I knew that would get your attention! Actually, I always use CTS pots in my builds. With my new semi-hollow design, I'm sliding the pots under a hole cut beneath the pup cavity ala the new Guilds rather than through an f-hole.
I was thinking about tolerances and such and realized the mimi-CTS pots would make my life a lot easier during installation. Anything inherently wrong or kinky with the minis from CTS? I'm assuming the same high quality as their standard pots or is there something I should know about them?
Just wondering.........
I use only CTS pots. I know many (at least outside US) think they cost too much and that alpha might do the job just as well. Ten years ago I built three tube amps that was identical except pots. One CTS, one alpha and one even cheaper chinese pot. Different guitarists had them, so it was no scientific experiment. But the cheapo´s was crapping out in about two years. The alphas were ok except one scratchy and one loose after five years. The CTS pots are all good even today, and they have the bonus of feeling just as tight as new.
As for the mini CTS´s, I´m installing a double one as a blend pot (to blend a P and a mud
) in a fender P, looking forward to try that one out!
I have an acoustic epi that i transformed into a jazzbox with f holes. I used the small CTS´s in it, and as I work the pots I cant really tell any difference between them and the big ones. I expected them to be more ´jumpy´perhaps, but they are fine!
Add a handmade oilcap to the tone pot and they sound fabulous!!