CTS Audio Taper Pro Guitar Control Pots, Split shaft, 500K-ohm (CTS #450S 3485) - 4 pack
<p><b>SAVE WHEN YOU BUY A 4 PACK!</b></p><p><b>CTS pots have long been the first choice in American guitars.</b> CTS pots from StewMac have even more to like: closer tolerances and longer life! </p><p>We've specified these CTS pots to feature a <b>longer-life brass shaft</b> and tighter <b>±10% resistance tolerance</b> compared to CTS products offered by most other suppliers.</p><p>CTS precision audio taper gives you smoother and more accurate response than you'll get with economy pots. Crank your guitar up to 10 and the volume swells all the way-no abrupt flattening to choke your playing style.</p><p>Each CTS pot includes a flat washer, lock washer, and two hex mounting nuts for custom height adjustment on a pickguard or control plate.</p><p><b>Split shaft with fine knurling.</b> Fits fine-knurled (24-spline) knob</p><p>Shaft diameter: 0.235" (5.95mm)</p><p>Shaft height: 3/8" (9.52mm)</p><p>Thread: 3/8 x 32</p><p>Thread height: 3/8" (9.52mm)</p><p>Required mounting hole diameter: 3/8" (9.52mm)</p><p><b>Which pot value should you choose?</b></p><p>500K pots are standard controls for humbuckers, and 250Ks are usually used for single-coil pickups. A 250K gives a slightly warmer tone than a 500K, and bleeds off (attenuates) some of the high frequencies to ground.</p>