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| January 01, 2004 | Buddingh, Terry | COPYRIGHT 2004 New Bay Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Intended as an alternative replacement pot for Vox/Cry-Baby-style wah pedals, the North Star Audio Pro Pot ($25 retail, $21 street) comes complete with a pinion gear and large mounting washers. While most Vox/CryBaby-style walls use 100[ohm] pots with special resistance tapers that concentrate most of the wahs "action" into the middle range of the pedal's travel, the Pro Pot features a 200k [ohm] linear-taper to provide smoother, more gradual, and better-balanced pedal response. Unlike most wah pots, the Pro Pot's shaft extends through the rear cover for added support, and its robber dust cap can be easily removed so you can spray pot cleaner into its large cleaning port.

I installed the Pro Pot in a 1996 Vox V847 wah, replacing the stock Dunlop Hot Potz-1. For my listening tests, I used a Fender Strat ...

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