Best 500k Audio taper push/pull pot?

[BlueBuddha]

how do!


I need a pair of audio taper 500k pots with DPDT push pull.

I've had cheap ones and frankly you do get what you pay for.

I've got a Dimarzio one in my N4 and its great, very smooth and reliable, very positive feeling switching.

but at just over £13 each they're not really a bargain!

so.. .does anyone know of an equal quality pot for less?

I don't really like CTS pots as all the CTS I've bought have been too stiff.


if there isn't a better pot, anyone know of a place that sells the Dimarzio one cheaper?

[WezV]

none cheaper than the dimarzio. good quality push/pulls are hard to come by, most being complete pants

i have heard good things about the PRS one

http://www.thomann.de/gb/prs_acc_410...l_poti_500.htm


even more pricey, but its either pay for a good one or accept that you may have to replace it

[BlueBuddha]

blimey that PRS ones priced using the 'novelty' pricing system along with most of their stuff!!


well at least I know Dimarzio ones are top banana

[ianpdq]

£4 80 on Axesrus http://www.axesrus.com/axeElectronicsPots.htm#MiscPots

[WezV]

they just feel flimsy though ... i wish you could get a decent push/pull for £4.80 but its simply not the case... even going for a usually good brand like CTS, they work better but still dont feel very positive

something thats really bugged me for the last few months as it feels like a drop in quality going from a normal pot to a flimsy push/pull



(oh, and for normal pots CTS do start off a little stiff and even rough feeling but wear in nicely)

[ianpdq]

Got some at WD but out of stock http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/search?q=WD500PUSHUS

[loverocker]

Harder to find (and not cheap) are the most excellent Yamaha push-push pot+switches. As fitted to the SG2000/etc guitars from the '80s. I love them.

Also, Warmoth list a push-push pot for $12. Not tried it.

[DefaultM]

In the past few months I've managed to find 3 Dimarzio Push/Pull pots for £19 in total, so they do pop up ooccasionally in private sales, but you have to wait a while and the regular price of £13 for 1 does seem a bit over the top.

Worst was having to pay £25 for a Dimarzio Multipole 5 way switch. It seems you really can't get those any cheaper than that.

I opened up the link for that PRS pot, saw the price, laughed out loud and then closed the page immediately haha.

[WezV]

Originally Posted by loverocker

Harder to find (and not cheap) are the most excellent Yamaha push-push pot+switches. As fitted to the SG2000/etc guitars from the '80s. I love them.

indeed, those things last practically forever