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525k Pot Long Shaft - 5% Tolerance Guitar Potentiometer

525k Pot Long Shaft - 5% Tolerance Guitar Potentiometer

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Looking for a Premium Potentiometer?

Elevate your guitar's tone with our 525k pot long shaft with 5% tolerance. Perfect for hobbyists, guitar techs, and luthiers alike, this custom-spec’d potentiometer is designed with precision and reliability in mind. Manufactured by CTS, these pots are based on their high-quality 450G series but feature unique enhancements to meet your needs.

Performance and Sound

With a resistance value of 525k Ohms (Ω) and a ±5% tolerance, these pots deliver a consistent range of ~500k to ~550k, ensuring a brighter, more dynamic sound from your humbuckers. The audio taper design provides smooth volume and tone adjustments that mimic how the human ear perceives sound, making them ideal for both tone and volume controls.

Key Features

  • 525k Ohm resistance: Adds clarity and sparkle to your pickups.
  • ±5% Tolerance: Hand-metered for reliable performance every time.
  • Audio Taper: Smooth transitions across the control range.
  • Standard friction rotation: Keeps settings stable during performances or fine adjustments.
  • Crystal clear stamping: Know exactly what a pot is, at a glance.

Physical Fit Details

  • Shaft: Split, 24-tooth fine-knurled shaft (.236" diameter) fits standard US knobs (not compatible with import knobs).
  • Bushing: Solid brass bushing (3/4" long shaft) works perfectly for guitars with carved tops or thicker woods like Les Pauls or hollow bodies.
  • Mounting Hole Diameter: Requires a mounting hole diameter of 3/8" (9.5mm).
  • Hardware Included: Two nuts, a dress washer, and a lock washer for secure installation.

Important Note

Before purchasing, ensure your guitar has compatible mounting holes. Import guitars may require reaming or drilling to accommodate the larger diameter of these pots.

Whether you’re upgrading or building from scratch, this high-performance potentiometer is an essential addition to your setup. Order yours today and hear the difference!

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Customer Reviews

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Thomas P.
Excellent

Great quality pots. All four pots read over 500k on my multimeter.

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Otto Bon Stinker
These pots are great.

I’ve bought a few sets of these over the years and really like them. It might be mostly in my head but it feels like they’re a little extra brighter than regular 500 CTS pots. If nothing else the tolerances are tighter so you know you’re getting what you want without having to measure every pot.

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John the Tooth
Great!!!!!

Put these pots in along with orange sprague caps and it brought my 1991 Samick Artist LP to life. Nice sparkly warm tone. Very happy with them.

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Tall T
Good for guitars with thicker tops.

Great sound quality, good value, tapers nicely.

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Vernon Olsen
That they are what they say they are

They all measured within spec,s