cole Posted February 15, 2006 Report Posted February 15, 2006 Does anyone know if there is a source of sound clips to show the diffrence between capacitors? Quote
whitey Posted February 15, 2006 Report Posted February 15, 2006 what is the reason you are looking for them? capaciters are fairly cheap,maybe buy a few and place in your guitar,record,then change,may take a while.but i've never heard anything online like that maybe some1 knows what happens when you rase the capaciter level etc? Quote
Recursion Posted February 15, 2006 Report Posted February 15, 2006 How does the tone capacitor value affect the sound of the guitar? Most guitars and basses with passive pickups use between .01 and .1MFD (Microfarad) tone capacitors with .02 (or .022) and .05 (or .047) being the most common choices. The capacitor and tone pot are wired together to provide a variable low pass filter. This means when the filter is engaged (tone pot is turned) only the low frequencies pass to the output jack and the high frequencies are grounded out (cut) In this application, the capacitor value determines the "cutoff frequency" of the filter and the position of the tone pot determines how much the highs (everything above the cutoff frequency) will be reduced. So the rule is: Larger capacitors will have lower cutoff frequency and sound darker in the bass setting because a wider range of frequencies is being reduced. Smaller capacitors will have a higher cutoff frequency and sound brighter in the bass setting because only the ultra high frequencies are cut. For this reason, dark sounding guitars like Les Pauls with humbuckers typically use .02MFD (or .022MFD) capacitors to cut off less of the highs and guitars like Strats and Teles with single coils typically use .05MFD capacitors to allow more treble to be rolled off. Keep in mind that the capacitor value only affects the sound when the tone control is being used (pot in the bass setting) The tone capacitor value will have little to no effect on the sound when the tone pot is in the treble setting. Quote
cole Posted February 16, 2006 Author Report Posted February 16, 2006 I understand what diffrent caps do but I dont have a bunch of guitars actually I only have one, and its original and I dont wanna mess with it. I want to make a new guitar but I wish to hear the diffrence instead of read it. Just thought I'd ask Quote
Recursion Posted February 16, 2006 Report Posted February 16, 2006 what is the reason you are looking for them? capaciters are fairly cheap,maybe buy a few and place in your guitar,record,then change,may take a while.but i've never heard anything online like that maybe some1 knows what happens when you rase the capaciter level etc? Like whitey said you should get a bunch and try them out yourself. You might hear a recording and install the cap and it sound completly different then the one in the clip. Sorry cant help you with the sound clips. Ive never heard of anybody doing that. Quote
lovekraft Posted February 16, 2006 Report Posted February 16, 2006 Have you read this? Tone Capacitors, values vs sound It's pinned at the top of Electronic Tutorials - no sound clips, but it should answer your questions. Quote
Recursion Posted February 16, 2006 Report Posted February 16, 2006 Excellent tutorial lovekraft! Quote
lovekraft Posted February 16, 2006 Report Posted February 16, 2006 I want to make a new guitar but I wish to hear the diffrence instead of read it.So when you build that new guitar, you are gonna install a rotary switch and several selectable caps so you can record those sound clips for the next guy who asks, right? Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.