Tone circuit pots log or lin?

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Tone circuit pots log or lin?

Can someone please tell me if they think the pots in the below circuit should be log or lin.
There is nothing in the attached documentation.

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Unless it says otherwise for a specific reason I'd use linear. It's level controls that you expect to benefit from log pots.
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As IvIark said, tone pots are normally linear (B). Common tone values that are good to have on hand are 10K, 50K, & 100K.

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