Odd Ibanez pot

[Valvehead]

Ive been searching for a long time for this pot....Mouser, ebay , google, etc.... i just need something pretty close or I will have to mod the pcb,,etc..They probably made 600 billion of these Soundgear basses...and i cant find this pot.

Its an Ibanez bass- Soundgear series , active pickups .

500k pot. --ill attach a drawing.

Any ideas ????

[x-pro]

R-17N1-B500K or R-17N1-A500K. This tipe?

[g1]

Have you tried searching for the actual Ibanez part number? You should be able to get the part # here: https://cs.hoshinogakki.co.jp/pcw.nsf

[glebert]

https://guitarrepairparts.com/produc...Y7ncryKE&gQT=2
???

[Valvehead]

R-17N1-B500K or R-17N1-A500K. This tipe?

not even close

[Valvehead]

Have you tried searching for the actual Ibanez part number? You should be able to get the part # here: https://cs.hoshinogakki.co.jp/pcw.nsf

i dont see it on there.

its bacicaly a les paul long bushing style ...but with a small 16mm body and solid shaft . I might just try and take it apart and maybe fix it? the shaft just spins

[g1]

Oh, the pins are bent 'backwards' to normal PC mount type so that would be even more difficult to find.
You may have luck taking it apart for repair. The space between the part of the shaft where the knob goes, and the bushing, suggests the wiper disc has just popped off the shaft.
You can probably get the back cover off without even removing the pot from the board.

[DrGonz78]

I don’t think you mentioned if it is log or linear? Here’s a linear pot that is close.

Edit: just realized this is a stereo pot but it still can be wired up.

[DrGonz78]

Oh and something I have never seen before. A D500K pot.

[The Dude]

Oh, the pins are bent 'backwards' to normal PC mount type so that would be even more difficult to find.....

You could always bend the pins or run little jumper wires if you can't find a pot with pins oriented as such. If the pot can't be fixed or found, it might require some creative adapting to make it work. IMO, it doesn't have to be pretty. Nobody is going to see it anyway. Valvehead, if you could post the actual model # of the bass, it might help.

[Valvehead]

Soundgear SR405

[Valvehead]

There's enough section of pcb I can dremel out for another pot if needed.
Next Question >>>
the bass has a 9v active system with boost/cut eq controls . There's a 8 pin socket for an op amp on pcb. No chip in it . Any guesses on what this would use? I've got some TL071 and others in my bin

[The Dude]

According to pictures I've found on the web, the original IC was a TL062CP- probably selected for it's lower current draw and for longer battery life.

[Valvehead]

Ok--thanks man !!!

[mozz]

062,072,082 would be replacements, different current and different noise. It is a dual op amp so many other would also work.