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Aug 30 2013, 09:07 AM
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Thanks a lot for sharing this info!
This also sounds like an easy mod if no soldering is needed. Having more open sounding and sensitive instrument sounds very interesting as an option. Do you maybe have some audio clips of the modded guitar? -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Aug 30 2013, 03:00 PM
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I think I can give this a shot, but I don't have a tone knob, just a volume
 Guess I'll go for my other guitars
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Aug 30 2013, 06:45 PM
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Nope...the idea is about the capacitor on the vol pot
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Aug 30 2013, 07:02 PM
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QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ Aug 30 2013, 08:07 AM)  Thanks a lot for sharing this info! This also sounds like an easy mod if no soldering is needed. Having more open sounding and sensitive instrument sounds very interesting as an option. Do you maybe have some audio clips of the modded guitar? Hey bogdan I guess it can be done with alligator clips; shorter ones but like these; http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/4728512...jpg_250x250.jpg These are also good for trying different capacitors, but later on soldering is the healthy option. My luthier did the soldering but it took him like 3 minutes to open, solder and give me the guitar back best is to go with alligator clips first and try some cap.s, it might take a few days to be sure what you like best.I have a blog I write stuff like these but in Turkish, as soon as I write and upload sound there I'll give a link explaining properly the sounds. P.S.; since this is a passive mode, expect the output on the guitar to drop but not much. I didn't adjust any input gain after the mod cause its just a db or 2. This post has been edited by Mertay: Aug 30 2013, 07:36 PM |
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Aug 30 2013, 07:29 PM
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QUOTE (Darius Wave @ Aug 30 2013, 11:20 AM) Thanks for sharing Your observations Mertay. I did many tests with treble bleed circuits but ended with making it switchable because found it same good as bad in some particular situation. The thing You mentioned...Tone looses the bass while it keeps the treble. Still haven't found a good solution to make it work since very first position while rolling down the volume and yet no making the "wah wah treble boost" effect at very low positions of that knob. I even made and external testing panel with tons of capacitors and resistors, with a seriel and parallel combinations...not satisfied yet.... but You also write about some compression feel witch I hadn't expirienced... I would rather compare my observations to treble booster that makes Your guitar have even more attack and feels different while rolling down the knob... 1. I like when the tone gets warmer when I play solos and use the volume knob without treble bleed circuit 2. I like how it sound on the clean tone with wah wah pedal - volume rolled down a bit...wider sweep response when there is NO treble bleed 3. I love the treble bleed when I play crunchy muted riffs and the map has some more gain added for some "long sustain" moments and the rolling down the volume gives exactly what I want - less bass, more attack, less mudd under the attack Thos are my thoughts after similar effects. I also found that if You choose one capacitor it makes different effect on different amps so it's hard to echange "best values reference point" with others... Hi Darius I found this link after I did the modes, the "ibanez" solution is shared here too; http://rowbinet.co.uk/2011/10/02/guitar-re...ble-bleed-mods/ To be honest (aesthetically) I don't consider the approach to (proper) treble bleeding, it sounds different to me. When rolled down and turning up the monitors, the bass is decreased but the sounds get "middy/nasal" rather than bright...sort of like super dead but cleaned stainless steel strings  keep in mind though my neck pickup is tuned to be sounding thick (think earlyer john petrucci sound).Pickups+equipment are also important as I can't sure what you'll experience but I'd say give it a shot with an 0.33 ceramic if you haven't yet. Still though making it switchable is awesome, I also considered it but passed as I found the sound good enough for me. My tonal scala is very narrow, shred distortion or natural sounding arpeggio clean (to complement shred distortion)
This post has been edited by Mertay: Aug 30 2013, 07:30 PM |
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Aug 30 2013, 10:17 PM
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If You mean 0,33 nF then it's very close to the value of my choice...
Tried with different guitars and pickups...no resistor
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