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Fender
Fender Treble Caps
From timtub--(at)--ol.com Tue Jul 23 23:41:27 CDT 1996
Article: 19358 of alt.guitar.amps
From: timtub--(at)--ol.com (TimTube)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.amps
Subject: Re: Mica caps for smooooth top-end!
Date: 23 Jul 1996 19:30:29 -0400
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In article <4t2tbo$er--(at)--ewsbf02.news.aol.com>, fullton--(at)--ol.com (Fulltone)
writes:
>Any of you guys notice the nice change in quality of the high-end when
you
>change-out your treble cap (250pf.) in a Fender Reverb amp?
>Even silver mica seems to help. Mike Fuller
I have done some experimenting with silver mica caps, they definitely seem
to open up the top end, however, it is usually a bit too much for me on
Fender Reverb amps. I have found them to be a very effective way to
brighten up dark sounding amps. I have also tried them in JMP Marshalls,
replacing the 470 or 500pf cap that bypasses the 470k resistor between the
2nd gain stage and the tone stack. I incoporated this into a Marshall hot
rod that the client wanted to sound like his Dumble OD Special. Ok, it'll
do Robben Ford now...
Tim
A great amp can make a lousy guitar sound great.
A lousy amp will make a great guitar sound lousy.