SheDoesntDoIt4Me
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I have a couple of really old .022s that i foundi n a old set of speakers? ??
Whats a good value cap for les paul pots?
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Re: Whats a good value cap for les paul pots?
.015 if you want a smidge less bass, but want to retain that smooth, rolled-off sound. Any lower and you start to get some actual twang even with the tone all the way down.
.015 if you want a smidge less bass, but want to retain that smooth, rolled-off sound. Any lower and you start to get some actual twang even with the tone all the way down.
Re: Whats a good value cap for les paul pots?
Those values are ok. You may like that value with some pups, maybe not as much with others, particularly with neck pups. I like .015 in the neck with certain pups. It's a matter of degrees...personal preference.
Something to bear in mind is that more often than not, old caps will have drifted from their original value. I have removed many bumblebees, black cats and so on from old radios, etc. I have a bunch of 'em. All of them have drifted so far that they are of no use in a guitar. I wouldn't buy into any hype (not suggesting you are) that the old caps have some special magic that will make your guitar sound better. A set of new Orange Drops will do just fine, and they're cheap. Hovlands are very nice as well, but more $$. If you have (or can find) a multimeter that measures capacitance, you can check the old ones before you decide to try them. Whatever caps you use should be rated at a minimum of 400 VDC. 600 VDC is fine, but the larger the VDC rating, the larger the cap size.
SheDoesntDoIt4Me said:
Those values are ok. You may like that value with some pups, maybe not as much with others, particularly with neck pups. I like .015 in the neck with certain pups. It's a matter of degrees...personal preference.
Something to bear in mind is that more often than not, old caps will have drifted from their original value. I have removed many bumblebees, black cats and so on from old radios, etc. I have a bunch of 'em. All of them have drifted so far that they are of no use in a guitar. I wouldn't buy into any hype (not suggesting you are) that the old caps have some special magic that will make your guitar sound better. A set of new Orange Drops will do just fine, and they're cheap. Hovlands are very nice as well, but more $$. If you have (or can find) a multimeter that measures capacitance, you can check the old ones before you decide to try them. Whatever caps you use should be rated at a minimum of 400 VDC. 600 VDC is fine, but the larger the VDC rating, the larger the cap size.
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Re: Whats a good value cap for les paul pots?
Thanks!
Thanks!
