ESP LTD EC-400vf Question

Updated September 10, 2009 17:11

I purchased my ltd ec-400vf (its the 400 with the Duncan's) brand new in 2008. I can't do volume swells on the guitar so I assume that the stock pots are not 500k? So, if I put in the 500k pots would I be able to accomplish volume swells.

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creativename11 wrote September 02, 2009 00:21

why not just get a volume pedal thing?

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nub. wrote September 02, 2009 02:55

why not just get a volume pedal thing?
From what I've heard replacing pots is simple as well as cheap, like around $15 and that would be on the expensive side.
I am just not sure what the stock pots are in my guitar.

And thanks! Pictures coming soon.

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creativename11 wrote September 02, 2009 00:21

oh and welcome. post pics

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RZfreak wrote September 02, 2009 00:50

my friend's v-200 is like that.
idk what it is though.

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c3lew wrote September 02, 2009 03:07

The pots are 500k. A lower value (i.e. 300k or 250k) would just make the picku sound darker. A higher value (i.e. 1M) would make the pickup brighter.

I found the stock pots are pretty bad. Just as you slowly taper toward zero there's a definite cut off point.

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gorsch wrote September 02, 2009 14:24

I would just say buy better pots. I've noticed just by switching out the stock ones with the same value but a better "name" which is dumb cause they are all mostly the same, it's resolved that issue for my in the past. I just use the AllParts one's. You could try like "Gibson" pots but you'll pay more just cause the name. But it should fix it. Might not.

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SC78 wrote September 04, 2009 02:07

Hi. first post. I have the solution. I switched out the pots that were in a dean I have. I used FULL sized pots not MINI pots. It made all the difference in the world.

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