Rodent wrote:
active control pots are typically 50K or 25K ohm, and passive tone pots are typically 500K or 250K ohm. finding a 50K/250K pot could be challenging, and then you'll make it even more difficult to find by it needing to be a lefty (reverse taper) pot
I believe I've seen ads in Bass Player for custom MEC pots ... but these can't be cheap. the source I used to use for custom pots closed shop last year
all the best,
R
To amend Rodent here...I've worked on a number of Warwick basses with preamp difficulties. I had to order a special three function stacked pot, with a discreet harness connector, and multiple terminals, for an FNA 'Jazzman' 5 string bass. The service people were very helpful, but they sent the wrong pot- as specs changed from year to year. The pots- MY cost were in the 50 dollar range- the client paid, and we eventually did get the right pot. The bass still did not work like it did originally. I followed their wiring diagrams carefully. In my opinion, the Warwick preamps I've seen are a failure waiting to happen. They are TOO complex. Yeah, all the concentric-plus on/off capability on one pot is trick and cool, but if it fails, then what? It took several WEEKS to get the part, and it still didn't work.
We ended up putting in an Aguilar OBP-3... and he's happy now.
