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Re: What brand of pot for CryBaby wah?

4/23/2004 11:51 PM
skreddy	Re: What brand of pot for CryBaby wah? Thanks for the props! I set mine up with a 200k resistor between the CCW and wiper (black wire and yellow wire on my old Thomas CryBaby). That opens up the sweet spot and makes it less cramped. I haven't tried 100k yet, but that might make it REALLY gradual and open. Of course that'd also tend to reduce the overall resistance of the pot, so I'm thinking about experimenting with resistors on one or both sides of the pot too. I'd like to try the ElectroHarmonix black cap "pro pot' too. So far, my favorite taper was on my original Thomas Cry Baby (Chicago made). This pot (made in Mexico, I think) had a ceramic core upon which the carbon track was laid. No one really makes them as good-sounding as the originals. I think the Fulltone sounds good. Mine didn't last terribly long, though, so that's why I'm trying to get the best possible taper from these Hotpotz II's. Plus they're cheaper.

4/23/2004 11:51 PM

skreddy

Re: What brand of pot for CryBaby wah?

Thanks for the props!

I set mine up with a 200k resistor between the CCW and wiper (black wire and yellow wire on my old Thomas CryBaby). That opens up the sweet spot and makes it less cramped. I haven't tried 100k yet, but that might make it REALLY gradual and open. Of course that'd also tend to reduce the overall resistance of the pot, so I'm thinking about experimenting with resistors on one or both sides of the pot too.

I'd like to try the ElectroHarmonix black cap "pro pot' too. So far, my favorite taper was on my original Thomas Cry Baby (Chicago made). This pot (made in Mexico, I think) had a ceramic core upon which the carbon track was laid. No one really makes them as good-sounding as the originals. I think the Fulltone sounds good. Mine didn't last terribly long, though, so that's why I'm trying to get the best possible taper from these Hotpotz II's. Plus they're cheaper.