Re: Does swapping out to CTS Pots make a difference? Pots make a significant difference in the performance of the instrument. Pots matter both for their construction but more importantly, their taper. Precision is how close the pot is manufactured to the stated value.

What does changing the pots on a guitar do?

A potentiometer or “pot”, is a variable resistor that changes your tone or volume by increasing or decreasing resistance. Adding a capacitor or “cap” to the pot turns it into a simple EQ. Turning the wiper adjusts the amount of resistance and, in turn, determines which frequencies are allowed to pass.

Which pots for tone?

MOST folks prefer smooth audio-taper (logarithmic) pots for tone controls. SOME folks prefer linear-taper tone pots, try both and see what you prefer. Use 250K pots for single-coil pickups and 500K pots for humbuckers.