What to use instead of EQ 'G' Taper Pot...

Started by Hav, August 27, 2014, 04:28:08 PM

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Hav

Building the GGG SD9 and it says i need a 20k EQ Taper.

Can't seem to find those things, so what can I use to replace it? Standard A / B Taper?

Thanks!

Build: http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/pdf/ggg_isd9_bom.pdf

slacker

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For that circuit you can use a linear taper pot, it's a Big Muff style tone control and in most designs that's used with a linear pot. I think by EQ taper they mean W taper, you can get these from smallbear and probably most of the pedal parts supply places. With a linear pot most of the changes in tone happen towards ether end of the pot and you get a section in the middle where nothing much happens, a W taper spreads the usable range out a bit so you get less dead space in the middle, you can get all the same sounds with either.