Looking for CTS 250k linear DPDT pots

[Tim Mason]

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"Originally Posted on:"Tue Aug 03, 2010 "

I have an idea for these 16k Seymor Duncans, but I cant find any CTS 250k linear DPDT push pull pots, and also even more scarce, 1 meg CTS linear DPDT push pulls.

The 250k's i may have found in the US, but the 1 megs are unseen

Thanks for chiming in

[Nick]

Rare as rocking horse poo I'd say, especially in linear taper configuration (most push pulls are Audio Taper as I'm sure you've found) . Why CTS specifically & why Linear? I know they have a proven track record of dependability but there are other worthy brands out there, but I'm still not hopeful of you finding the 1 Meg. Good luck with your search though.
I use these guys a fair bit, they don't list them but I'm sure if you dropped them an email they'd be able to tell you if they're even available.

[Tim Mason]

I have a theory id like to try out with a Jimmy Page wiring settup,

1 meg linear to get clarity out of hot pickups when driven into distortion, the linear part of the 1 meg vol pot is to stop that taper jump at the end of the vol roll-off, our ears need something like 5 times the sensetivity to hear linear volume rolling off/on, so at 1 meg linear workd well for volume swells But in a push pull, hard to find

I have bought some 250K log pots as linear is hard to find and i think audio taper will actually suit this settup better, it should cut out some of the shrill the 1 meg will give, enough though? Well lets hope i dont have to go down to 100K tone pots


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