Allparts CTS No-Load 500K Tone Pot

I got this pot for my Les Paul as I did not want to install a push-pull tone knob. This is the perfect solution for my coil splitting, as it maintains full humbucker mode when at 10 while allowing me to dial in anything between split (1 coil only at 0 position) and humbucking mode.
Good quality, would buy again in a heartbeat.

If, like me, you very rarely ever use your tone pot, and you prefer the option of removing it from the circuit when not in use, this is a good option for you.

I've always found CTS pots to be of good quality, with good action and ratings always well within tolerance levels.

This potentiometer's shaft is shorter than the shaft of standard AllParts 250 or 500 kOhm potentiometers.
I had a hard time screwing in a standard 500 kOhm potentiometer.
For my PRS SE, I cut off the protruding tab on the potentiometer and removed the inner washer.
This potentiometer definitely won't fit "without a load."

I'll be installing it inside the tone control, and the shorter the better.

I'm not sure how I like the tone control on my guitar now. But perhaps I chose the wrong capacitor to go with it..? Maybe. Nonetheless, this is a sturdy pot and it turns great, smooth but not too smooth

This thing feels flimsy and started crackling after a few months. Cleaned with deoxit a few times with the same problem recurring every few months

Fantastic quality part. Smooth feeling and sounds great.

The log scale and transparency when turned all the way up makes it fully controllable and truly transparent. Love it.

wanted to include in simple mic scheme for self made lap steel, but this brought lots of parasite noise

This works great. The quality is great.

Be careful about the length of the shaft - it's really short. It hardly came through the top wood on the Explorer. I also had to widen the hole.
The back of the pot is the candy type shape.

Cool pot if you like the sound of guitars with no tone pots but also want to have a tone control