Which pots for humbuckers

I am getting ready to convert a Les Paul classic from P90s to mini hums, and I was just wondering about how the pots would affect the tone.

Messages 5, Caps more than pots. Not sure on that, I always run my tones on 9. Wayne Alexander Gold Supporting Member. Messages 1, The tone cap value has little to no effect with the tone control on To answer the question about pots, the normal rule is K audio pots with mini-humbuckers, those values work fine in my own experience.

I personally don't like a tone cap value higher than about. Masa Member. Messages It really depends on the guitar, pickup and what you want to hear. I've used mini humbuckers with pots between k and k. You should start with a k pot, and go from there. The wire used as hot is soldered to the pickup switch or volume pot.

With a single 4 wire humbucker, there are six possible modes. Series-In Phase This is the standard humbucker wiring. Maximum power output with strong bass and smooth attack. Single Coil South Just the South coil of the pickup alone. Good traditional single coil tone with a sharper attack.

Single Coil North Just north coil of the pickup alone. Almost the same tone as the south coil but slightly different due to its different position. Parallel-In Phase Great single coil style tone with no hum. Best option for clean, bright tone without the noise of standard single coil wiring. Strong treble with crisp attack but lower power output. Series-Out of Phase Thin "phased" sound with good power. Great for funk. Parallel-Out of Phase Thinner "phased" sound with low power.

Created with Sketch. Toggle menu. Gift Certificate Login or Sign Up 0. Shop By Brand GuitarElectronics. Parts Kits. PMT Controls. Wiring Supplies. It's gonna be wired with a Fralin Twangmaster in the neck, a humbucker sized single coil. I'm thinking K versus K pots will make for better strat tone in the neck, which is important to me. So does anyone have experience with K pots being too muddy or too dark with bridge humbuckers? I appreciate feedback!

Kostas 1, It sounded great, I was even surprised with the cleans when it was split to single. I had read the JB has harsh highs and many people use it with k pots that's why I started with the k pot.

I should mention none of these pots was measured so there may be k or k. I wouldn't mind a slightly more bright tone but it doesn't bother me so much to change anything. The DSV has a double row of screws and it's advertised as a pickup with smoother top-end response. If you have two volume pots choose the most appropriate for each pickup. If you have a master volume I would suggest to start with a k pot and if it's too bright you can add resistors to take it down to a value of your preference.

I believe you can add the resistors for each position of the selector so the bridge would see a different value than the neck pickup. On the other hand, you can't put a k and raise the value if you don't like it. Would be good to buy measured matched pots, I bought a set measured at k for my tele at a regular price. Cagey Administrator 24, I ain't got time to bleed! You can turn a K pot down to K, but you can't crank a K pot up to K.

The larger resistance results in less load, which makes for a wider frequency response. That usually translates into a "brighter" character.

I always use K pots regardless of the pickup type. You can always back them off if you need to, or back down the tone control. What you want is the full range of capability out of your pickups and the ability to hobble them if necessary or desirable. Worst case is you put in K parts and you're unhappy, at which point you can just put a K resistor in parallel with the pot to effectively turn it into a K part. I've never found that to be necessary, but that's an inexpensive and easy solution.