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Gonna be buying some new caps for my Epi Les Paul. I'v got a Custom in bridge and Jazz in neck position. I generally have the volume and tone controls on 10, but was wondering what the difference between these two cap values would be?

I mainly play hard rock and metal if that helps.

I would say go with the .022 for the neck and a .010 for the bridge, but that's me.

The difference is that the .047 will cut a wider range of the treble frequencies than the .022, in other words -- just grabbing numbers out of the air to illustrate -- the .047 maybe affects everything above 2kHz while the .022 affects everything above 4kHz.

That's a huge oversimplification because the range of frequencies affected actually changes as you turn the knob, but you get the idea -- the .047 will cut out a lot more treble.


Originally Posted by ZhangliqunI would say go with the .022 for the neck and a .010 for the bridge, but that's me.

The difference is that the .047 will cut a wider range of the treble frequencies than the .022, in other words -- just grabbing numbers out of the air to illustrate -- the .047 maybe affects everything above 2kHz while the .022 affects everything above 4kHz.

That's a huge oversimplification because the range of frequencies affected actually changes as you turn the knob, but you get the idea -- the .047 will cut out a lot more treble.

Maybe an oversimplication, but an accurate portrayal....Definite props man!

I like the .022, and .033. The .047 is just too much for me though.

Luke

It's also important to note that even with the volume pot on 10, the capacitor will still drain away some highs -- so your guitar will sound a bit duller with an .047 than an .022 even when you have the volume dimed out. Go with .022 or lower...


Originally Posted by ZhangliqunIt's also important to note that even with the volume pot on 10, the capacitor will still drain away some highs -- so your guitar will sound a bit duller with an .047 than an .022 even when you have the volume dimed out. Go with .022 or lower...

A no-load pot would help some by removing the pot itself from the signal path, correct?

Correct.


Originally Posted by ZhangliqunIt's also important to note that even with the volume pot on 10, the capacitor will still drain away some highs -- so your guitar will sound a bit duller with an .047 than an .022 even when you have the volume dimed out. Go with .022 or lower...

Ok thanks mate, was actually thinking of going with the .047 before as those seem to be the suggested values for pickups, but will prob go with the .022 now. Will get them both anyway since there cheap enough. I just put .022's in my epi paul and they work and sound great.A huge improvement over the stock caps.