The Art of Tone
Bourns 500k Pot – Short Shaft Audio Taper for Guitar Mods
Bourns 500k Pot – Short Shaft Audio Taper for Guitar Mods
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Optimize Your Guitar’s Tone with the Bourns 500k Pot
The Bourns 500k pot is a premium short-shaft audio taper potentiometer designed for precise tone and volume control. Perfect for thinner guitar tops like Teles, Strats, SGs, and some Les Paul models, this pot is trusted by guitarists worldwide for its smooth operation and durability. Whether you're a hobbyist or professional luthier, this component is essential for enhancing your guitar’s performance.
Why Choose the Bourns 500k Pot?
- Exceptional Tone Control: The 500k Ohm resistance is ideal for humbuckers, preserving clarity and brightness in your sound.
- Effortless Adjustments: Low friction rotation makes it easy to perform swells or fine-tune your settings during play.
- Durable Design: Solid brass short shaft bushing fits thinner guitar tops securely and withstands frequent use.
- Smooth Audio Taper: Mimics natural sound perception for seamless volume and tone transitions.
Key Features
- Resistance: 500k Ohm (±20% tolerance) optimized for humbuckers.
- Taper: Audio taper provides natural progression for volume and tone adjustments.
- Shaft: Short split shaft with coarse knurl, compatible with metric-sized knobs (6mm diameter, 18-tooth spline).
- Rotation: Low torque design ensures smooth, precise adjustments without interruption.
- Hardware Included: Comes with two nuts, a dress washer, and a lock washer for secure installation.
Buying Tips
- Check Compatibility: Ensure your guitar has a 3/8" (9.5mm) mounting hole. Import guitars may require drilling or reaming to fit these pots.
- Knob Fit: Designed for metric-sized knobs with an 18-tooth spline; not compatible with standard US knobs (24-tooth spline).
- Bushing Height: These short-shaft pots are slightly taller than some 1/4" bushing pots, offering greater compatibility across different guitar models.
Upgrade Your Guitar Today!
Elevate your guitar’s tone and performance with the Bourns 500k pot—ideal for achieving professional-grade control over your sound. Order now to unlock new possibilities in your playing!
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Exelente potenciometro de volumen lo mejor es que no se pierde tono
I bought these Bourn 500K pots for a Billy Bo Guitar I'm building. In the mean time I was upgrading my Gibson Les Paul Junior, and so I bought some CTS Audio Taper 500K and 250K pots to match the vintage specifications. Then it was time to measure the pots; the 500k measured at 461K and the 250K measured at 238K. I decided to break open the Bourns I had. The measurements on the four pots were 500K, 498K, 505K, 488K. I installed two in my Junior with a Jupitor .022 Bumble Bee capacitor, and it was tremendous! Yes! Very smooth. Need I say more.
Good replacement and very reasonable price i bought to use on my evh guitar definitely cheaper in price compared to the evh version
I was disappointed that the knots did not accompany the guitar pots. It is difficult to determine the specific knobs needed.
Good value