Nailbomb and 500k?

[again with this]

I recently aquired a Bare Knuckles Nailbomb pickup. In the installation directions, there is reference to the potentiometer "usually" being 500k. Aren't most pots 250k?

Secondary question, maybe I oughta just swap out the pot to a 500k before doing the pickup...

Thoughts guys?

 

[killertone]

Pots for humbuckers are 500K most of the time, Single coils use 250K. You can use a 500K pot for a HB, it will just be a bit brighter sounding.

 

[luxxtone]

Guitars equipped with humbuckers usually have 500k pots, and single coil equipped guitars (strats, teles) usually have 250k pots. 500k pots will be a bit brighter, while 250k pots will roll off more high end frequencies. You can experiment with any value of pots to dial in the tone you want.

 

[again with this]

I don't know why I was sure Les Pauls had 250k pots. Goes Gibson do it different?

 

[RoidRage]

I don't know why I was sure Les Pauls had 250k pots. Goes Gibson do it different?

Les Pauls usually have 300k pot... Gibson does not make 250k ones... Or I should say has 250k ones made.

I will be interested to see if you like this pickup... I bought one a while back, and sent it back cause it sounded so bad I thought it was broken.

They tested and confirmed it was not!

Roid

 

[AdamB]

Your Bareknuckle pickups will sound much better with 500k pots. My SG had 300k pots in and when i had them swapped to 500k, the pickups really came alive

 

[again with this]

I don't know why I was sure Les Pauls had 250k pots. Goes Gibson do it different?

Les Pauls usually have 300k pot... Gibson does not make 250k ones... Or I should say has 250k ones made.

I will be interested to see if you like this pickup... I bought one a while back, and sent it back cause it sounded so bad I thought it was broken.

They tested and confirmed it was not!

Roid

Yeah... I am curious too. I am pretty happy with the 500T in both my LP and V. Just looking for something a little mo-betta.

 

[again with this]

Your Bareknuckle pickups will sound much better with 500k pots. My SG had 300k pots in and when i had them swapped to 500k, the pickups really came alive

This reinforces my idea about changing the pot first. Maybe the 500 will be much better and really come alive too...

 

[Valtiel]

Yeah I don't think Les Paul's have ever had 250K pots. I would DEFINITELY recommend 500K pots with a pickup like the Nailbomb.

 

[turmoil]

Your Bareknuckle pickups will sound much better with 500k pots. My SG had 300k pots in and when i had them swapped to 500k, the pickups really came alive

agreed! i was using a BK Painkiller for a month or two with a 250k pot and decided to try the 500k since i had an extra one laying around and it definitely sounds a lot better now!

 

[RoidRage]

I don't know why I was sure Les Pauls had 250k pots. Goes Gibson do it different?

Les Pauls usually have 300k pot... Gibson does not make 250k ones... Or I should say has 250k ones made.

I will be interested to see if you like this pickup... I bought one a while back, and sent it back cause it sounded so bad I thought it was broken.

They tested and confirmed it was not!

Roid

Yeah... I am curious too. I am pretty happy with the 500T in both my LP and V. Just looking for something a little mo-betta.

Always Bro... Always!

 

[again with this]

I don't know why I was sure Les Pauls had 250k pots. Goes Gibson do it different?

Les Pauls usually have 300k pot... Gibson does not make 250k ones... Or I should say has 250k ones made.

I will be interested to see if you like this pickup... I bought one a while back, and sent it back cause it sounded so bad I thought it was broken.

They tested and confirmed it was not!

Roid

Yeah... I am curious too. I am pretty happy with the 500T in both my LP and V. Just looking for something a little mo-betta.

Always Bro... Always!

'Aint it the truth...