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need help with '59 centralab pots

scovell001

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Apr 15, 2016
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I wish there was a way someone could record a tone comparison with these vintage centralabs - I have CTS 550k's matched to within 2% in my guitar - The tone pot in my neck is sweet with tone coming in from about 1.5 all the way up.

I'm not naysaying these centralabs - I just wish there was something out there to help quantify what people are hearing. I have the vintage PIO bees & they make a difference to tone, so the vintage centralabs must also do something.
 

A-tony

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Jul 12, 2006
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...and the 59s (820k 828k 885k 709k) these are written on the back instead of side and to me they are even more abrupt than my 58 ones (at 9 Im already in little dirt/cleaner territory) dont look at the numbers written on the cardboard as it was originally matched with another set:
59 centralabs (google photo)

the main reason for this thread is that I was thinking that '59 ones are way more out of spec than other 50s

PS in my epxrience swapping vintage pots Ive noticed that if I use a tone pot higher than vol one I got a little bit more clarity when rolling off volume (without touching tone pot) while on the opposite I got a little bit more power when volume its on 10
 
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