Fender p bass capacitors?

[hooky_lowdown]

Does anyone know when Fender switched their capacitors in the p bass from the original 0.1 to the (now) standard 0.047 ?

[ikay]

I think the switch was made somewhere around 1964.

Edited December 1, 2018 by ikay

[Dan Dare]

It's cheap and easy to experiment with cap values. They cost pennies.

[Geek99]

What difference exactly does paper in oil confer ? 

 

Or or is it just voodoo Mumbo jumbo

Edited December 1, 2018 by Geek99

[gary mac]

27 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

What difference exactly does paper in oil confer ? 

 

Or or is it just voodoo Mumbo jumbo

None but they do look cool 😀

[fleabag]

This a bit of a read, but some of the tests on caps have  audio with them. Sounds like a guitar rather than a bass, and the audio is nothing to write home about,  but there ya go 

 

http://zerocapcable.com/?page_id=224

Edited December 3, 2018 by fleabag

[Guest Marcoelwray]

I ust found this cheap wonderful thing :

https://www.emma-music.com/potentiometre-tonalite-500k-split-shaft-push-pull-gewa,fr,4,ART-QTP.cfm

Worth a shot. At this price ^^

[prowla]

Hmmm - it would be easy to fit a push-pull tone pot to switch between them.

[paul_5]

On 01/12/2018 at 21:58, Geek99 said:

What difference exactly does paper in snake oil confer ? 

 

Or or is it just voodoo Mumbo jumbo

Fixed. 😉

[hooky_lowdown]

On 01/12/2018 at 21:58, Geek99 said:

What difference exactly does paper in oil confer ? 

 

Or or is it just voodoo Mumbo jumbo

Purists will say PIO makes a difference, but in reality any decent modern cap will out perform any "old" style cap. That's evolution!

[hooky_lowdown]

On 01/12/2018 at 21:54, Dan Dare said:

It's cheap and easy to experiment with cap values. They cost pennies.

Add a 0.1 cap to a cheap bass (£200 or less) and some decent strings and suddenly it will sound x10's better. I don't know why manufacturers use 0.047 caps with cheap strings with the already cheap pickups and electrics. The 0.1 cap will reduce all the nasty harsh and "tinny" sounding highs, and give an even bass response across all strings, bringing it closer to mid-range basses in terms of sound.

The humble cap gets overlooked by many people, but choosing the corrtect value for the music style you play will have a BIG difference on your sound.