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If you meter from the pot output to ground, as you turn the pot up from zero to full, the resistance will rise from 0 ohms to a peak in the middle, then fall back to the DC resistance of the pickup. The peak will be a quarter of the pot resistance. (Technically, a quarter of the pot resistance plus the pickup resistance, but that's almost negligible by comparison.)
Where the peak occurs on the pot turn will tell you if it's Linear (at 5) or Log (around 7-8), if numbered.
Obviously make sure only one pickup is selected, if it's a guitar with more than one volume control.
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I fitted a new pot and pickup and it's not behaving as I thought it should and I cannot figure out what's up with it. The pot acts like an on off switch. It occurred to me I may of used a linear pot instead of Log
On a right-handed guitar, reversed log taper pots would seem pretty all or nothing.