How much EVH mojo can be found in one pot?

There has been a lot of discussion over Eddie Van Halen’s use of his name on a huge range of signature products over the past few years. Some wonder if he’s spending more time trying to sell his name than writing new music for Van Halen. One item of contention in this discussion is the move to release a signature potentiometer, the EVH Custom Low Friction Pot. Many feel that slapping a name on a pot, and selling it for 3 times the cost of a regular pot is taking it a bit too far. I’m not going to go into this debate, besides with the costs of parts in Australia, ordering the EVH pot from the States and having it posted to me didn’t really cost much more money than buying a good quality DiMarzio pot at my local store!

Eddie Van Halen has apparently had a love-hate relationship with his volume pots over the years. As a player who uses the volume pot to control his tone they have never been able to move fast or freely enough for him. Van Halen had Bourns manufacture special low friction potentiometers for his signature EVH guitars, and now they have been made available to be purchased separately. (more…)