Weber pots

GuitarJonz · September 28th, 2005, 11:36 PM

Anyone tried the Weber pots???

I wrote Ted to ask him a couple of questions, his answers sound promising, I hope to try some soon, as I find most CTS pots tighter feeling than I like.

Are your 250k audio pots (listed for amps) good for guitars too?
Yes, they work fine. We have sold a lot of them for guitar use.

What I want is a solid shaft 250k audio pot, that feels loose, and is easy to spin for volume swells and tone pot wah wah effect on tele.
Ours are low friction (turning torque). On our 1M pots, we have three ranges of stiffness, but all the others are fairly loose.

Price is right too, at $1.75 each! The fedex shipping would be more than a bunch of pots! If anyone is ordering from Weber, let me know, and maybe I can tag along on your speaker/whatever order with an order for a handful of pots.
Thanks.

GuitarJonz · October 14th, 2005, 09:10 AM

Got some Weber pots in, they look good, and seem to spin easily. Funny thing though, no EIA codes, just 250k on there. I always thought that EIA codes were mandatory??

Edit: heres what Ted Weber says re EIA codes:
No, EIA is just a trade organization. It is no more mandatory as UL and other markings are. It is up to the company to put them on.
Look at Fender speakers starting in the early 70's. They had the speaker manufacturers drop their EIA codes and only put on the Fender part number.

Out of the six 250k audio pots I got, I found 2 that were especially loose, and installed them on my MIJ SQ Squier. They seemed to have to be much easier turning and have a longer taper than the Allparts/CTS EP885 pots on there before. The Allparts pots would fade out at about 1/2 off. The Webers work much better for volume swells and wah wah. (I couldn't get good wah wah before). I'd recommend them. I noticed that the two that were the loosest also had a slight metal on metal grind sound when you spin them, but you can't hear that thru the amp.

Pierce · October 14th, 2005, 11:04 AM

I use them in guitars when solid shaft is required unless CTS has been rquested.. easy to solder to also. They haven't been out 30+ years so reliability is an unknown.

Teddy Salad · October 14th, 2005, 04:41 PM

Not to hijack a thread, but check out this Alessandro offering:

Guitar Potentiometer

"Finest guitar pots available. Alessandro proprietary custom audio taper. This audio-taper pot eliminates the "jumpiness" of the lesser-quality pots. Alessandro custom 1W Military-Specification Carbon Custom Taper Pots Come Standard with:"

1/2" bushing
1/4" solid Stainless Steel shaft
Requires 3/8" mounting hole
Stocked Values Price*
250K Solid $50.00

500K Solid $50.00

250K Knurled $50.00

500K Knurled $50.00

Not to start another Hovland-type thread, but

Teddy

editorjuno · October 14th, 2005, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierce

I use them in guitars when solid shaft is required unless CTS has been requested.. easy to solder to also. They haven't been out 30+ years so reliability is an unknown.

If these are the same type of pots I got from Tom a couple of years ago, they're just terrific -- I've had a pair in my partscaster since then and they're still as smooth as silk. The CTS pots Fender uses are also very good, but they are stiffer to turn and if you don't turn them for a couple of weeks they get even stiffer.

mark norwine · October 14th, 2005, 04:55 PM

Quote:

1/2" bushing
1/4" solid Stainless Steel shaft
Requires 3/8" mounting hole

I'm too old for "new math", so can somebody please explain how a 1/2" bushing fits in a 3/8" hole?

editorjuno · October 14th, 2005, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark norwine

Quote:

1/2" bushing
1/4" solid Stainless Steel shaft
Requires 3/8" mounting hole

I'm too old for "new math", so can somebody please explain how a 1/2" bushing fits in a 3/8" hole?

I'm sure Tom's referring to the *length* of the threaded bushing, not its diameter.

LexLuthier · October 14th, 2005, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teddy Salad

250K Solid $50.00

500K Solid $50.00

250K Knurled $50.00

500K Knurled $50.00

Looks like the prices are "Military-Specification" too! Pretty cheap compared to a $600 toilet seat.
:D

CancerLeoCam · October 16th, 2005, 02:23 PM

Webers and alpha pots (which they may be but I don't know fer sure) are real nice and work great. I used them on my clones and they work fine. What's great is the price is really nice compared to CTS. Eeeeesh!

September 28th, 2005, 11:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
GuitarJonz Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central Mass. Posts: 2,777 7 Photos	Weber pots Anyone tried the Weber pots??? I wrote Ted to ask him a couple of questions, his answers sound promising, I hope to try some soon, as I find most CTS pots tighter feeling than I like. Are your 250k audio pots (listed for amps) good for guitars too? Yes, they work fine. We have sold a lot of them for guitar use. What I want is a solid shaft 250k audio pot, that feels loose, and is easy to spin for volume swells and tone pot wah wah effect on tele. Ours are low friction (turning torque). On our 1M pots, we have three ranges of stiffness, but all the others are fairly loose. Price is right too, at $1.75 each! The fedex shipping would be more than a bunch of pots! If anyone is ordering from Weber, let me know, and maybe I can tag along on your speaker/whatever order with an order for a handful of pots. Thanks.

October 14th, 2005, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Pierce Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: skull island Posts: 471	the weber's were engineered to be the vintage correct taper I use them in guitars when solid shaft is required unless CTS has been rquested.. easy to solder to also. They haven't been out 30+ years so reliability is an unknown.

October 14th, 2005, 04:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Teddy Salad Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LV-426 Posts: 190 7 Photos	Re: Pots Not to hijack a thread, but check out this Alessandro offering: Guitar Potentiometer "Finest guitar pots available. Alessandro proprietary custom audio taper. This audio-taper pot eliminates the "jumpiness" of the lesser-quality pots. Alessandro custom 1W Military-Specification Carbon Custom Taper Pots Come Standard with:" 1/2" bushing 1/4" solid Stainless Steel shaft Requires 3/8" mounting hole Stocked Values Price* 250K Solid $50.00 500K Solid $50.00 250K Knurled $50.00 500K Knurled $50.00 Not to start another Hovland-type thread, but Teddy __________________ Non-Linear, Closed-Loop, Spirals everywhere in our Universe.

October 16th, 2005, 02:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
CancerLeoCam Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mule Deer-Mt. Lion Safari, CA Posts: 1,666 5 Photos	ya know... Webers and alpha pots (which they may be but I don't know fer sure) are real nice and work great. I used them on my clones and they work fine. What's great is the price is really nice compared to CTS. Eeeeesh! __________________ Everyone's your buddy when they want you or something from you. If you're not willing to work for free why should somebody else?

October 14th, 2005, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
GuitarJonz Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central Mass. Posts: 2,777 7 Photos	Got some Weber pots in, they look good, and seem to spin easily. Funny thing though, no EIA codes, just 250k on there. I always thought that EIA codes were mandatory?? Edit: heres what Ted Weber says re EIA codes: No, EIA is just a trade organization. It is no more mandatory as UL and other markings are. It is up to the company to put them on. Look at Fender speakers starting in the early 70's. They had the speaker manufacturers drop their EIA codes and only put on the Fender part number. Out of the six 250k audio pots I got, I found 2 that were especially loose, and installed them on my MIJ SQ Squier. They seemed to have to be much easier turning and have a longer taper than the Allparts/CTS EP885 pots on there before. The Allparts pots would fade out at about 1/2 off. The Webers work much better for volume swells and wah wah. (I couldn't get good wah wah before). I'd recommend them. I noticed that the two that were the loosest also had a slight metal on metal grind sound when you spin them, but you can't hear that thru the amp.