Re: My New G&L S500 Strat ...
Posted: 15 Oct 2014, 19:26
rogera wrote:The 1M reverse audio (antilog) pot for the bass control can be found on Ebay.
Item number 111427094863 and specify C1M
Thanks Roger A.
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rogera wrote:The 1M reverse audio (antilog) pot for the bass control can be found on Ebay.
Item number 111427094863 and specify C1M
JimN wrote:Did you know that the double-ganged pot used for the tone control in a DeArmond 610 has one log pot and one anti-log pot on the same shaft?
Goingdownslow wrote:I have a left handed G&L Legacy...USA made in Fullerton Red....bought it on special order 20years ago from Sound Control in Salford.....been the best Strat I've ever had....and I've had a few......Quality is second to none and they didn't charge extra for the L/H model or the choice of colour.....unlike Fender who do and only give you a limited colour choice which varies on different production runs...
Haven't played the Tribute models but they look good value and should be a fine instrument for the price......
Fender seem to have lost the plot a bit to me....they keep producing endless variations and versions at all sorts of prices from all sorts of countries and factories....their customer service is hopeless and they trade on what is admittedly an excellent name.....good for you Roger for trying something different.....
RayL wrote:JimN wrote:Did you know that the double-ganged pot used for the tone control in a DeArmond 610 has one log pot and one anti-log pot on the same shaft?
Hi Jim
Volume controls use a log pot because of the way that the ear responds to changes of level. Tone controls on the other hand are normally linear because that's the way the ear reacts to changes in tone.
Does the DeArmond have dual-gang pots for both volume and tone? And are both of them log/antilog? And if so why would the tone pots be log/antilog just in that particular situation?
Ray
JimN wrote:dave robinson wrote:I'm struggling to find anybody who knows what 'revese audio taper not linear' means.
Does it mean a log pot instead of linear ?
As you suggest, "audio" means "log[arithmic]", as opposed to linear.
Linear pots can be used either way round without difficulty; that is, you can wire it up for maximum resistance either clockwise or anti-clockwise. So there is no need for a reverse linear pot.
Log pots, on the other hand, have a resistance curve which is different at each end of the sweep (optimised for the way we perceive loudness). If you want one to use as a left-hand volume control, it will either work clockwise 0-10 like any other pot, or, if you get a reverse taper log pot, it can be wired up to produce 0 at the clockwise end of the control's sweep.
Did you know that the double-ganged pot used for the tone control in a DeArmond 610 has one log pot and one anti-log pot on the same shaft? That's because when moving the treadle left or right, one parameter (of bass or treble) is being increased whilst the other is being decreased. The two-pot tone control is the reason why the DeArmond works better than the superficially-similar Fender tone/volume pedal.
roger bayliss wrote: they do not manufacture reverse Linear pots.