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Originally posted by Clint 55
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I don't have the time, money or interest interest in fooling around with enough guitars and different pickup and cap combinations. -
It was fun to play with that cap box. The thing that surprised me the most, was the difference in tone even when the tone pot was on "10." I can see a home made varitone in my future.Comment
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Reviewing this topic, we may be discussing different circuits. I think Clint 55 is referencing an implementation which changes the tone cap value. I was referring to the Gibson implementation which has the tone cap fixed but adds a notch filter where the notch frequencies can be changed.I miss the 80's (girls) !!!
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that surprises me too. ive done a little playing around with a switch and didnt really hear much difference between .047 and .022 when the control was full up. what differences did you hear?Originally posted by ArtieToo View PostComment
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I mainly heard it between .022 and .068. There was a definite resonant peak shift. Subtle, but there. I think you'd only notice it in a situation where you instantly switch from one to another. You wouldn't notice it if you set one guitar down, and picked up another.Originally posted by jeremy View PostComment
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I no get.Originally posted by JamesPaul View PostThe things that you wanted
I bought them for youComment
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Sorry, I thought you were describing your switch changing the tone caps connected to the tone pots. The typical Gibson/Epiphone VariTone switch has a different set of caps, resistors and an inductor for it's functionality. Definitely a confusing subject as already noted, my JCB has a VariTone control that uses a transformer to change impedance the pickup is seeing.Originally posted by Clint 55 View Post
Edit: and by "your switch" I just meant one you put in one of your builds. I wasn't implying anything.Last edited by JamesPaul; 04-14-2021, 12:11 PM.I miss the 80's (girls) !!!
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You might think about a ToneStyler in your current build. I have one in my Iceman and love it.Originally posted by Mincer View Post
Stellartone ToneStyler GUITAR TEN
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That thing is cool, I think I could squeeze it into something around here. HahahaOriginally posted by Securb View Post
You might think about a ToneStyler in your current build. I have one in my Iceman and love it.
Stellartone ToneStyler GUITAR TEN
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What I like about it at least in the version I have is one position is wide open as if there is no tone control there.Comment
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Hahaha! $129!Originally posted by Securb View Post
You might think about a ToneStyler in your current build. I have one in my Iceman and love it.
Stellartone ToneStyler GUITAR TEN
I use my tone control all the time, and need to have a smooth graduation from on to off.Administrator of the SDUGFComment
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I used to have a 345 with a Varitone. That was my favorite guitar and I used the Varitone a lot...not too much mid-song, but came in handy for making a quick and simple change between songs.Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.Comment
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What's not to like???? Ever tried rewiring one? I had to rewire a mid 60's ES-345TDSV that'd been left in a shed on a farm for about 25 years.
Every kind of rodent in the Australian outback had lived in it or used it as a snack bar!!
That was about 25 years ago. I still have nightmares!
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Hahaha. Not yet but I'll be trying to install one or two of them later this year.Originally posted by Pontiac Jack View PostWhat's not to like???? Ever tried rewiring one? I had to rewire a mid 60's ES-345TDSV that'd been left in a shed on a farm for about 25 years.
Every kind of rodent in the Australian outback had lived in it or used it as a snack bar!!
That was about 25 years ago. I still have nightmares!
(pics are example borrowed from the interwebbything)Comment
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Have a bottle of Jack on standby!
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