I just cleaned the pots and switch in my strat after watching this video. Feels like new again after almost 20 years. I should have done this sooner because I spend a lot of time fooling with settings while I play, and it’s really discouraging to have a scratchy volume pot. It was really easy if you’re handy at all. Contact cleaner was $11 and will probably last the rest of my life, even with 5 guitars.

Excellent job Todd. Super precise and straight to the point. This guy is an asset to schecter.

Damn those shaky hands on zoom shots almost made me throw up my pot brownie

Thank you so much for this video! I've managed to rescue one of my old guitars after watching!

You seem like a very knowledge man. I had no need for this. It was just in my recommendations. I’m glad I learned something lol

Fixed my 25 year old Altec Lansing PC speakers with this video. I used brake/contact cleaner. Thanks for the video.

@stevenutter3614

3 жыл бұрын

You can also jsut continually turn the volume all the way up and down, with the speakers off of course. This will clean the oxidation off from the inside.

Super helpful! Multiple guitar techs were mistyfied by the noise in by guitar pots.

I love this raw, unbiased information. I mean at this moment, I don't need to lube any pots, but in 7 minutes, I just learned the process. Keep this up guys! Really enjoy watching your videos, AND playing your guitars. ; )

@ellisnigh6010

6 жыл бұрын

I've been playing guitar for twenty years. It's amazing to me what I've learned from youtube.

Know your potions. Caig DeOxIt D5 is a CONTACT cleaner, to be applied to clean metal contact surfaces. Caig DeOxIt F5 (aka Faderlube) is made specifically for conductive plastic faders and pots. The latter product is the more appropriate one for cleaning pots.

@stopfollowingme2391

3 жыл бұрын

It’s easy to get this confused but the F series is for linear faders like on a mixing board. CAIG has an Audio 9-1-1 guide on their website where they give specific recommendations by application. Quoting from that: “Unsealed pots: Rotary pots respond best to DeoxIT® D-Series 100% spray (Part No. D100S-2) or 100% liquid (Part No. D100L), depend- ing on how they’re mounted.”

I called Schecter about a possible warranty claim and Jake told me about that Deoxit stuff. I am a skeptical person but I gave it a shot. That stuff is magic! Happy to have fixed it myself and learned a new trick!

I've got a Solo-6 Custom Lefty that has a noisy tone pot. I'm ordering some DeOxit tonight. Thanks for the video. I love my Schecter Solo-6 Custom LH. It's the one guitar I will never get rid of.

@tedbogan6099

Жыл бұрын

Bro I feel the same way about my 2009 limited edition transoceanic blue Stiletto4 bass! Schecter makes really great instruments

This worked for me. So simple. Thanks!

Great video, Todd. Thank you!

I was having a problem just like what Todd was using as an example. I have a Schecter Omen-6, which I ADORE ❤ It's honestly the best guitar 🎸 I've ever owned, but I've noticed since I bought this axe used that the volume knob was scratchy like white noise... Today, I bought Deoxit D5 at Guitar Center and Woohoo 🎉 Not only is the noise gone, but my knob is now a Speed Knob!!! I'm doin volume swells now 🤘🤘🤘

I had an amp I was about to throw in the trash, but I sprayed all the pots with contact cleaner and she sounds new again. It really works

Great video, very informative. Thank you!

Worked perfectly. Thanks!!

Excellent. Thank you for this

Deoxit D5 should not be used on things that MOVE such as pots. It may work but in the worst case it may cause the pot to freeze up or wear out prematurely. Deoxit F5 is what you should use for pots and faders as it contains a lubricant and cleaner.

@MichaelDespairs

2 жыл бұрын

What do you recommend for switches?

@Kevin-the-Just

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelDespairs. D5 is OK for switches, but causes the carbon tracks in pots to degrade. Inside pots need fader lube F5.

@k9er233

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for adding this comment. Many people are damaging their pots by using D5 where they should not. F5 is the only way to go for pots and faders. Too many videos showing this mistake.

@ParkerCharlesGabriel

Жыл бұрын

Can you use it on audio interfaces?

@jstample

Жыл бұрын

It seems like D5 is the usual recommendation for pout cleaning and I haven’t heard of anyone having issues in my limited time looking into it. Have you had a bad experience with it?

I used a quick spray of deoxit in my guitar switch, which wasn’t switching properly, and it immediately fixed the problems I was having.

Thanks for the explanation, Todd. I have the same behaviour on mi class D Gallien Krueger combo. Should i dissasemble it and do the same thing on the pots?

Isn't the intro tune is from Loudwire? 😂

@sknnyvinny2157

6 жыл бұрын

it's actually a stock song

@LyleStyle87

5 жыл бұрын

Haha that's what I thought 😂

@ibfreely8952

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's one of the tracks youtube has that anyone can use.

@charliewebb2216

4 жыл бұрын

IB Freely yeah I’m certain I’ve heard it on Daryl Braun’s guitar reviews channel

Awesome video, thanks

I love the use of the highly technical term "Do-hickeys and works" @ 2:44....At least I know I'm using the correct terminology.

@joshcollins8727

3 жыл бұрын

LMAOO

Seems like an easy fix.. I was getting frustrated with that scratchy sound when I was messing with my volume pods.

Great Video, Can you recommend a brand to get for Volume and Tone replacement?

Hello, could you help me pls!!! I broke the outside part of the pot in the part that turns and connects with the button, my question is possible to weld (solder) and paste it? I could not find the potentiometer reference for a marshall 2555x amp to buy this :(

I’ve cleaned my push pull lot in my Marshall head and now it’s hard to turn like it needs to be greased. Any ideas on what I can live it with. Gary

I am most interested in that vice!! What is it and where can I get one?!

Great video...what is your set of purple and orange helping hands you have there? Cheers.

Hi! A question...how can I fix a pot that turns too easily? Is like the minimal touch makes it turns...and I'm continuously worried by this pot not turning. It's just too light or soft when rotating (I don't know how to say it) that it's impossible to play. It doesn't moves from the sides, it just rotates with even the minimal touch all the time. Complication is that it's a push-pull pot so I can't put a foam on the space between. I don't have guitar techs nearby 500 kms and I don't know what to do because it's impossible to play this way. I had guitars with this problem but not this much :(

Hi Todd, I just bought a C-1 SGR LEFTY guitar, but it came with a disturbing noise when I handle the tone pot, please could you help me?? I'm afraid of have been tricked into the guitar's electric system by the shop people

my tone pot on my c7 deluxe is having the static issues...i bought CRC QD Contact Cleaner. this is ok? its plastic safe, dries quick and leaves no residue. the stuff talked about in the video is basically a different brand of contact cleaner right?

That potentiometer shown at beginning,I’ve been searching for ages for one like that in the UK,It’s for a reel to reel 60s tape recorder.,Anyone know where I can purchase one,thanx.

Thank you very much!

just cleaned my posts with some contact cleaner. However my volume pot is a 500k dimarzio and it is making an annoying metallic squeek noise now. any idea if i should lubricate thse as well? I was thinking some 3 in 1 oil? asking for some recommendations before i throw it out.

Nice vid mate

CAIG also offers "DeoxIT® Fader F-Series is a precision lubricant specifically formulated to improve conductivity and lubricate conductive plastic and carbon compound faders, switches, potentiometers and other similar components.Oil, grease and acids build up on the membrane surfaces due to repeated finger contact and can lead to device malfunction. Applying DeoxIT® Fader will provide a long-lasting barrier against these types of contamination." Which is best for pots... DeoxIT D5 or DeoxIT Fader F5?

@JonSidewinder

5 жыл бұрын

I've been looking into the same thing. Not a lot of easily accessible clear info on this. Most people just seem to use whatever product they seem to use. It seems like at the higher end, the proper way is to first clean with a cleaner (D5), and then finish with a lubricant (F5). Even though many products claim to be a cleaner and lubricant in one. However, I've also found there seems to be several styles of potentiometer constructions, including a grease packed pot, which I don't think you're supposed to hit with a solvent cleaner, or at least have a way to put back an actual grease and not a thin viscous lubricant film of something like the F5. Some types might need a type of "dry" lubricant like a graphite (not sure if there are conductive lithium or not) or similar. Like anything I guess it depends on the quality of work, or quality of equipment you are trying to fix. At the low end for a cheap fix, people seem to used WD-40, although it will supposedly attract dust more rapidly and is less of a cleaner, but more of a lubricant that will "displace" any dirt or old lubricants. I've found some info from electronics engineers, guitar restoration experts, and vintage radio restoration hobbyists, but nothing really concise for the higher end of this stuff. If anyone has any info comment away.

You can get the same results cleaning your potentiometers with some CRC QD Electronic Cleaner. You can pick it up at walmart for like 5 dollars for an 11oz can. Nothing against Deoxit. I've used it and it's great stuff. Deoxit cost about 15-20 dollars a can. QD Electronic Cleaner is 5 dollars. I've used it for years with no issues.

Thanks!

Hey dude . I have a question bcause my multi effect have a scratchy noise in volume and also his volume are loss . Contact cleaner can fix it? Thnks .

Thanks dude!

Have a small park practice amp with pots that won't even turn will deoxit get these pots to turn or do I need to replace them, I do have the values from a blog on these amps.

advisable this to clean my AUDIO AMPLIFIER VOLUME and TONE CONTROL KNOB?

Hello I have just bought a brand new omen extreme s-ii and the volume pot cuts off through part of its range, should I try and clean the pot ?

@actionpotato

3 жыл бұрын

I bought a PT special from their website about a year ago. The thing showed up, strings rusted out, saddles heavily oxidized, and a volume knob that crackles and cuts out. It was the first and last schecter I purchased. Probably should've waited until Sweetwater had it in stock.

Hey I have a question, my guitar volume and tone knobs have a little stud on the side of them and its cause them to not sit flush under the scratch plate when screwed in. I'm not . sure if this metal stud that sticks out is neccisary, but I was wondering if it would hurt the electronics to grind it down so it sits flush. Its on a fender Jagstang

@2dazetake

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can do that just make sure to put one of those star washers on the under side to keep the pot in place when you turn it,these pots were probably made for a strat that had a hole for that little nub,or someone changed them out.

@Zacharycmanleyart

9 ай бұрын

That's a stud that goes in a small hole to keep pot stationary better.

I assume the deoxit is non conductive and can be used for an amp vol potentiometer?..or should I go with some other contact cleaner?

If I use deoxit on new pots, will that prolong their life? Would it help at all?

@jordancochrane3895

5 жыл бұрын

i would imagine they have a more robust grease straight from the factory which would be best left alone initially

What is the song played throughout the video? I hear it all the time but they never have the name of it lol

Pulled the lock line off the CNC machines I see as extra hands.

make a video of sustainiac setup height etc really need that 😣

I understand the need for maintenance. That's why I came here. However, what if I like the grunge? What if more grunge is what I was after, just without the scratchy pots?

I cant believe spraying WD40 into my pot just fixed it. Holy hell man, you saved me a heap of soldering!!!!

@Jose_Munguia

3 жыл бұрын

I know this comment is 2 years old, but I'm leaving it for anyone else reading: You shouldn't use WD40 on electronics as it leaves unwanted residue behind and it makes a mess. You should always use a proper cleaner.

@tailtaptailtap

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jose_Munguia What cleaning product do you recommend?

@Jose_Munguia

3 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing availability varies a lot between countries, so I won't go naming brands, but anything specifically labeled as contact or electronics cleaner should be ok. There actually IS an electronics cleaner under the WD40 brand and it is ok to use, but most of the time when people say "WD40" they specifically mean the lubricant. Most people don't even know there's other WD40 products.

@Jose_Munguia

3 жыл бұрын

I know DeOxit (the brand of products used in this video) is a very respected brand and I remember it being the standard among professionals in Mexico back when I lived there. I've never come across that brand in my home contry (Nicaragua), tho, but there's other brands around here.

My Volume comes back in full force at 2, then cuts off at 1. Fixable?

My volume will not turn all the way off. Any tips or advice on this? It a Schecter too.

Deoxit F5 Fader spray is far preferable for use on pots. It contains a lubricant.

@MarsCapone

10 ай бұрын

I used the D5 and my knobs are all quite lubey 😂

How about when you set the volume and your jamming and the volume all of a sudden gets higher or lower?

Love the Funkadelic Maggot Brain shirt!!!

I'm not sure where I got this but I thought I saw something about being able to clean a pot without any removal of the pot or any other thing I always thought you could just spray right into the front of the switch but as I look at it I'm not seeing any place for the spray to go

@JohnGauntSega32

3 жыл бұрын

Get a short piece of clear vinyl tubing with 1/4" inner diameter; most guitar and amp pots have a shaft diameter of 1/4". Slide the tube over the pot shaft, point the Deoxit "straw" down the tube, spray the Deoxit onto the shaft, put a rag underneath the tubing to catch the overspray that is now inside the tube, and remove the tube. Turn the pot from on to off and back again for a minute or two.

I would trust this guy with my pot

Do I need to remove a pot before cleaning?

I LOVE THE FUNKADELIC SHIRT...

@SHREDTILLDEAD

3 жыл бұрын

I don't.

Thx bro

Will this work on audio interfaces?!

I was wondering if a pot is really dirty would it shut down all the volume as to have none I'm about to do a spray out but was wondering if I'm wasting my time like I say I have no sound at all coming out of my amplifier?

@JohnGauntSega32

3 жыл бұрын

If you sweep the pot from fully-closed to wide-open and nothing comes out of your amp, then something else broken. Dirty pots should generate some noise. No noise means a wire came loose, a solder joint broke, a cap or resistor broken, etc.

Can this my sony fm problem? the volume was maxxed but the sound was tooo low

Thanks Lars

Well who would think the cleaning of pot switch would allow you to play grunge or even demon metal it's amazing what technology can do anyway I got to get back to the video

Can we use it for audio interface knobs ?

@yorusuyasoul69420

5 жыл бұрын

lighter fluid

@malibustacy3606

3 жыл бұрын

My issue exactly

I want some Grunge in my pots!!

@Bflatest

5 жыл бұрын

I want some pot in my Grunge

Can you apply that to a 74 telecaster custom 😬

Every new omen bass I have bought have had bad volume pots .. they squeak bad

i use w40 lol, but i don't know how regreace for heavy turn like new.. sorry for my english

great vid... wouldnt WD40 work aswell?

Mine have dead spot everytime i adjust the volume.

I'm so annoyed with my guitar. I tried deoxit and it didn't do anything. I read that a couple people had to give it alot of time or something and then it was fine. But I don't know, it's been a few hours. I sprayed it in both pots, flipped the knobs around a lot, still the same problem with both knobs. I have such bad luck. Sucks ass.

@jacksonscofield7809

5 жыл бұрын

Its chemistry and physics more than "luck" (although perhaps you have a couple lemon parts!) Keep trying, keep learning!!!!

lighter fluid works good too

I sometimes get sweat on my pot.

Can this be done without removing them from the unit?

@stevenutter3614

3 жыл бұрын

You can try turning it all the way up and down slowly again and again and again, about 100 times. With it off obviously. It'll fix it if it's just oxidized.

The long shot portions of the video filmed in the workshop are great, but the close-ups filmed while skiing down a black diamond trail at 85 mph didn't really work out so well.

Flood it. Then vacuum the liquid out. Then lubricate. Way better than soldering. I've had scratching pods soon after chaging. Unless cleaned and lubed.

You look like lars ulrich

Can i use wd40 or q20?

@063317Art

5 жыл бұрын

rossjybuis NO! WD 40 is a water displacement oil

@arlenmargolin1650

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think the value of the right spray is that it evaporates everything and yet WD-40 leaves a residual behind which I think then attracts dirt if I'm not mistaken you might want to fact check me on that

You could make a killing in affiliate marketing if you linked to it in your bio :)

I used dexoit and now the knobs are too loose.

Nice but I would use Deoxit Faderlube

I think I over cleaned my pot on one of my pedals and perhaps stripped the oil and lubrication that it's so loose turning it from left and right...can't win....damned if you do damned if you don't.

3:40...you're welcome.

Deox5 is $25 a can now, so sometimes it’s cheaper to throw in a new pot lol

@curtisy6234

Жыл бұрын

Get the cheapest contact cleaner from harbor freight. It's $9 a can and it works well

Why not use compressed air first , then deoxit then a compressed air to remove excess

What an infomercial

Well Sir Thanks for showing us how to definetely do it the wrong way. Disassemble the potentiometer and clean it properly. Any spray will leave residue and will be a perfect place to collect more dust and dirt.

can I use WD - 40???

@behemothinferno

5 жыл бұрын

No

@karl1914

4 жыл бұрын

It’s the same thing so yes

@wayne6777

8 ай бұрын

WD40 leaves behind residue that traps dirt and makes the problem worse over time.

Hello jesse pinkman

Lots of good information but… Can the video be any shakier?

I misspelled via my computer. It should say caig.

Thumbs up for Maggot Brain oh and the video, thanks.

5:59 willy nilly

Wd-40 ?

@c24arts95

3 жыл бұрын

No

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