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BrainSmash View Member Profile	Apr 14 2009, 12:31 AM
Apr 14 2009, 12:31 AM	GMC:er Posts: 8 Joined: 18-August 08	hey everyone, i recently wanted to revamp my mexican strat, and i have a couple of questions. What use is the capacitor, is it imperative to have? what if i got a differnt value capacitor or no capacitor, would that make any tonal differance? 2. is there any specific volage, wattage, or amperage i need the pots to be? 3. would a 500k volume pot make any differance from a 250k one? I plan to get 500k pots. Help is greatly appreciated. thx You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Saoirse O'Shea View Member Profile	Apr 14 2009, 12:41 AM
Apr 14 2009, 12:41 AM	Moderator - low level high stakes Posts: 6.173 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Espania - Cadiz province	Capacitors do make a tonal difference - particularly to the treble - as they act as a sort of band pass filter. Take a look at this link here. I guess there's no real harm in experimenting a bit within limits though... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com Be friends on facebook with us here. We use professional, mastering grade hardware in our mastering studo. Our hardware includes: Cranesong Avocet II Monitor Controller, Dangerous Music Liasion Insert Hardware Router, ATC SCM Pro Monitors, Lavry Black DA11, Prism Orpheus ADC/DAC, Gyratec Gyraf XIV Parallel Passive Mastering EQ, Great River MAQ 2NV Mastering EQ, Kush Clariphonic Parallel EQ Shelf, Maselec MLA-2 Mastering Compressor, API 2500 Mastering Compressor, Eventide Eclipse Reverb/Echo.

29a View Member Profile	Apr 14 2009, 01:23 AM
Apr 14 2009, 01:23 AM	GMC:er Posts: 356 Joined: 28-December 08	You can remove it, completely out of the circuit and it will behave like a guitar without a tone knob. And yes a 500k volume poti is different from a 250k one. I think it shouldn't affect the tone though. Jonas You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Website \| My Gear \| Elixir Nanoweb Strings Review \| Installing Schaller Security Locks "If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy." - Phil Zimmermann

BrainSmash View Member Profile	Apr 14 2009, 01:42 AM
Apr 14 2009, 01:42 AM	GMC:er Posts: 8 Joined: 18-August 08	QUOTE (tonymiro @ Apr 13 2009, 07:41 PM) Capacitors do make a tonal difference - particularly to the treble - as they act as a sort of band pass filter. Take a look at this link here. I guess there's no real harm in experimenting a bit within limits though... thx for the help You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Sensible Jones View Member Profile	Apr 14 2009, 12:55 PM
Apr 14 2009, 12:55 PM	GMC:er Posts: 7.277 Joined: 2-January 09 From: London-ish. UK.	The difference between 250K and 500K pots is that 500K ones are more suited for use with Humbucking P/ups. They give a fuller Tonal control. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- I'd rather have a full Bottle in front of me than a full Frontal Lobotomy!!

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Apr 14 2009, 02:28 PM
Apr 14 2009, 02:28 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	It will get you a certain degree of difference, but I'm not sure how this will react on your setup. Best way to find out is to replace the pot and experiment a bit. These components (and their replacement) are relatively cheap, so I think it is good to experiment with it. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

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