Why not use No Load pots for all tone controls?

[stratman323]

I have just ordered a Fender No Load 250k pot from here

http://www.axesrus.com/axeElectronicsPots.htm

to use as a blender pot on a Strat to bring in series wiring. This came from a discussion in this thread

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/stratocas...ml#post2713542

But reading the blurb about the pot, it seems logical to use a pot that switches out of the circuit for all tone controls. So is there a reason this isn't done more widely? I think the US Standards use something similar?

Are there any disadvantages to using No Load pots, apart from the extra expense?

Mike

[Telenator]

It's fine in most instances. Sometimes, having the pots dull down the sound from the guitar a little is a good thing. If you wire a pickup directly to the output jack and listened to the sound you'll hear some different qualities, some you'll like, others you might not.

There's a lot of trial and error involved in getting the most from a particular guitar.

[Mike9]

I use a make no-load pots for my Esquire builds and just eliminate the switch all together.