Which type/.value pot for a PJ tone please?

[yorks5stringer]

Just scored this 2005 Indonesian Cort Squier PJ and as well as a dodgy connection which caused the sound to short out, it was wired wrongly and the tone seemed to operate only over the last 20% of travel and more like another volume. I did a quick swap with a pot lying around in my bits box, re-did the wire so it works as a tone now across 100% of travel,  but have no idea what type I replaced or fitted. Does anyone know what value the pot should be and  should it be log or linear please?

 

Edited June 1, 2018 by yorks5stringer

[Grangur]

I like linear  250k ohm pots.

I too have a Squier PJ and looked at upgrading the pots to "normal" sized ones, but I'm sure they won't fit in the body recess. What's worse is I think the pick guard isn't big enough to cover the cut-out if I did rout the hole bigger.

[yorks5stringer]

Thanks, do you find the pickups are different volumes or is that down to the characteristics of the different pickups and their location?i

[Grangur]

The volume from the split-coil pickup on any PJ is massively bigger than the J pickup.

I have also changed the split-coil on mine. There is so little copper on the Squier pickups they hardly weigh anything. So I changed for a Jess Loureireo  hand-wound Classic P. It's a fantastic improvement. 

[yorks5stringer]

I'll have a closer look at the pickups when I put the flats I've ordered on.

[BassBunny]

CTS now produce mini pots so you can change to a better quality loom without the space issue.

[gary mac]

I use logarithmic pots these days for tone, even though many recommend linear.

[yorks5stringer]

I've bought 1 of each to see which I prefer!