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Your cart is empty.4X (Set of Four) 500K full size, short/split, knurled shaft, audio taper potentiometers. Aluminum bushing and shaft. 15% Tolerance. Each pot comes with nut, lock & dress washer. These are short-shaft pots (threaded bushing is 3/8" tall X 3/8" diameter), sized for USA-made guitars. The potentiometers are manufactured for TAOT by CTS. These pots are equivalent to the 500K pots distributed by Allparts as part # # EP 086 Note: This part is sized for USA-made guitars. If you purchase this for an import guitar, the openings will need to be enlarged to 3/8" diameter. Do not use short shaft pots if your guitar has a control plate. As a general rule Les Paul's made before 1977 will use short-shaft pots, but please double check before you order as returns are not excepted for this item.
BMG
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2025
I bought these pots to practice my soldering on, before soldering the actual pots that were on my guitar.Since the price was so low, they make perfect soldering practice pots for me.
Justin Surratt
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
The item listing doesn’t state a tolerance, and these 500k pots were far from the most expensive option. I was really surprised to see that the four pots measured at 490k, 494k (x2), and 502k. For them to all be within 2% is exceptional — I’m usually thrilled at 10%. YMMV.
Patrick M.
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2024
cant beat the CTS pots
Ernest r Escamilla
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2024
Well so far so good.
Chiabatta
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023
This is a set of 4 audio taper pots, not linear taper, not a combination. It may not make a difference to most people but they are best suited as tone controls and won’t have a smooth transition from soft to loud. Beyond that, these are very good quality parts. I do plan to change out the tone pots in my Strat so it isn’t a total loss. This is the best deal I found on Amazon for a set of 4.
Kbrea
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2020
Installed these in a Epiphone Les Paul Standard. They work great. But ... buy the long shaft ones for an LP, even an import. I was not able to put washers on the backs to have enough thread to install the nut on the top. I think it would be better to have a nut on the bottom to draw back the long shaft than have it too short (you won't be able to use the nuts from the stock pots since they are smaller). Also note the CTS shafts are larger diameter than the stock pots on the imports, so you'll have to drill the holes out a little. No big deal, but might be out of the comfort zone for some folks.
Checo
Reviewed in Mexico on May 13, 2019
fantásticos de como esperaba creo de uso rudo, me gustaron mucho
Kurt A. Lamberton
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018
These are mostly great. But the tolerance specs on one of the 4 is really disappointing. Out of spec by 8.4%?!? Not acceptable by my electrical standards.
uhnonimuss
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2014
These are probably the industry standard for pots and will work very well with guitars like Les Pauls, SGs, etc. They are consistent and have a smooth (and not too fast, not too slow) feel to the way they turn.A couple things to note:- Audio taper is the same as log taper, so it'll give you the more gradual (and generally more useful) type of volume or tone roll-off.- The top edge of the pots has a small metal tab protruding out. I'm no expert so I'm guessing these are to help anchor the pots in place once you screw them down (though they also come with a lock washer), but in my case, I had to file off the tab so that the pot would sit more flush against the inner wall of the electronics cavity. Not a huge deal, but does require a little more work and a decent file.
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