Alpha A500K Pots Metric Split Standard Shaft 9.5mm Audio Taper Potentiometers for Electric Guitar Bass (Set of 10)

My experiences with Alpha pots have been good. I've seen them used as OEM components in some nicer import guitars. One of the many things that budget instruments skimp on is the electronics and Alpha pots can be a definite upgrade to the original pots in many instances. I've never torn any apart, but the larger size would imply larger internal contact area, similar to CTS pots, suggesting better reliability, with the trade-off of taking up more space (which isn't usually a problem) and a higher cost. Musiclily also has their own brand of large pots which seem to be an upgrade to flimsy OEMs, but don't appear to be rebranded Alphas (maybe those are only for SAE applications?). If you open up a budget priced import guitar, you'll often see pots that are half this size - and don't work nearly as well, even when new. So far these pots all seem to work smoothly and act as they should on a meter. Alpha is a very established brand of metric-fit pots, if you are unfamiliar. I would guess that we might be seeing them in new guitars less these days because they are Korean made and a lot of guitar production has shifted from Korea to China and Indonesia.I've never really searched, but I thought it was unique to see a metric pot with a solid shaft (for set screw knobs) so that's what I ordered, since I already have some splined Alpha (and other) pots lying around. Now that I look back at the product listing, I see that the solid shaft pots are only sold in the A (audio/logarithmic) taper, not B (linear). I'm guessing Alpha makes them, but they just aren't sold in this listing? It's not unheard of to use only A tapered pots for both volume and tone, but this is something to consider if you're looking at the solid shaft pots and have a preference or need a B taper.If you're looking at bags of 10 pots, you probably have multiple projects and plans the way I do. For standard everyday components, this is a great way to buy them. At $21-22 for the bag, that's around $2 each. Hard to argue with for a decent quality pot!

Tested a few with multimeter and found them within the expected tolerances. Motion feels good, should perform well for repairs. Not boutique pots by any means, but good quality for someone looking to snag a few for some projects.