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Guitar/Bass Potentiometers

TAD CTS 500K Short Split VAT Pot

4.5 out of 5 stars from 35 customer ratings
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TAD CTS 500K Short Split VAT Pot
TAD CTS 500K Short Split VAT Pot
TAD CTS 500K Short Split VAT Pot

Potentiometer for Guitar and Bass

  • CTS-D-A500K-MK
  • Resistance: 500 kOhm
  • Resistance curve: Vintage audio taper (30%)
  • The "vintage audio taper" resistance curve lies between a logarithmic and a standard linear potentiometer for a natural control behaviour
  • Offers the smallest possible resistance tolerance (10%)
  • More durable brass shaft
  • Vintage style "dimple" construction
  • Finely knurled split shaft (24 teeth for US guitars and potentiometers knobs)
  • Thread length: 9.5 mm
  • Thread diameter: 9.5 mm
  • Shaft diameter: 6 mm
  • Housing diameter: 23.8 mm
  • Includes washer, lock washer, and nut
  • Available since February 2021
  • Item number 512472
  • Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
  • Design Split Shaft US
  • Resistance Value 500 kOhms
  • Characteristic Curve Vintage Taper
  • Thread Length in mm 9,5 mm
  • Tandem Poti No
  • Push/Push No
  • Solderless No
  • shaft type grooved
31,90 AED 7,48 €
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Nik Sokolsky 19.05.2026
After reading so much about CTS being the "high-quality top-tier choice for pots" I've ordered those. Aside from this one I've also got a different 500k push-pull for a tone knob.

Well, I've had a Korean Alpha pot as my volume knob until the last week (don't spray contact cleaner on pots, kids)
Decided to "upgrade" instead of trying to source the fader lube, and I've just received the both CTS pots.

This one feels so much worse than the alpha! Alpha is buttery smooth with a very satisfying torque, but this one - less torque which is a bad thing for me (strat volume knob), and it's not nearly as smooth. At some angles it consistently feels scratchier than at others. "Highest quality standards", yeah right...
The push-pull knob I got for tone actually has good torque, BUT it also has inconsistent torque! It's very subtle but you can feel the knob turning easier at some angles than the others.

And everybody is so hyped about CTS, What a joke...
I hope I'll be able to find exact alpha I have right now.
I may give cts another chance with their HT version but I'm pretty reluctant towards it
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Thxt 26.04.2022
Buen producto y de calidad.
Los compré para cablear mi guitarra tipo les paul en configuración 50'wiring. I me funcionarón mucho mejor que mis antiguos logaritmicos.
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Assolutamente validi
Flax93 08.01.2022
Potenziometri davvero affidabili,ben costruiti. Look vintage ,ma sopratutto morbidi. Paragonandoli ai gibson , sono molto simili in prestazioni , ma non duri da girare . Fantastici
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TAD halt, TOP!
Andreas U. 15.03.2022
Super und genau wie ich mir ein apoti und vor allem dessen Funktion vorstelle.
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