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@moose et al - I have a relatively cheap Korean guitar that I'm upgrading. The pickups are off getting sorted out, and while they're gone I was thinking of throwing some CTS pots into the guitar. Is this a worthwhile exercise? How how much difference will they actually make?
 
Do you use the pots much? That's the main thing. A value of resistance is a value of resistance so it's more about how long they'll last and how they feel/sound as you roll them down (or up as the case may be). Stuff like CTS premium and the high end Bourns and Alpha pots will generally have custom tapers specifically for guitar use.

All said I generally use CTS as people recognise the name and are happy to pay for them along with the smooth action and useful taper on them. If I'm doing my own stuff I'll use the high end Alphas as they're cheaper and I'm not a big pot fiddler. At least I wasn't til I got the strat..
 
Do you use the pots much? That's the main thing. A value of resistance is a value of resistance so it's more about how long they'll last and how they feel/sound as you roll them down (or up as the case may be). Stuff like CTS premium and the high end Bourns and Alpha pots will generally have custom tapers specifically for guitar use.

All said I generally use CTS as people recognise the name and are happy to pay for them along with the smooth action and useful taper on them. If I'm doing my own stuff I'll use the high end Alphas as they're cheaper and I'm not a big pot fiddler. At least I wasn't til I got the strat..

I'm increasingly using the pots actualy, tone and volume. So it sounds like I should go ahead and get 'em so.

Alphas you say? You rate them as good as the CTS for less money?
 
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A lot. It lives beside at the desk here and I've got three tunes out of it since Christmas. Wouldn't mind upgrading pickups at some stage but no hurry on it.
 
@moose Went ahead and got em, thanks for the tip. Banzai is great. That's by far the cheapest I've seen CTS pots going for.
 
I buy a lot of parts off them and yeah I've seen CTS for twice their prices.
 

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