Correct pot for Strat bass cut?

mistercharlie

I'm rewiring a Strat to use a master tone setup. I will use the spare tone knob for a Reverend and G&L-style bass-cut, and add a push-push to the middle knob (tone) to switch in the bridge pickup for Tele-style neck+bridge. 

I've read that I should use a 1Meg audio/log pot for the bass cut, and that it should be a left-handed pot. Do I really need a lefty pot? Or will a regular 1 Meg log do the trick?

SteveRobinson

Yes it has to be lefty, a rh log taper will do all the change at one end of its travel.

mistercharlie

Ok, so it’s a reverse-log, not just a regular log that turns in the other directions? 

ICBM

You can use a standard Log if you simply have the direction of turn the other way.

SteveRobinson

I suppose you would wire it backwards but that might be counter-intuitive in use.

mistercharlie

SteveRobinson said:

I suppose you would wire it backwards but that might be counter-intuitive in use.

I’d rather do it the right way. Any idea where I can get one? Thomann— my usual choice — only has regular ones. 

mistercharlie

Perhaps this, for instance:

https://www.banzaimusic.com/Alpha-24mm-mono-1M-REV-Log.html

MartinB

Presuming you're in the UK, Axesrus have the medium-shaft Alpha pots in a 1M reverse log.  I used one for a bass cut in my 335 copy. 

mistercharlie

MartinB said:

Presuming you're in the UK, Axesrus have the medium-shaft Alpha pots in a 1M reverse log.  I used one for a bass cut in my 335 copy. 

Germany, but that’s no problem really. I’m sure I can find some extras to make up the order. 

ICBM

SteveRobinson said:

I suppose you would wire it backwards but that might be counter-intuitive in use.

I actually find the opposite - it’s more intuitive to have ‘bright’ in the same direction on both knobs.

It may just be me though...

MartinB

ICBM said:

SteveRobinson said:

I suppose you would wire it backwards but that might be counter-intuitive in use.

I actually find the opposite - it’s more intuitive to have ‘bright’ in the same direction on both knobs.

It may just be me though...

I use mine to clean up the amp/pedals instead of rolling off the volume, so it feels more intuitive to me if full bass is at 10.