B6 Volume control.

matz · Post by **matz** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:14 pm

I just bought a single control, metal plate bakelite. C863, what ever that means. 1935-37? The pot is shot. What should I replace it with? This poor old fella has had a hard life. The guitar that is. Aloha, DM.

raiello · Post by **raiello** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:53 am

Many prewar Rickys utilized 100 K ohm potentiometers.

I have had some originals come with 250 K and also 500 K.

Seems like whatever was available at the time got installed.

100 K pots will suck too much treble out of the signal ... in my opinion.

250 K pots will be mellow ... and are decent replacements ... especially if there is no tone control ... they bleed off just enough high end to ground ...

500 K pots are what most folks like to use ... if a tone control is present.

I like 1 meg pots ... but I like a bright tone.

Audio taper (log) pots ... not linear taper ... for all of the above ...

Hope this helps ...

matz · Post by **matz** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:15 am

Thanks again, Rick. This goes into my folder of informative print-outs from you here and on the Steel Guitar Forum. DM