Treble Bleed Question

[Teleplayer]

I just want to add that 0.047uF is 100 times larger than 470pF (code=471) used by mojo tone. You can also try smaller caps such as 270pf or 330pF, and the volume control should be type “A” for Audio taper when using a treble bleed with a parallel resistor. The parallel resistor will mess up the response curve if you try to use type “B” linear taper pot.

 

[freefrog]

Others were saying don't do this or is it the .01uf capacitor instead of .047 being the difference?
Thanks

As nobody answered to this question...

The frequency where a series cap starts to cut bass depends on its location relatively to the volume pot (cutting more bass after the volume control than if it's located before this pot). But in any case, a 0.047µ (47nF) wouldn't do much since it would cut bass under 50hz while the low E string of a guitar has its fundamental around 82hz.

To echo what Teleplayer said above: to cut bass, Rickenbacker mounted series capacitors of 4.7nF (0.0047µ). The G&L PTB circuit relies on a 2.2nF series cap (0.0022µ). These hi-pass / bass-cut cap values are ten times lower than those of regular tone caps. And any value above 10nF (0.01µ) would be too high for a series cap meant to cut bass in a noticeable way.

All that being said, +1 about 50s wiring as being efficient: when volume AND tone controls are lowered altogether with 50s wiring, the tone control doesn't cut high frequencies no more: instead, it shifts up the resonant frequency of the pickup involved and makes it clearer sounding.

FWIW.

 

[tce44]

I tried the capacitor, not good, guitar makes a static clicking sound when I touch pick to strings.
I might try the jazz bridge pickup I have,see how that sounds first. before 50s wiring.