Help!

[muzikman]

I'm about to change the pickups of my Sub1 HH and I'm thinking of putting a coil-tap.
Does changing the pots from 250k to 500k a good or bad idea?
The pickups I'll be putting are Seymour Duncan Jazz-neck, Custom custom-bridge.

Any help from you guys will be highly appreciated!

Thanks! God bless everyone!

 

[jamminjim]

I'm about to change the pickups of my Sub1 HH and I'm thinking of putting a coil-tap.
Does changing the pots from 250k to 500k a good or bad idea?
The pickups I'll be putting are Seymour Duncan Jazz-neck, Custom custom-bridge.

Any help from you guys will be highly appreciated!

Thanks! God bless everyone!

Well, it's neither a good or a bad idea. I would say it depends on how you like the sound and adjustability of the tone control. Generally 250K pots sound warmer as they bleed off more high freq than a 500K pot. That's generally though, as there are differences in the pup windings too (another long story all by itself.) The 500K pots will sound brighter. Most all Duncan Humbuckers are wired up with 500K pots though, both tone and volume. They also have a .047uf tone cap where the Sub 1 has a .03uf tone cap. I would say
1st, try the Duncans with the stock Sub 1 pots and cap. If the pups are not bright enough then you could try the 500K pots. Then if the 500Ks were too bright try switching the cap out with a .047uf. Or play around with any combination and see how it sounds and how the adjustment range of the tone control is to you.

I'll leave you with a couple of links for your information..

Seymour Duncan wiring diagrams

pots
be sure to look at how a tone control works..

 

[shredderbetter]

great response! one question if you like how the guitar sounds now just replace with same value and the push/pull option ,if you don't like it try changing the value,pots are only $5 it's the labor the tech charges if you can't do it yourself.It's really pretty easy but in you don't have the equipment to do it it's not worth buying it for one guitar.

 

[jamminjim]

not much equipment needed to change pots an caps. A phillips head screwdriver to remove the scratchplate and a small crescent wrench for the nuts, then a soldering iron, some solder, solder wick, some flux..clean rags and some cleaning solvent........ not really a big job mates...

if you don't feel confident then it would be time to see a tech...

 

[TNT]

That SD Jazz-Neck is going to scream in that Sub!!!

 

[muzikman]

Wow guys! I'm so glad to hear lots of infos. Thanks for all the time and efforts! ;P