The Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, and thousands of other guitars use humbucker pickups.
The 250k pots allow enough high-end frequencies to escape, warm up the tone, and take off some of the harsh edges. To combat the harsh tones of single-coil pickups, we pair them with 250k pots. Single-coil pickups are also known for piercing sharp tones that are brittle and harsh. The Fender Strat, Fender Telecaster, and countless other guitars use the single-coil pickup, which is known for its in-your-face sound, bite, and clear notes. There are countless models and brands of pickups, but electric guitar pickups are usually one of two kinds: single-coil or humbucking.
Often, when guitarists talk about the values of their volume and tone pots, they are talking about a guitar such as a Fender Stratocaster or a Gibson Les Paul that has one or more of the same type of pickup in the guitar. Lower value pots make your guitar sound darker. Higher value pots make your guitar sound brighter. The higher the value, the higher the wall, and the harder it is for the high end to escape, which results in a brighter tone going to your amp. Think of the value as a wall that your high-end frequencies need to jump over to escape. Without getting too scientific, the volume and tone controls connect to ground, and a side effect of that is they create a path for your high-end frequencies to escape. The first thing we should clarify is what the value of a volume or tone pot has to do with the tone of a guitar. We’re going to help answer that question and take a look at what options are available to get the best tone possible from your guitar. If you have a guitar that mixes humbuckers with single-coils, you might be wondering if you’re using the best value pot. There’s plenty of discussion on the web about the correct value pots to use for just single-coil pickups or humbuckers, but very little information about mixing humbuckers and single-coil pickups on one guitar.
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