Tech Guys

500k for the volume, 250k each for the tone pots, use Log or Logarithmic pots, it's hard to describe how Linear pots work, it's not just a straightforward mechanical thing and the way they alter the tone is not connected with the way the human ear hears subtle changes, like I said, it's hard to explain. The hi and lo tones will have different value capacitors, just use the existing ones on the new pots

So the new pots came in from G&L, and I wired them up just like the original wiring.

Plugged it in, and terrible buzzing out of the two tone pots, and the volume knob is reversed with no zero volume. WTF???

Just checked diagram for the L 1000, you need a 1 meg (1000k) Reverse Audio pot for the vol and two 250k audio pots for the tone, sorry, I assumed Leo used the same components as the Precision, Jazz, Mustang etc, what a dingbat, (me, not Leo) try the G&L online shop.Reverse taper audio pot that is

G&L no longer makes the Pots that were original to my year's bass. When I contacted them, they only told me about the 250k pots. But I ordered 2 250s and 1 500k, because what you said about 500k for the volume made sense to me.

But that doesn't appear to be the case on this bass. Only one of the original pots had 250k stamped on the metal case. Coincidentally, it was the pot that was giving me the trouble to begin with.

I went back in today and replaced the 500k pot I put in for the volume with the original 250k pot, and voila. All fixed.

What a pain in the ass that was.

Good thing I didn't throw away the old Pots.

Now I have a 500k pot lying around.

Phew, Alls well then