Capacitor Values For Les Paul

This one shows the effect of changing the value of the tone capacitor. Hi guys can somebody tell me what caps i can safley use in my les paul.

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Capacitor values for les paul. But dont forget. The magic tone is a combination of several factors and we will go through all of them step by step to convert your les paul into a roaring monster. Value capacitance now that those rumors are debunked lets focus on the more important parameter the value of the cap.

I have been told i normally use 020 caps but will other values do. Home auditioning tone capacitors part ii. There are lots of websites that shows and explain different mods but its hard to find one that shows some data or nice graphs.

It pays to have cool rock star. The value of the capacitordenoted by a numberis what matters. I think a proper replacement capacitor for a les paul custom would be a 022 400v sprague orange drop capacitor.

I hope you all found some time during the past month to try a lot of different cap values as described in the first part of. Sixties and can be found in a lot of guitars from that era. Auditioning tone capacitors part ii.

Vintage les paul wiring. If youve got a les paul standard with those high output pickups and 300k pots and you want more brightness and less mud you could try the vintage values 500k pots all round and 022 caps on both tone controls at first maybe swap to 015 or 010 in the neck if its too muddy and then if you want darker on one of the other pickups either. Like 022uf 160v or 0022uf 400v and these are not gibson caps but third party ie vitq pio tone caps mullard tropical fish caps k42y soviet paper in oil caps and a few more to mention.

Give your les paul the vintage tone of a 59burst this seems to be the most sought after tone for a les paul and its not that difficult to make your own les paul sound like that. So inspired by this forum thread i did simulations for some les paul mods i own an epiphone les paul custom and ill post some results. They are famous for their use in 58 and 59 burst les pauls and.

I am rewiring my es 135 which is the same as my les paul wiring. The story of a. Remember our basic rule to help understand this parameter.

However the type of capacitor makes no audible difference whatsoever though it can make a sizable difference on your wallet. The higher the capacitance the darker the tone. Im wondering what the difference would be if it was a 022 200v or a 022 600v.

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