The Art of Tone
CTS 500k Push Pull Pot Long Shaft - Guitar Electronics
CTS 500k Push Pull Pot Long Shaft - Guitar Electronics
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Elevate Your Guitar Tone
Elevate your guitar tone with the CTS 500k push pull pot long shaft, trusted by hobbyists, luthiers, and guitar techs worldwide. This premium potentiometer is ideal for Les Pauls and other guitars with curved or thick tops. With its DPDT push/pull functionality, it unlocks endless modding possibilities, including coil splits and phase switching. Designed with an audio taper, it ensures smooth volume and tone transitions that match how humans perceive sound.
Key Features
- 500k Ohm resistance: Ideal for humbucker pickups to deliver rich, dynamic tones.
- ±10% tolerance: Guarantees consistent performance and accurate sound reproduction.
- Audio taper: Provides a natural feel throughout the knob's range of motion.
- DPDT push/pull shaft: Enables quick access to advanced mods like coil splitting or phasing.
- Includes a wiring diagram to simplify installation and inspire creative setups.
Physical Fit
- Split, fine-knurled shaft: Fits standard US knobs perfectly (import knobs not compatible).
- Solid brass long shaft bushing: Designed for guitars with thicker tops or heavily curved surfaces.
- Comes with hardware: two nuts, a dress washer, and a lock washer for secure installation.
Before Purchasing
Ensure your guitar has compatible mounting holes (requires 3/8" diameter) and proper clearance (minimum 1 & 1/8"). Import guitars may need modifications to fit these pots.
Whether you're upgrading tone or exploring new mods, the CTS 500k push pull pot long shaft delivers reliability, versatility, and exceptional sound quality. Perfect for hobbyists and professionals alike—order yours today!
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Se instalaron en mi guitarra ltd, se comporta genial, la respuesta al movimiento es muy precisa, se instaló en volumen y dos cts en tono
Top notch, premium pot. Smooth, flawless sweep and quality made. All of my guitars have humbuckers and I use only these pots or the non pp, same values. Also the tolerance is even closer than described which is always welcome!
Put this in an 80’s Gibson after getting a 4-wire bridge. Loved it so much I ordered a 4-wire neck PU from Gibson and another of these to go with it.
The pot feels great and works like a champ. Nothing sloppy about it.
If you’re using this for splitting I recommend the PRS resistor trick (I used a variable resistor so I could dial it in). Otherwise, at least with the Gibson 490 and 498 they get a little too thin.
I ordered two pairs of these 500k push/pull potentiometers, these will be installed in a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. The packaging was very good. Measurement of the first pair resulted in an average resistance of 475k, easily within 5% of tolerance. The second pair averaged 485k, even better at 3%. I would like to note the pairs appear to be matched, although they do not claim this on the product page. I will definitely do business again.
UPDATE: These pots are now installed in the guitar(21 tone "page style"). I am pleased with the quality of the audio taper, it's very even & there is no noise when adjusting up or down. If you like volume swells, this is a good quality pot to have.
These are supposed to be great pots but I'll never use these again. Total pain to solder to the little holes on the side. I'm using Alpha or something else with side lugs.