online electronic component suppliers. 

 

[alembic1989]

17 hours ago, KiOgon said:

@ alembic1989 Are you thinking of the 'click washer' ayatem used under the tone knob on the Fender '60 stacked Jazz controls?

No KiOgon..Im looking for a genuine multi detent pot..thanks.

[alembic1989]

9 hours ago, verb said:

Trace Elliot used multi detent pots on their amps, they were made by Alpha Taiwan. 

I would look at RS components or the other online electronic component suppliers. 

 

I'll look into it thanks, it's seems difficult to find ones suitable for mounting onto a scratch plate, and of correct value.

[alembic1989]

The reason I'm asking is that I have an instrument fitted with Alan Entwistles ATN system, and some of the pot settings are 7,8,9 (or other) on the pots..I wanted a neat accurate and quick way of dialling in those tones.

[BigRedX]

Is this to replace an existing component? If so I'd get in touch with the manufacturer of the guitar in question and ask them where they got them from.

I know you've said that you want a potentiometer specifically, but with 10 detents there's not going to be a lot of room for positioning the wiper between the detents, so how about a 10 way rotary switch with resisters of the appropriate value soldered to each position?

[alembic1989]

11 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Is this to replace an existing component? If so I'd get in touch with the manufacturer of the guitar in question and ask them where they got them from.

I know you've said that you want a potentiometer specifically, but with 10 detents there's not going to be a lot of room for positioning the wiper between the detents, so how about a 10 way rotary switch with resisters of the appropriate value soldered to each position?

It's to replace 3 standard pots.

The 10 way rotary switch is a good idea but I don't think it's going to be possible to get 3 10 way rotary switches and fix them to the scratch plate ..and also they would require me to re rout the control cavity.