RIVERSIDE, Calif., January 18, 2016 – Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced that its Bourns Pro Audio group will debut the Sean Silas Signature Series Guitar Potentiometer at the upcoming NAMM Show to be held January 21-24, 2016 in Anaheim, California. Bourns Pro Audio developed this custom signature series line in conjunction with rock/metal guitarist Sean Silas to suit his original playing style and that of other guitarists in this genre. The two initial guitar potentiometers in Bourns’ Sean Silas Signature Series are precision guitar volume controls. These breakthrough potentiometers feature a custom audio taper for highly accurate volume setting, and use specialized lubricants for a smooth, viscous rotational torque. The knurled shaft option is suited for press-fit knobs, and the plain shaft is designed for knobs with set screws.

Bourns will debut the following two new potentiometers at its booth #6865 (Hall A) at the 2016 NAMM show:

Part Number	Shaft Style	Bushing Style	Resistance Value	Taper
PDB241-SOTL1-504A3	Knurled	Standard	500 kΩ	Audio
PDB241-SOTL2-504A3	Plain	Standard	500 kΩ	Audio

 

“With the release of the Sean Silas Signature Series Guitar Potentiometers, Bourns continues its commitment to provide guitarists with high quality and extremely reliable guitar potentiometers,” said Chuck Manzano, Pro Audio Application Engineer at Bourns, Inc. “We are ecstatic to be working with Sean in the development of precision volume controls that help rock/metal guitarists perform and perfect their own signature sound. We are already working with Sean on the development of a custom tone control as an added option to be released later this year. And, there will be more to come as Bourns is working on additional signature series guitar potentiometer designs with other artists.”

As a pricing reference, part number PDB241-SOTL1-504A3 with knurled shaft is priced at $3.95, and part number PDB241-SOTL2-504A3 with plain shaft is priced at $3.75. All prices are based on quantities of 1,000. The Sean Silas Signature Series Guitar Potentiometers are available now through selected Bourns authorized distributors and Pro Audio resellers.

To learn more about the Sean Silas Signature Series and the rest of Bourns’ leading line of Pro Audio products, please visit: www.bourns.com/proaudio.

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Bourns, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of position and speed sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic components, microelectronic modules, panel controls and resistive products. Headquartered in Riverside, California, USA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including automotive, industrial, consumer, communications, non-critical life support medical, audio and various other market segments. Additional company and product information is available at http://www.bourns.com.

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