Cap for ash guitar?
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Re: Cap for ash guitar?
There are no rules for cap values.
Not for pickup models,
Not for pickup types,
And certainly not for wood species.
There are some conventions.......people just seem to put the same cap for pickup type as what was used back when guitars were first made in the 50s when the amps and music style were wholly different to now.
I have used anything from .0001 to .1 ......and a lot of ones inbetween. Bridge I tend to go anything from .033 and up. Neck is usually .01 and below.
There are no rules for cap values.
Not for pickup models,
Not for pickup types,
And certainly not for wood species.
There are some conventions.......people just seem to put the same cap for pickup type as what was used back when guitars were first made in the 50s when the amps and music style were wholly different to now.
I have used anything from .0001 to .1 ......and a lot of ones inbetween. Bridge I tend to go anything from .033 and up. Neck is usually .01 and below.
Hollywood Rock
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Re: Cap for ash guitar?
22nf is a good starting point.
22nf is a good starting point.
Re: Cap for ash guitar?
Well, that's not entirely true. Mostly true. Certainly there are no rules. It's purely personal preference.
But a guitar with pups that have a very bright high and upper mid character may need a .033 or .047uf cap to tame them. A mid heavy or even fairly lifeless pup may need a .015 or .010uf cap.
But again...(like you said), it's personal taste that dictates the value, NOT the pup.
I generally start with .022uf in all my guitars regardless of the type of pups (overwound buckers, P-90s, and even singles). I usually like the results and rarely feel the need to change them.
Well, that's not entirely true. Mostly true. Certainly there are no rules. It's purely personal preference.
But a guitar with pups that have a very bright high and upper mid character may need a .033 or .047uf cap to tame them. A mid heavy or even fairly lifeless pup may need a .015 or .010uf cap.
But again...(like you said), it's personal taste that dictates the value, NOT the pup.
I generally start with .022uf in all my guitars regardless of the type of pups (overwound buckers, P-90s, and even singles). I usually like the results and rarely feel the need to change them.
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Re: Cap for ash guitar?
i also start with .02 in my guitars. seldom do i feel the need to change it but i find .05 to .01 is a fine range to work in depending on what you want. i know some people swear by the old fender .1 but that is way too much roll off for me
i also start with .02 in my guitars. seldom do i feel the need to change it but i find .05 to .01 is a fine range to work in depending on what you want. i know some people swear by the old fender .1 but that is way too much roll off for me
Chistopher
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Re: Cap for ash guitar?
I choose caps on a case by case basis. I usually use smaller caps for situations when the upper mids are voiced where a larger cap would change the character of the pickup instead of just making it darker. On a pickup where the brightness of the sound falls slightly lower in the frequency spectrum, I'll use a slightly larger cap, but not one large enough to start bleeding away the mids.
I choose caps on a case by case basis. I usually use smaller caps for situations when the upper mids are voiced where a larger cap would change the character of the pickup instead of just making it darker. On a pickup where the brightness of the sound falls slightly lower in the frequency spectrum, I'll use a slightly larger cap, but not one large enough to start bleeding away the mids.
