Scratchy pots on my Tele

[Perdido]

Hi all -- My American Fender Tele (2000) has scratchy pots, both volume and tone. I've seen a few YouTube videos that indicate a quick squirt of Deoxit D5 in the little port opening typically will fix that. Anyone have any experience with that stuff? Surprisingly, a search for Deoxit on the forum yields no results, so I'm wondering if this actually is the cure-all those videos suggest. Thanks.

[ThatRhythmMan]

Hi all -- My American Fender Tele (2000) has scratchy pots, both volume and tone. I've seen a few YouTube videos that indicate a quick squirt of Deoxit D5 in the little port opening typically will fix that. Anyone have any experience with that stuff? Surprisingly, a search for Deoxit on the forum yields no results, so I'm wondering if this actually is the cure-all those videos suggest. Thanks.

Cute all, maybe not, but I’ve had very good results using it.

[neatomic]

yes deoxit works great..been usin it for years...highly recommended

just mentioned it in a thread last week...

use the advanced search ^ and it'll turn up quite a few forum threads!

cheers

[Jonathan0996]

Yep, Deoxit is just what you need. Work the pot up and down several times after you spray it.

[Perdido]

yes deoxit works great..been usin it for years...highly recommended

just mentioned it in a thread last week...

use the advanced search ^ and it'll turn up quite a few forum threads!

cheers

Learn something new every day, thanks! Today I got lucky and learned two new things.

[sgosnell]

Or just twist the pots rapidly a number of times, back and forth. Depending on the level of oxidation in the pot, that might do it. It sometimes works, and costs nothing except a small amount of energy, and you need exercise anyway.

[Perdido]

Thanks, all. Just ordered myself a can from Amazon. (Even though I don't really need the exercise!)

[Jonathan0996]

Deoxit is also great for noisy amp pots and flaky jacks. Spray a little on the plug and push it in and out several times.

[KirkP]

D5 is marketed for connectors and switches.
DeoxIT D-Series page with shop - CAIG

F5 adds a lubricant for faders and potentiometers.
DeoxIT(R) Fader, #F5S-H6

A lot of folks use D5 for everything, but I think the pots will last longer with the lubricant.