Greggo Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Sorry not a bass related question but my recent acquisition is a Westfield LP style guitar. It has a great sound but perhaps could be a bit brighter. I opened up the control cavity and noticed it's installed with .47 caps on the tone pots which I believe isn't the standard on a humbucker fitted guitar. When in position 0 it is very dark indeed. If I put .22 will this make the tone a bit brighter in position 10 or does it only affect tone as it's rolled off? I've read conflicting info on whether it has an affect on the fully open position. Thanks! Edited February 1, 2015 by Greggo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1422813260' post='2677067'] Sorry not a bass related question but my recent acquisition is a Westfield LP style guitar. It has a great sound but perhaps could be a bit brighter. I opened up the control cavity and noticed it's installed with .47 caps on the tone pots which I believe isn't the standard on a humbucker fitted guitar. When in position 0 it is very dark indeed. [b][color=#ff0000]If I put .22 will this make the tone a bit brighter in position 10 or does it only affect tone as it's rolled off[/color][/b]? I've read conflicting info on whether it has an affect on the fully open position. Thanks! [/quote]Yes only as the tone is rolled off - dsiclaimer - depending on how it's wired I suppose! If you put a higher value pot in ie: 500 instead of 250K it helps a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks for that, I'll probably still put. 22 in anyway just so the taper is more useable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) The tone passive tone control on a guitar or bass shouldn't really have any effect on the sound when they are up at full. Some folks reckon that bypassing them altogether gives a little bit more top end (actually it's not cutting as much top,as it's actually a low pass filter, but that's splitting hairs). 500kΩ volume pots are the way forward for humbuckers though - they'll let more top end through to the tone circuit, so check whether you've already got them. My 6 stringer is an SG copy, and I'm toying with making a Treble-Booster for this very reason - 500kΩ pots across the board and it's still quite a 'thick' tone. If I could only put a coil tap switch on it to turn them into single coil pickups then that would really SING through 500kΩ pots…. Edited February 1, 2015 by paul_5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1422820001' post='2677187'] The tone passive tone control on a guitar or bass shouldn't really have any effect on the sound when they are up at full. Some folks reckon that bypassing them altogether gives a little bit more top end (actually it's not cutting as much top,as it's actually a low pass filter, but that's splitting hairs). 500kΩ volume pots are the way forward for humbuckers though - they'll let more top end through to the tone circuit, so check whether you've already got them. My 6 stringer is an SG copy, and I'm toying with making a Treble-Booster for this very reason - 500kΩ pots across the board and it's still quite a 'thick' tone. If I could only put a coil tap switch on it to turn them into single coil pickups then that would really SING through 500kΩ pots…. [/quote] Sounds like you need a tele mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 You might be right..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1422830524' post='2677393'] You might be right..... [/quote] Must admit I've had my Squier CV tele for a year and still amazed at how versatile two sc can be. I did miss humbuckers, hence getting an LP style, but the clear tele tone takes some beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Everybody needs a Tele! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgie Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 or a P90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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