Small diameter, quality linear pots?

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Enzo

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The old fashioned large pots like Fender used for decades are 24mm size. The smaller ones Marshall used forever were 16mm size. If you look inside rack gear or mixers with a zillion controls close together, you will see 12mm size. This means diameter of main body.

Smaller than 12mm usually means a trimmer style pot.
 
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sashamilano

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Enzo said:
The old fashioned large pots like Fender used for decades are 24mm size. The smaller ones Marshall used forever were 16mm size. If you look inside rack gear or look at this mixers with a zillion controls close together, you will see 12mm size. This means diameter of main body.

Smaller than 12mm usually means a trimmer style pot.
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12mm size rack are portable than 16mm
 
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Jim Leach said:
When I was building guitars I think we had some Bourns pots (among many) that were good quality (quiet) reliable and durable. And small. MAYBE 3/4" at the most.

I haven't tried buying them for ten years so no idea where to get them but I suspect the usual suspects have them.
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Probably one of these?
91A2D-B24-B20/B20L Bourns | Mouser

I'm considering using a 100k linear in parallel with a 10-15k ohm resistor to make a fake log pot as Rod Elliot suggests here:
ESP - A Better Volume Control
 
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