Recently I bought a Squier guitar on Ebay. The volume pot was knackered so the seller offered a return. I found a Fender example of the same model in nicer condition and naughtily bought that instead. Plugged it in and found ... a knackered volume pot! Annoying.
I always consider a knackered pot to be a good excuse to make a new loom with better quality parts. Unless an instrument comes with CTS & switchcraft or similar components I usually replace the loom when I do the shielding/slug-proofing with copper tape.
I wonder why both pots should have failed. Probably just co-incidence, but could it be that Parcelfarce have been storing them in damp and cold warehouses?
