500k pots in Squiers?

[GBHuggerz]

Just an observation....
I noticed that most of my squiers have 500k pots. I thought they came with 250k, but after looking to my surprise, they were in fact 500k.

[Squier?!?]

I was surprised to find 'em in
my '99 Indonesian Blackie too.

I thought 250k pots were standard operating procedure for
Strats in general, be they Fender or Squier, but obviously not.

My other Squiers are 250k.

[Ray-Boy]

I thought 250 was standard, mine are. Maybe 500 for humbuckers....

[GBHuggerz]

Mine are single coil. Indonesian affinity strats. My mexi-strat also has the 500k.....

[Yogi]

the seem to put 500k in all of the cheaper ones regardless of HB or SC, my CV strat has 250 k however.

[motoman45]

my affinity had 500s, put in 250s...night and day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jimi Hendrix]

Originally Posted by motoman45

my affinity had 500s, put in 250s...night and day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree, i always put 250k pots in - before i even consider a pickup swap - makes a world of difference to the sound and for the better imo.

[GBHuggerz]

500k sound great in these things to me. I like a bright sound when clean and a VH style when dirty. Of course, all people and equiptment are different, but I always thought the squiers had 250k.....I guess not.

[tonyw]

100% of the time i use 250k pots on strat type singles with a .047cap

[zag1]

I first discovered 500k pots in a Protone Squier Strat I had. Wish I still "had" it.

[Chris559]

My bullet dosent say it says cv or something like that

[Eoraptor1]

Mine came with 250k pots. I swapped these out for 500K as an experiement and it sounded (to me) like someone was attacking my eardrums with an ice-pick. I went back to 250K.

JAMES

[Kanegon]

My MIJ came with 500ks and so did the Bullet. They supposedly don't bleed off as much treble and are standard on Gibsons with humbuckers. I'd venture that Fender/Squier uses them for exactly the same reason - to goose the highs on ceramic pickups.

[Sparkfire]

One is suposed to be used on single coil pups and the other on buckers. I don't know why but a lot of people here do.

[Ausquier]

There is no concrete rule for pots, some early 50's Fenders had 500k pots too iirc. Its just down to preference.

[softwarejanitor]

Most Squiers come with 500k pots. Like anything Squier, that isn't an absolute rule.

I do personally prefer 250k pots with a .047uf cap with single coils. 500k with a .022uf cap is usually good for humbuckers. For mixed pickup configs like HSS... its a matter of compromise and experimentation to come up with the best combo that works with the pickups and guitar in question.

[Sparkfire]

I knew someone would come through on this. lol