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@raymaybury5337

4 жыл бұрын

Are they damped? I bought some for my strat a few years ago and they work ok electrically, but move a little too freely.

@ma2perdue

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Dylan!!! The only thing i want to ask - is what kind of jams do you like? Merle Haggard type jazzy country music makes me giggle. Sometimes i like that on a day when i dont have anything else to worry about=)

@commentfreely5443

4 жыл бұрын

5 reasons to smoke pot

@1invag

4 жыл бұрын

That great pot for an affordable price has majority of 1 star reviews on amazon?

@sparkyguitar0058

4 жыл бұрын

I did some research and found 500k work best with humbuckers. My L. P. Studio came with changed pups. 496/500 and 250k pots and garbage wire. I replaced the pots with 550k CTS pots, .11 caps for more treble control to make more use of tone knobs and 22 gauge wire.

My Mom hit me once with a pot. she said this should tone you down.

@vibrationalkeys3320

3 жыл бұрын

🌞

@destianpatrianagara1119

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@Tjam1

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@nickfehrenbach382

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@fartman1510

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao 👍

Probably should explain that the reason for an audio taper pot is because our hearing is not linear. We hear on a logarithmic scale. Therefor the audio taper actually sounds more linear to our ears.

@flash001USA

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah you're correct saying that our hearing is not linear but a nonlinear pot does not necessarily match human hearing. That was never the sole intention for the design of a nonlinear pot. I wanted to point that out because I worked in the field of electronics for 45 years until I retired so I've read just about every spec sheet on the most common components out on the market that you could ever imagine. Here's a good example and it is a real world example: A while back I had a mic gain potentiometer that had a bad place on it on a mixing board that I own. It was a linear pot which meant whenever you adjusted it the audio gain or reduction depending which way you were turning it was gradual. I looked everywhere for this particular part and couldn't find nothing but a audio taper pot to put in its place. What I noticed was and what I absolutely expected to happen was adjusting that channel was a little tricky because the mic gain would suddenly go up or go down too fast when adjusting it which made it difficult to set. The saving grace for me was I was using this board as a sub mixer with a digital audio station so for all of the channels I was able to leave them set for a minimum gain due to the fact that the DAW had a decent amount of output gain on it. If I would have had to constantly use that control such as under a live situation or as my main adjustment it would have been annoying to say the least. Before I forget I wanted to mention that they also use nonlinear pots or audio taper pots in other applications that have absolutely nothing to do with audio it all just due to the fact of the way they react when they are adjusted.

@chrisyoung8062

4 жыл бұрын

@@flash001USA I'm sure there are all sorts of potentiometers for specialized purposes but in the context of this video, which is an audio application, the reason for an "audio" taper is to better match the way we hear and not sound like the volume is only increasing all at the end of the pot's range. This is specifically for volume controls and not necessarily what you would want for tone.

@flash001USA

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisyoung8062 You won't get an argument out of me with your reply or even your original reply to this video. An audio taper has a faster attack or "feel" and most guitar players prefer an audio taper over a linear taper so yeah I would have to agree with you that it would be perceived to deliver more of a natural volume curve the way our ears perceive sound but the original pot designs didn't start out with an audio pot in mind. My only point was that in early electronic designs and even today there was an actual need for fast reacting nonlinear pots even for non-audio applications but that the earlier stereo and musical equipment manufactures probably quickly realized that the nonlinear pots were the ticket and much better suited for audio applications and it's probably safe to say that someone pretty sharp sat down and refined nonlinear pots along the way to deliver a better "feel" just for audio applications like musical equipment and stereos.

@makmcqueen8634

4 жыл бұрын

@@flash001USA Agree I actual prefer close to linear as I like to have usable range from say 2 up some of the boutique "correct taper" actually I cant hear a signal below 5 so not that useful if I want clean dirty and lead in one sweep.

@spentron1

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisyoung8062 Tone needs to be audio for a different reason. It is in 2-terminal mode and electrically the influence becomes more linear with a audio pot. Practically, the upper half of the sweep (e.g. 50-500K) affects resistive loading whereas the lower sweep (0-50K) varies the tone capacitor and the damping of the resonant circuit it forms with the pickup. However, controls can be linear when because settings above the 10% resistance of audio taper are mostly used. This is somewhat true of guitar volume except distortion and compression then swing the choice back towards an expanded sweep to compensate.

But where do I get a volume pot that goes up to eleven?

@pcrem9953

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have a Sharpie? 😁

@USSLIBERTYREMEMBERER

3 жыл бұрын

wouldn’t it make more sense to just upgrade the pot itself? like, make 10 louder?

@willcresson8776

3 жыл бұрын

@@USSLIBERTYREMEMBERER whooosh Edit: im the idiot who missed the joke

@willcresson8776

3 жыл бұрын

Id talk to the louder is more good folks at jhs

@USSLIBERTYREMEMBERER

3 жыл бұрын

Will Cresson thats almost verbatim how the interviewer responds in spinal tap but alright

This was the best education I’ve had in years! Watch the capacitor comparison video.

Hey Dylan, just wanted to say thanks for doing what you’re doing. I only discovered your channel recently and I’ve learned so much from your vids. Great stuff - much appreciated!

Thank you, Dylan. I was getting carried away reading all those forums. You really snapped me out it. I think you just saved me a bunch of money. Subscribed.

So much common sense. I’m glad I stayed up all night watching guitar repair videos. This ones a keeper! Will subscribe!

Coincidentally, I've been looking for information about guitar pots this whole week. Good timing, Dylan!

Thanks for the informative videos. I especially like that you try to discourage unnecessary mods. Also, you explain things clearly and thoroughly. I always learn something new. Keep it up!

Still searching for a pot that goes to 11

@hammerjohnson4892

4 жыл бұрын

I had an ancient Fender Champ Amp that had a volume that went to 11. I gave it to my girlfriends son to finish graduating when he was talking about dropping out a few weeks before he granulated. He has been keeping me apprised of his adventures in making it work correctly. Most of the capacitors were shot or leaking or even burst. He has learned a lot from that amp and I didn't have to mess with it!

@jimbrown7812

4 жыл бұрын

DiMarzio makes knobs that go to 11.

@andrewdenine1685

4 жыл бұрын

Old traynor amps

@theearthenstar1355

4 жыл бұрын

Mad Hatter guitar products

@draganblastovicz7487

3 жыл бұрын

Mike Kelly, you’ll find those at the same place your drummer buys his custom made left-handed drumsticks.

Thanks for sharing this. I like to build bass guitar kits and with every build I post I have people telling me to change the pots because their cheap, and I don’t because I have not been disappointed with the tones they produce.

Thanks for this vid, Dylan. I've learned so much from you. I recently bought a PRS SE and changed the pots because one of the Alpha pots had a frustrating flat spot. CTS and Switchcraft are my go-tos, but now I want to try Bourns.

Something like this has probably already been said... sound levels (decibels) follow an exponential curve, so we generally find audio taper pots so pleasing because that taper follows what our ears perceive to be a measured, gradual increase in volume through the full rotation. Using a linear taper pot for most volume control applications basically limits that full sweep of control you'd have with an audio taper pot to the first 1/3 of its rotation. The rest of the rotation doesn't seem to do anything because it doesn't allow the circuit to produce the exponentially louder signal--more dB's--that our ears perceive as volume.

This channel is INCREDIBLE thank you!

Thanks! Glad I watched. Great info that cleared up some cloudy areas for me.

Excellent video Dylan!! Thanks for the knowledge!

this channel, is fucking golden, ive watched this video months again when i didnt understand about electronics, and now im back and feel like ive gained so much more than what i understood before

I have a Squier strat that I did all this stuff too. It sounds great, but really I did it just to do it. It was Covid time and I got to learn a lot. So, sometimes just do it because you can and soldering is fun.

@danielhanssen8664

2 жыл бұрын

I also began soldering during the pandemic, so much fun, now I am obsessed. I am also gonna study electrical from the fall as a result of this. 😀

@paulakapablo1749

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, but I got a tele. The guitar was cheaper than a kit.

@mihailmilev9909

Жыл бұрын

@@danielhanssen8664 oh nice!

@mihailmilev9909

Жыл бұрын

@@paulakapablo1749 wow, where u get it?

@Vor_Tex_Sun

2 ай бұрын

pots make zero difference in tone. It is all the setup and fingers

You were very clear and profressional and to the point. Nice job and thank you.

I love the way you explain things. This is going in my Dylan Talks Tone folder.

Amazing. Great advice for starters and good info for people who already have experience.

I feel smarter after watching your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and offering your wisdom, Dylan.

You are so awesome and informative thank you so much!!

Hi Dylan. Great video. Loved your explanation. I recently bought a guitar from Hagstrom. It came with tiny CF pots. The guitar sounds phenomenal, but people have been telling me to change these pots and get larger, more well-known ones just because. They seem to work very well, and after your video, I think I'll keep them.

6:08 best advice ever! Thank you for such great, content rich videos Dylan!

Found your channel today with the tele vs strat bridge pickup comparison. Your whole channel is very interisting, and you are a very good, very well informed teacher. Consider me subscribed !

I really love your content. I’m currently looking for a push push pot and I’m glad to hear your suggestions. Thanks!

SUBSCRIBED! Really enjoyed this, looking forward to digging more into your videos. Guitar nerds ftw!

This video was really good. Well presented and articulate in presentation. Thank you for sharing.

I think I saw one of your videos two years ago… and then you disappeared from my feed. Glad I could get back, now I wonì’t miss any other vid man, you’re one of the best here on YT

Thanks for a logical, scientific explanation. Well done, Dylan.

About not changing anything if one likes their guitar, I have recently faced that issue myself. I have begun collecting First Act guitars, since they were cheap and becoming somewhat collectible. One in particular that I have is a black w/ white pickguard Strat copy three single coils, with a neck that is similar to a Gibson, in that the headstock slanted back. I paid $100 for it, brought it home and put it away. Then one day I was doing some fret polishing and re-stringing on my guitars. When I tuned this one up and started to play it, I was totally shocked by the playability, the beautiful clean sound, and how quiet it was when just sitting on the stand. I have a Strat, two Teles, and a 1975 Les Paul, and I swear I haven't picked any of them up since I started playing this First Act strat copy. So of course, I first thought that there must be something I could change on it, but after two months of playing it, I have decided that it is perfect, just like it is. Do you have a Patreon account? I would certainly like to send some cash your way to help you out.

that's a great video, dude. i had no idea what so ever about pots before i watched it and now i feel that i know so much more.

From Leo: Good sense advice "if you have a guitar, and like how it sounds, don't change anything" Truth of the week. I have guitars I bought 10 years ago that had small pots, and I'll change them when they have trouble.....they are still fine. At the same time if someone wants to change parts just because they want to, I'll provide that service. I only stock Audio Taper pots these days, and you are right, different brands have different Taper rates. Some of the cheap pots have almost no taper, even though they are marked as audio taper. I charge just as much to install a chinese pot the guy got from amazon as I do a quality CTS or Bourns, so the better part is the better value.

@dongdelacruz1250

4 жыл бұрын

TRUE

@gladiluchina

3 жыл бұрын

youre quite sure man! if you like how the guitar sounds, just keep it as is, changing things in your guitar can leave the sound pretty bad you should change only if something is broken or out of order! pots , caps wont change a lot if you change for a custom pickups they will speak very wild.

@ramencurry6672

2 жыл бұрын

Changing the guitar even if there’s no improvements is fun because nerding out is a pleasure and therapeutic.

Dude...Ive been looking for a person to explain it in a way I understood...thanks and I subscribed.👍

Great video! I'm glad I found your channel.

Hit every question I had. Thanks man!

I changed the taper of the tone pot on my Squier bass and it made a big difference. It drove me mad that it was really bright and then very quickly really dark with not much in between. Now it goes smoothly from bright to dark with changes in tone happening all the way along the turn of the pot.

@steelman774

Жыл бұрын

What type of pot did you switch to?

@csul5961

Жыл бұрын

how do you change taper? I have same issue.

@mydearriley

Жыл бұрын

you went to the taper version? the audio pot?

@mauricerrr

Жыл бұрын

Which pot did you change it to? I have this same problem

@mydearriley

Жыл бұрын

@@mauricerrr I did two audio (linear) pots. I think the tone settings work fine.

Just ran across this vid, subscribed an gonna check out your other videos. I'm a guitar geek and always enjoy this kind of stuff!

This is a great channel. You eliminate the BS. I bought an old 1996 Korean Epiphone G400. This was a surprisingly great guitar for the cost. Pickups were not great so I changed those. I also changed the pots and selector switch. The new larger pots were not as good as the original small ones which fitted the knobs better anyway. I put the old ones back in. There was crackling but it turned out that this was the caps. The small pots work perfectly fine. There is tons of BS about all this stuff, especially pickups. Yes, obviously some pickups are better than others but you can put the same pickups in one guitar and they are great but then put them in another guitar and they are not so great.

This is great information. I started with single coil guitars though when I got into humbuckers it was on Ibanez Artcore type import guitars. Being used to single coils I came in the habit of keeping the volume of the guitar around 3 and, initially, same with tone. Years later when I had work done I couldn't get over how "muddy" the same pickups sounded. To your point most folks use audio taper pots and that's what's more common at local stores... but for people who use the volume and want consistency the 50s wiring and the linear volume audio tone is more or less what I'm used to. At this point when I have an instrument where we're changing volume I like to make sure the volume is a linear - I can instantly tell when I have the volume half way up if I hear "the sludge" and I hate that more than life. I wish instruments companies were more transparent about a lot of this because I really had to learn this the hard way. Thanks again for your video.

Thanks you clarified some things for me. Very informative.

New subscriber just wanted to say I've been binge watching your content and love the channel love learning about all this stuff very informative and very intelligent can't believe you only have 20k subs

@DylanTalksTone

4 жыл бұрын

thanks man. feel free to share.

Love the video, extremely insightful. I had no idea there was such thing as "no load pots". I think that could be useful for people who rarely use the tone pot at all, except on occasion for something very particular. I have to admit, I also thought the little pots were just cheap. 😝

Appreciate your vidieos. Thanks for covering all this.

First up. You have taught me much. Thanks for that. Your thinking is in my builds What I do is take guitars that are beginners and use them as a kit. So I already have a finish in the guitar. What I do is basically blueprint the guitar. At the end it is virtually a hand built guitar. Most recently I paired a P90 at the bridge and jazzmaster at the neck. Thinking a position switch would never balance the 2 a blend pot was used as the pickup selector. I used a 500k audio taper blend pot. Bourns. First blend pot went bad on day one of testing. I ordered another with the same results. I have a CTS coming today. You probably have a relationship with Bourns....please give this constructive feedback to Bourns. All the best to you. Thanks for the lessons.

I gotta tip my hat to the Bourns pot. I worked for Bourns (my division made ICs and we were sold decades ago). They had/have high standards in quality. I trust 'em.

Thanks Dylan. You are the Man.

Thanks Dylan for all this information, I now ready to get stuck into tackle an upgrade on my guitar.

I agree completely Dylan, if you like what you have, don't change anything, some of the best advice I've heard in a long time. I use dimarzio pots, love the taper but, I do believe bourn's or cts makes them for dimarzio.

Brilliantly explained , thank you 👍🏻 🇬🇧

You clearly explain every thing, Thanks !

Great video - well explained!! Thanks.

Bravo Finally described it as it should be done

Great info. Thanks Dylan!

Btw. Your channel is the only channel I’ve set the notifications to on on my KZread channel.

Great Video Dylan thanks!

Excellent analysis on the subject I feel the exact same way

Very useful information, it's so hard to find this kind of detailed information.

So many things I didn't know. Great video. Thank you.

Love your channel, very informative, now I'm going to fix all my guitars that aren't broken!

first time I change the pots of my guitar for a forum I ended up with a volume that shut ups at 5 haha a great experience! hope I had your videos at that time

THE BETTER INFORMED WE ARE ,THE BETTER INFORMED WE ARE ,FORWARNED ,FORARMED .FIGHT THE FALSE FORCE. THANK YOU DYLAN.HEART OF GOLD TO YOU , STAY PURE.

Fantastic video. Good info. Great job.

I love how your channel makes me feel smarter. You’re great at explaining technical things. Insert joke about pot here. 😆

@journeyofawesome8473

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers from Colorado 🙉🙊🙈

@GuitarOverdrive

4 жыл бұрын

Journey of Awesome 👍🏻 from Seattle

I like when youtube recommends these older videos from the guitar community. Time to nerd out :)

Tone Vs Volume pot breakdown would be sweet. Thanks man...

Great video, as always. I always learn something ftom your videos🎩🎩🎩🎩

Found your video through a KZread recommendation. You did a good job of explaining this on layman's terms. I've played with guitar players who swore by linear tapered pots and wouldn't use anything else but a linear tapered pot on their guitars and I've worked with people with the exact polar opposite opinion. It really comes down to the persons personal preference and want they're looking for as far as the "feel" goes especially if you have somebody that likes to do swells using their volume pot.

Dang u have a buttload of community involvement! I just found ur channel, checking out some of ur informative videos. Thank you!

Spot on Dylan. They all do they same thing. Unless the pots faulty, it's way out of spec, or as you said has a weird taper no need to change them. The only thing with cheaper pots is they might die quicker, so change it to something better when it dies. But it's amazing how much time you'll actually get out of cheap pots if you clean it with lube/cleaner occasionally when you hear them getting scratchy.

Awesome video, Dylan! I didn't know about "no-load" pots, that sounds like a really useful thing to have on a tone pot!

@DylanTalksTone

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

That said, I swapped out my pots only on a $200(Approximate guess, I'm British) epiphone for a set of Bourne's 500k and it did make quite difference to tone, not in it's overall base tone(same pick ups after all) but better response. My best leighman's explanation, was having the tone I already had in HD.

@ramencurry6672

Жыл бұрын

Alpha pots are good too

@johncollins5552

7 ай бұрын

50s wiring mod is the first mod most all epi phones need. It's easy, try it. Of course if you don't like it, will take ten minutes to undo.

Thank you Dylan!

Dylan is a wealth of knowledge and information and this man makes sense to me so much other bullshit on the internet and if I want answers I listen to Dylan he's a Legend !

my guitar sounded so cool with my vintage 70s pot and guitar tech replaced it with a new one which i didn't ask for. i kinda miss what it used to sound like. it had such a unique tone now it just sounds like a normal guitar. when i turned it to 10 before, it would make crazy crunchy sound it was awesome

Good video. Learned some things. You should get that facia painted before bad weather gets here.

The “rant” was exactly what I needed to hear right now 😂

My pots are rubbish I think. I got a 300 bucks VGS Eruption about... Oh god... 15 years ago? It had a lot of cheap instrument issues, I fixed over the years. I brought it to a guitar geek, that set it up perfectly for me, which made it play soooo much better. Last week I put Seymour Duncans in it and the tone got so much better instantly. Now I want to rip out the electronics and make the rest good. The potis are scratching, not feeling nice, not working as they should be. Then I have a nice playing, nice looking, awesome sounding guitar :D It shared so much lifetime with me and it was a gift from my mother, who couldn't affort better back in the day, I just love the little one, but she needs some help and love to compete today. She deserves better than what she shipped with. :) Thanks for clearing this toppic up for me, greetings from germany.

Wow I need to change the pots. Thanks.

Very interesting I will be watching for more.

Thanks for your no nonsense approach and content based on fact , not opinion or “tradition”. Could you please do a vid on the pros and cons of passive vs active pickups, and the interchangeability between them - going from active to passive and vice versa. Also why a higher percentage of basses vs guitar are active. Cheers

small pot "gear ratio" analogy is not geometrically accurate if the knob is the same size. A knob turned 180 degrees will turn a pot 180 degrees regardless of it's size, dime or nickel sized. So glad i just discovered this channel....so much fun and educational! Thanks.

@BRZDR

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm now this has me thinking. The size of the components inside have a shorter throw, like a smaller gear on a bicycle, so there is definitely a different feel, and I presume that's what he's referring to? Would that change how smooth a knob is or its apparent accuracy?

@lazvt8469

2 жыл бұрын

@@BRZDR yeah, I believe so.

Excellent info! 👍

I’ve been using Bourne for 10 yrs now.I like em too,very smooth & they don’t cut out on you

Another great vid, thanx!

hey hey, Dylan, I am really enjoying your videos I like your style! cheers!

Brother...i learn much from your video ..thanks for sharing

Good presentation!

very informative video, thanks for breaking things down! I always figured that it was more a matter of production quality regarding cheaper pots vs expensive pots. how are CTS pots different from Bourn pots? I know a lot of it is subjective, but I was just wondering why you personally would choose Bourn pots over CTS

Thank you for spreading the good knowledge on linear taper. Recently, if not from Gibson themselves, I've heard a lot of logarithmic tapers being called 'linear audio taper' or something like that. The only reason I know the difference is because of the fades DAWs make. Actual linear tapers suck! Cheers.

funny how people love push pulls- and they often have a pot diameter equal to the "cheap dime sized pots"

@michael_caz_nyc

3 жыл бұрын

I don't like them at all. I prefer the Gilmour mini-toggle. It''s more sure & Seamless when in the middle of a Live performance.

@scottclark7592

3 жыл бұрын

@@michael_caz_nyc Right on- for a strat-Not keen on drilling my les paul though!

Good explanation and good advice. Size in and of itself is only important when space is a consideration-as you said. If I change a pot its not working properly or - big or: if the feel is loose, wobbly or lacks torque feel.

Great vid for a novice like me. I just assumed bigger pots = better tones. Thank for saving me needless work. 🤟😎🎸

Thanks, I needed that.

I've had pots of all brands vary a lot in capacitance. I almost never use treble bleed but some need it. My Les Paul has 300k linear volumes and it's so easy to control on stage. My 335 has 500k audio. Different but nice too. The one thing more expensive pots often beat the cheap ones is capacitance.

Great explanation on pots. Couple decades ago I sought out how to test the range pots give you as you turn up or down on the knob. It was then that I concluded what you said in the just because it's small doesn't make it a bad pot as long as you get the performance results the pot has advertised. Still to this day I read over and over again just as you said, got ride of those small crappy pots and I'll ask, so what did they test at that made them crappy. Great video.

@Les537

4 жыл бұрын

Cheap pots wear down the carbon strip and become scratchy, or the wiper falls off, etc. Smaller pots tend to be cheaper pots, but not in all cases. If you bought a 200$ guitar you can be sure it's got cheap ass pots, but if they work, they work - until they don't.

This is great. Wonderful information I was that guy - I would change stuff just to change stuff

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. The tone pot on my low end priced guitar purchased for a nephew no longer functions. I'm trying to build up the courage to replace it. You probably have vids on that subject.