yorks5stringer Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 (edited) Just scored this 2005 Indonesian Cort Squier PJ and as well as a dodgy connection which caused the sound to short out, it was wired wrongly and the tone seemed to operate only over the last 20% of travel and more like another volume. I did a quick swap with a pot lying around in my bits box, re-did the wire so it works as a tone now across 100% of travel, but have no idea what type I replaced or fitted. Does anyone know what value the pot should be and should it be log or linear please? Edited June 1, 2018 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I like linear 250k ohm pots. I too have a Squier PJ and looked at upgrading the pots to "normal" sized ones, but I'm sure they won't fit in the body recess. What's worse is I think the pick guard isn't big enough to cover the cut-out if I did rout the hole bigger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Thanks, do you find the pickups are different volumes or is that down to the characteristics of the different pickups and their location?i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 The volume from the split-coil pickup on any PJ is massively bigger than the J pickup. I have also changed the split-coil on mine. There is so little copper on the Squier pickups they hardly weigh anything. So I changed for a Jess Loureireo hand-wound Classic P. It's a fantastic improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 I'll have a closer look at the pickups when I put the flats I've ordered on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 CTS now produce mini pots so you can change to a better quality loom without the space issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I use logarithmic pots these days for tone, even though many recommend linear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 I've bought 1 of each to see which I prefer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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