{"product_id":"guitar-pot-500k-long-shaft-linear-taper-premium-450-series-for-humbucking-pickups","title":"CTS Guitar Pot, 500k Long Shaft Linear Taper Premium 450 Series For Humbucking Pickups","description":"\u003cp\u003eCTS long shaft pot, 450 series premium linear taper 500k and split shaft for push-fit knobs with 24 splines. Comes complete with two nuts and washers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTypically, most guitars work better with Audio (log) taper pots for a smooth and gradual audio drop-off when turning the pot through the entire sweep (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongmusic.co.uk\/electronics-c17\/pots-c69\/cts-guitar-pot-550k-long-shaft-premium-450-series-with-9-tolerance-for-humbucking-pickups-p366\" target=\"_self\"\u003esuch as the 450-500XL-1 pots here\u003c\/a\u003e). Having said that, pot tapers can very much be a personal preference and if an audio taper pot is not providing the desired sweep then changing to linear taper might well be preferable. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe long shaft on this pot is specifically intended for mounting through guitar bodies that have thick tops - such as all USA Gibson Les Paul production models (not Historic) made from late 70¢ through to today. Historic \/ Custom Shop models use regular shaft length 500k pots. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant measurements\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTolerance: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‚±15%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTotal pot depth - 39.9mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLength of threaded shaft - 18.9mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShaft diameter - 9.5mm (please ensure that the pickguard \/ control plate that the pot is mounting onto has a 9.6mm diameter hole)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBase of pot diameter - 23.8mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Armstrong Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57583213674841,"sku":"CTS-B500-L","price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/1429\/5129\/files\/1650973904-36294400.jpg?v=1773677743","url":"https:\/\/rollingguitar.com\/products\/guitar-pot-500k-long-shaft-linear-taper-premium-450-series-for-humbucking-pickups","provider":"Rolling Guitar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}