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  • Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

    Seymour Duncan schematic shows .047 caps with the 2 hum/2 vol/2 tone/3-way configuration. Other schematics available show standard .022 caps. So, which one would you recommend?
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    Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

    What does Duncan show for the pots, 500 or 250?
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    • #3
      Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

      500K.
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        I thought Gibson used 250K tones with 500K volumes?
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          Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

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          I thought Gibson used 250K tones with 500K volumes?

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          I should have mentioned that this is my Epi LPC so I'm replacing all the electronics when I install the new pups. Here's the schematic. Keep in mind that I won't be using the coil split option. I'll just solder the red/white wires together and cover with heat shrink for both pups.

          Schematic
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          • #6
            Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

            Epiphone? Oh well that explains it [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

            Seriously, though, I'd probably go with Duncan's .47 caps.
            Then again, put a 47 on one and a 22 on the other and see what's what, y'know? It'd be an interesting bit of info for the rest of us who may be wondering the same thing.
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            • #7
              Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

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              Epiphone? Oh well that explains it [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

              Seriously, though, I'd probably go with Duncan's .47 caps.
              Then again, put a 47 on one and a 22 on the other and see what's what, y'know? It'd be an interesting bit of info for the rest of us who may be wondering the same thing.

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              [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Yeah, yeah, I know, Epi, pffft. Why bother, right? It's a good guitar. Just makin it better. So, I need to be a guinea pig for you guys, huh? I was thinkin' that the 500k pots brighten it up a bit so the .047 caps were to offset that. I probably need to leave the thinkin' up to someone else. Thanx for the recommendation, though, Dr. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
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              • #8
                Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

                I had a .47 one time in an old Dinky with Tone Zone and J50N with 500k pots. It was pretty dark sounding until I put in a lower value cap like a .22 (I can't remember if it was actually a 22, but it was something lower and definitely made it brighter and a little better for me). I think 47s are usually more for bass guitars, but just experiment and see what you like better.
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                • #9
                  Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

                  Yeah, Toe, I found out that 47's are usually installed in a bass and that's what made me question it. Did the darker tone translate into muddier tone?
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                  • #10
                    Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

                    Didn't really seem muddy to me, but the Tone Zone is kind of on the dark side to begin with, and the 47 was the only cap I had around at the time when I first put those pups in, but I really wanted a more usuable tone control and put in a lower value to brighten it up a little.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

                      OK, I guess I'll take Newc's bait and buy both cap values and try them both. Given my choice in pups, I don't think the 47's are a bad choice, but it wouldn't hurt to experiment. Not to mention, I guess I should put some faith in SD and what cap they show to use but I have more faith in our JCFers so I hadda ask.
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                      • #12
                        Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

                        Yeah, you'll take our advice over Seymour Duncan's? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
                        You need to see somebody about that [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]
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                        • #13
                          Re: Proper caps for a LP with Custom/Jazz?

                          Sad, huh? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Lemme see, sound advice from an established company in the music industry with years of practical experience and countless dollars spent on R&D or various opinions from certified lunatics? Hmmmm... decisions, decisions. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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                          • #14
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                            If it helps, I don't have my certification yet, but I'm working on it [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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                              [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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