P bass volume/tone pot replacement

[W1_Pro]

Hi everyone, 

this has probably been covered before, but I can't find a thread so here goes.

I want to replace the vol & tone pots on my P bass.

I'm planning to use CTS 250K  log pots with a .047 orange drop cap.

One thing I am confused about, are there specific volume and tone pots or is a pot just a pot?

Advice appreciated...

Many thanks

Stuart

Edited September 3, 2024 by W1_Pro

[JohnH89]

A pot is a pot . Normally log taper for volume and either log or linear for tone . And a cap is also just a cap . Electrically all pots are the same . Better quality such as CTS will be smoother and last longer .

[kodiakblair]

3 minutes ago, JohnH89 said:

Electrically all pots are the same

 

Geographically too 😄

 

Alpha, Bourns and CTS all come out of factories in Taiwan.                 

[Hellzero]

Check this before saying that all pots are equal: https://www.potentiometers.com/potcomFAQ.cfm?FAQID=19

 

CTS aren't better than other carbon track potentiometers, they are as bad and cheaply made.

 

It's an urban legend based on vintage collectors bad appreciation.

[JohnH89]

The point I made was that all pots are equal electrically . There is , as you point out , a big difference in quality .

[deepbass5]

I recently changed pots for the new CTS black nylon body type, these were also push / pull pots as I have a coil tap on the pickup, I was so pleased with it i changed the Tone pot to push pull and used it as a kill switch all good and very quiet.

Edited September 20, 2024 by deepbass5

[Rayman]

As above. I ended up putting a 500K volume pot, 250K tone pot and .33 cap, for a kind of all round tone. CTS all the way for me.