Attention Parts Nerds...
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:36 pm
I completely wore out the volume pots in my GOAT 2006 AMI Les Paul. So I replaced all pots with Emerson CTS long-shaft A500K pots (pic below). Surprisingly, the tolerances were all within 1.2% of 500K - very well matched.
Emerson have been my potentiometer of choice for the past few years, for feel, taper, sound and durability.
In my vintage stash, I found a 1950's Sprague 'Black-Beauty' 0.022uF cap (same as the mylar-film bumble-bees, only no stripes)!
So I included it on the neck tone pot. I have a Mojotone Vitamin T 0.022uF oil-filled cap on the bridge tone. 200pF treble bleeds complete the ensemble.
I still think capacitors are a little bit 'snake oil.' But the guitar does sound clear and musical, still sounding defined when the tone is rolled down.
This is by far my favorite guitar as when considering playability and tone!
Anybody else have 'vintage caps' they like?
Emerson have been my potentiometer of choice for the past few years, for feel, taper, sound and durability.
In my vintage stash, I found a 1950's Sprague 'Black-Beauty' 0.022uF cap (same as the mylar-film bumble-bees, only no stripes)!
So I included it on the neck tone pot. I have a Mojotone Vitamin T 0.022uF oil-filled cap on the bridge tone. 200pF treble bleeds complete the ensemble.
I still think capacitors are a little bit 'snake oil.' But the guitar does sound clear and musical, still sounding defined when the tone is rolled down.
This is by far my favorite guitar as when considering playability and tone!
Anybody else have 'vintage caps' they like?