Detail 01
500K resistance
Bleeds less treble to ground than a 250K pot, so humbuckers stay brighter. Swapping it into a single-coil guitar makes it sharper.
Product detailSKU #1292606661773
Proline500K Push/Pull Potentiometer
Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
500K push/pull pot for adding a switched function such as coil splitting to a humbucker guitar. Requires soldering.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Adding coil split without drilling for a mini switch
- Replacing a scratchy or dead volume or tone pot
- Humbucker guitars where 500K keeps the top end
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Anyone unwilling to solder inside a control cavity
- Single-coil guitars voiced around 250K pots
- Players wanting a drop-in mod with no wiring
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Push/pull shaft
A DPDT switch sits under the knob. Pull up to change wiring, push down to return, with no extra hole in the body.
Detail 03
Switch on a control you already have
The mod costs no body real estate, but the knob has to be pulled up rather than flipped, which is slower mid-song.
Detail 04
Longer body than a standard pot
The switch section adds depth. Shallow cavities and thin control plates can run out of room behind the pot.
Detail 05
Solder-lug construction
Every connection is soldered by hand. Existing wires must be desoldered from the old pot and moved over.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Measure cavity depth and shaft length against your body or control plate thickness
- 02Soldering iron, wire and a wiring diagram are needed and not included
- 03Coil splitting requires four-conductor pickups; two-wire humbuckers cannot be split
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can I use this to coil split my humbuckers?
Yes, if the pickups are four-conductor. Two-conductor humbuckers have no accessible coil tap and cannot be split with any push/pull pot.
02Will it fit my guitar?
Check cavity depth first. The push/pull mechanism makes the pot longer than a standard one, and shallow routes or thin control plates may not clear it.
03500K or 250K for my guitar?
500K is the usual choice for humbuckers, keeping more treble. 250K is typical for single coils. Using 500K with single coils brightens them noticeably.
04Do I need to solder?
Yes. The old pot has to be desoldered and the wires moved to the new one, plus the switch lugs wired for whatever function you want.
