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I just get so tired of this. People that Know better selling BS to people that don't. It's lies and it's illegal but because our genre is mired in lore and misunderstood by anyone that would enforce honesty these crimes go unpunished. Ahg... Ok. Rant over. Here's what set me off,..
A pickup making company (manufacturer?) partnered with Bourns to create "Vintage Inspired" pots. They presented the issue as 'new pots bad' - 'old pots good' - 'our pots are like the old pots'. Ok, fine. But they also imply that their pots SOUND better. Which is not true for reasons we here understand, but the average guitar player doesn't. And the kicker for me was at the end of their pitch when they say this:
The implication being that these pots don't suffer the same loss of treble in a guitar circuit when turned down. These guys make pickups and Bourns makes these pots. People that would obviously know that what is implied above is not the truth. They further imply on the same page that if your guitar doesn't sound good it might be your pots. Resitance being equal, and typically of a ubiquitous value and a manufacturers tolerance, there's NOTHING to be done with a pot that can change the tone of a guitar. (<period) I know we see this sort of thing all the time and I really should be "over it" but I'm not. The day is coming when I'll be entering the arena with these and other charlatans and I don't look forward to the troubles that trusted liars in the game could cause for me. As well as wondering if an honest sales approach can work in such a smarmy landscape.
A pickup making company (manufacturer?) partnered with Bourns to create "Vintage Inspired" pots. They presented the issue as 'new pots bad' - 'old pots good' - 'our pots are like the old pots'. Ok, fine. But they also imply that their pots SOUND better. Which is not true for reasons we here understand, but the average guitar player doesn't. And the kicker for me was at the end of their pitch when they say this:
The implication being that these pots don't suffer the same loss of treble in a guitar circuit when turned down. These guys make pickups and Bourns makes these pots. People that would obviously know that what is implied above is not the truth. They further imply on the same page that if your guitar doesn't sound good it might be your pots. Resitance being equal, and typically of a ubiquitous value and a manufacturers tolerance, there's NOTHING to be done with a pot that can change the tone of a guitar. (<period) I know we see this sort of thing all the time and I really should be "over it" but I'm not. The day is coming when I'll be entering the arena with these and other charlatans and I don't look forward to the troubles that trusted liars in the game could cause for me. As well as wondering if an honest sales approach can work in such a smarmy landscape.
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