Originally Posted by: RazboI know that a larger than necessary a pot (for example, a 500k tone pot on a single coil) will "bunch" the adjusting range at one end of the dial. What happens if the pot is too small? Say a 250k on an HB (which from what I read is too small).

At wide-open, is any tone being restricted?

I dunno Razbo, I don't use tone controls. I took it out of my Jackson, and never put one in my mutt. When I tear into my new Kramer, I may take it out of that as well.