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(4) Bourns 500K SHORT SPLIT Shaft Potentiometers + (2) .022uF/200v Orange Drop Capacitors

(4) Bourns 500K SHORT SPLIT Shaft Potentiometers + (2) .022uF/200v Orange Drop Capacitors

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Set of four (4X) Bourns 500K Short split shaft audio taper low friction potentiometers with a pair of .022uf/200V Orange Drop polypropylene capacitors and 14" buss wire for grounding. Bourns are a nice quality alternative to CTS pots. These audio taper pots are suitable for both tone and volume controls. Some of the features of this pot are: 500K Ohms/15% Tolerance Audio Taper Low friction rotation Solid brass 3/8" (short shaft) bushing Split, coarse 18-tooth, knurl, .236" diameter shaft Each pot comes with hardware - 2 nuts & dress washer Requires 3/8" diameter mounting hole Note:1. If you are uncertain whether your guitar uses short (3/8") or long (3/4") shaft pots, as a general rule this pot will fit most USA-made Gibson Les Paul's manufactured after 1977 (those with a control plate), Les Paul Studios, and excluding historic reissues, but please double check before you order. 2. Make sure to pinch the tip of the shaft before you try fitting a knob, this will avoid getting knobs stuck before you install the pot. If you've ever had that happen...

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Benjamin H. Mossberg
Quality pots and caps

I redid my Gibson SG wiring harness and since I wanted to replace the ceramic capacitors and have my tone pots match the bourns push pull pots this was a nice little package. I was a bit confused at first by the wire pictured that’s included whether it was solder or something different. It appears to be just some medium gauge wire. Good to use for a jumper or soldering to ground.

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Chad
Feels a little cheap... Who knows.

These have like zero weight to them, which makes them feel a little cheaper than what a premium would feel like.
Zero resistance when turning also feels somewhat cheaper.
They work and function properly for sure, but just doesnt exhibit premium.
No real complaints.

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Bigangbo Bonanno
Best pots for me

Great price and work very well !

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Zak Taylor
Very cheap quality

These pots turn without any effort which means they have very poor contact. You want 'stiff' pots that turn smoothly and take effort. One of the pots only turns halfway. This is 4 dollar a bag of electronics parts sold for 22 bucks.

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Rich D
Two of four didn’t work

Tried to use these in a Les Paul style guitar. Only after wiring them in and then trying to find what seemed like a soldering/switch/pickup/wire problem was I able to determine that two of the pots were not working from the start, and there was no other problem to find. Kinda frustrating.
The lugs are not long enough to bend back to ground directly to the case, which mean a short jumper is necessary. Not a big deal, but inconvenient.
For what it’s worth, they do turn smooth and easy
In spite of being used, I was able to return them for a refund.