Why has my Lakland got a 50k blend pot??

[LukeFRC]

I’ve got a Lakland 5594 which the blend pot is on its way out - passive pickups go into the blend - then volume then preamp 

it’s a 50k MN pot.

any idea why they have used that value? What will the effect be if I change it to a 250k MN pot?

[itu]

This is very common signal path: blend - vol - eq - output, where blend and volume are hi-Z, but eq and output are low. To build a mixer is a bit more complicated than just use (cheap) passive alternatives. John East and Audere have active blends.

MN = balance pot, where the tracks are cut at the center detent. If you change the 50k to 250k, you probably hear the change close to the center (the other pickup is fading faster) or in the ends. You can try both if you have time to tinker.

[LukeFRC]

45 minutes ago, itu said:

This is very common signal path: blend - vol - eq - output, where blend and volume are hi-Z, but eq and output are low. To build a mixer is a bit more complicated than just use (cheap) passive alternatives. John East and Audere have active blends.

MN = balance pot, where the tracks are cut at the center detent. If you change the 50k to 250k, you probably hear the change close to the center (the other pickup is fading faster) or in the ends. You can try both if you have time to tinker.

Yeah - I know about MN pots, it’s the value that was unexpected. Is 50k vs 250k just going to be the taper or will it effect the sound in some way?

It’s crazy some of the threads my google search have found and how much some folk love specing variable resistor mojo on their guitars!

[itu]

I think that the mixing will change somewhat. But is it a big / meaningful change, that is up to you and your ears.