'68 Gibson SG - new pots, help please

[Oakey]

My father has asked me to source him 4 x genuine Gibson SG 500k log pots for his 68 Gibson SG as back in the 80s someone 'upgraded' them to linear pots (and very kindly threw out the original pots), he now wants to change them back to log pots.

The only place I can find that has them in stock is here:

https://www.thomann.de/gb/gibson_potentiometer_01....

Do I also need to order new caps to go with the pots? I've also ordered him a new pot for his Tokai lawsuit Strat and that came with the cap included so now I'm unsure whether I need to buy those for the SG as well? If so, what caps do I need?

[Tired]

Oakey said:

My father has asked me to source him 4 x genuine Gibson SG 500k log pots for his 68 Gibson SG as back in the 80s someone 'upgraded' them to linear pots (and very kindly threw out the original pots), he now wants to change them back to log pots.

The only place I can find that has them in stock is here:

https://www.thomann.de/gb/gibson_potentiometer_01....

Do I also need to order new caps to go with the pots? I've also ordered him a new pot for his Tokai lawsuit Strat and that came with the cap included so now I'm unsure whether I need to buy those for the SG as well? If so, what caps do I need?

Some Gibsons used log pots for tone and linear pots for volume.

Does he want 4 off log pots?

As for caps, I think Gibson used 0.047uF, but it comes down to personal preference a lot of the time. Some people will swear that their orange drops transformed the sound, others will tell you a cap is a cap.

Oh, and the capacitors are only required for the tone pots, you'll only need 2. You don't fit them to volume pots.

[Oakey]

He was going on about volume last night when he was explaining it to me and that the linear pots aren't very good for reasons I forget so he wanted them put back to log pots. I ordered two orange drop caps as well seeing as they were only about £1.50 each and it's probably better to have them and not need them than need them and not have them. Thanks.

[gazza285]

Gibson use CTS pots, there’s loads on eBay, and cheaper than your link.

[rlw]

Try asking the same question here

thefretboard.co.uk

Post in 'Guitars' and you will find the answer.