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Changing the potentiometer can change the tone of the instrument. The higher the value potentiometer will allow more high end to cut through. A pickup using a 250K Audio taper potentiometer will sound warmer than using a 500K audio taper pot. One important thing to remember is the tolerance given by the manufacturer of the…

A common mistake is the meter is not adjusted to the proper setting for what you are measuring. If you are checking the DC resistance of a pickup, make sure that you have it set on the proper setting. Make sure the leads are inserted into the proper socket. Make sure you have no breaks…

Most likely I would replace it. I would make sure it is the proper value and the one specified for a particular use. Capacitors can be wired in series or parallel on a guitar or bass circuit and combined with resistors can have some interesting tonal possibilities.

The most common potentiometer used on Fender guitars is 250k audio taper. They also used 1 Meg. potentiometers and various instruments. Their amplifier line used an assortment of potentiometer values. Gibson used 500k and 300k audio taper for the volume and tone controls. Danelectro guitars used 100k for the volume controls while many other values…

You can use a .001mfd, .003mfd, .01mfd, .03mfd, .22mfd and .01mfd. These are the most common, although custom modifications can be done to tone the circuit how you like it.