I just broke the pot on my Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster and need to replace it - as far as I know the WRHBs are normally wired to 500k Pots ?
Pickups are the "revoiced" WRHBs that originally came with the guitar that sound a bit dull for my taste with the 500k Pot...
Has anyone tried using 1Meg Pots?
Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster 1Meg vs 500k Pot
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Re: Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster 1Meg vs 500k Pot
isn't the stock pot 1 meg?
The truth is (from what I know) that vintage tele deluxes etc. always had 1 meg pots installed as a standard for WRHB's !!!
The truth is (from what I know) that vintage tele deluxes etc. always had 1 meg pots installed as a standard for WRHB's !!!
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Re: Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster 1Meg vs 500k Pot
If it sounds dull swapping in a 1M replacement seems like the obvious progression.
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Re: Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster 1Meg vs 500k Pot
Finally came around to changing the pot - the Lee Ranaldo Signature has a 500k pot stock - I changed it to a 1 meg CTS and it improved the sound: The "re-voiced" Lee Ranaldo WRHBs sound warm and even a bit dull - with the 1 meg pot the sound has a bit more bite while still retaining the warmth of the humbuckers.. I definately prefer the 1 meg to 500k in this guitar :-)