I like orange drop because they look cool but I’m quite happy with Mylar Film as well. Players argue obsessively about one capacitor material -vs- another but I’ll completely bypass that argument, because it’s an artistic choice and not based on significant measurable differences in capacitance. Ultimately what is MOST important is the VALUE of the capacitor which is usually expressed in MICROFARADS, or uF. However, other factors affect the capacitance (such as the dielectric material) The material that is in between the plates affect many parameters of the capacitor.Ĭapacitors block DC voltage and only pass AC (something with a frequency). Large plates let lower frequencies through whereas smaller plates let only higher frequencies through. The voltage (a really REALLY small AC from a pickup) appears across the plate. There are 2 metal plates with a dielectric in between them. There are MANY different types of capacitor materials but they operate with the same basic concept. 0068 uF – I sometimes use this as a “trim” cap in parallel to fine tune the tone response, By itself it’s not all that useful because it frequency cutoff would be too high. It removes the very top frequencies at the upper range 010 uF – The lowest I use, however, very usable, but lots of treble left. 015 ♟ – Very mild cut actually sounds like a dark humbucker if all off, slightly tone modifying.) 022 ♟ – Very common, especially on Modern Stratocasters 033 ♟ – Less common – Darker, less treble quicker 047 ♟ – Probably as big as you’d want to go – Loses treble quick – lower rolloff – original stratocaster value 062 uF – MEGA dark, not sure what you’d do with this. TYPICAL VALUES In Micro Farads which is 1000 NF (nano farads) – uF means Micro Farads. The list below shows typical values and how they sound in general. In general the smaller the value, the more higher frequencies can get through. They filter out (shunt to ground) or block (if in series) frequencies. Importantly, a passive circuits do NOT add any bass, PERIOD. If the cap value was really small, the filter frequency would be so high that no audible signal would be affected. This is because the filter frequency shifts higher so more high frequency remains unfiltered. 015 or less) the less the treble is removed when in a normal tone circuit. The easiest way to think of a tone capacitor is in the typical tone circuit they are a HIGH FREQUENCY REMOVAL (OR BLOCKING Device in the case of a BassTamer) device. Tone Capacitors are the MOST misunderstood component in a guitar.
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