Lizard_King Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 What if instead of using a 1meg pot to get a hotter pickup, someone didn't put a cap on the 500k pot. Would this work? What would the tone be without a cap on the 500k pot?Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 What cap? There's no cap on the volume pot, unless you're using a treble bleed cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard_King Posted December 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 (edited) I'm talking about on tone pots not volume pots.Maybe it's a stupid question. More then likely it is. I was just wondering though. Edited December 16, 2004 by Lizard_King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 No, it's not a stupid question, it just wasn't clear enough - to answer it, if you remove the cap from a tone pot and replace it with a jumper, you have a volume pot. Since the cap's impedance (that's a fancy word for resistance when applied to an AC signal) gets lower at higher frequencies, it bleeds the highs off to ground while blocking the lows. The tone control can be configured to have no effect on the sound when it's wide open by simply using a no-load tone pot that disconnects completely at the wide open setting. I hope that answers your question, I'm still not sure exactly what you're asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1guitarslinger Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 (edited) Sounds like you are basically talking about disconnecting your tone control. You can sure try it and see what it sounds like as many players have done that from the 1980's on. It may be too bright, but then it depends on the tone you are wanting. Going to a 1 meg Vol pot might be too bright as well. BTW, how are the Pearly Gates working out? Edited March 20, 2005 by noplugsjustinfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard_King Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Love the pg's lol. Just the sound I was looking for. Thanks again. BTW....Does anyone know where one could find 1meg pots at? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 here ya go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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