changing caps

[Hurricane Bob]

While modifying my Fender I see there is a cap on just one tone pot. Do some people add one to the other tone pot as well? How can I get the bridge pup to be affected as well? Heard orange drops are tasty.

[BTF]

I use one tone control for the neck, with one cap value. I then wire the other pot to the bridge with a different cap value for the bridge.

My reasoning is logical: I only use the middle pickup with the other two, or when alone maybe 5% of the time. So each tone control affects the #2 or #4 separately. You can get some very versatile sounds.

If you don't mind some suggestions, for neck:

.022- the new standard. Gives some highs without being too dark.
.047- the old value. Gives a great "oooh" when used with a fuzz.

For the bridge:

.0047- gives almost a humbucker tone to the bridge.
.015- gives a quasi-wah sound to the bridge. Great for use with fuzzes for an old Clapton tone.

Hope this helps! Regards, Bill.

[Hurricane Bob]

Originally Posted by BTF

I use one tone control for the neck, with one cap value. I then wire the other pot to the bridge with a different cap value for the bridge.

Not quite sure what you mean here, I am new at wiring. How do you wire the bridge pickup to the tone control? thanks for your advice

[BTF]

Here is a modified diagram (courtesy of Seymour Duncan):



The cap values are- of course- up to you.

This wiring gives the player a much more versatile palette of tones.

Good Luck, Bill.

[ras1500]

To get a tone control for the bridge pickup, go to:

http://www.premierguitar.com/article...tone-control-1.

This simple mod allows the middle pickup tone control to also control the bridge pickup. It definitely helps reduce the harsh treble of the bridge pup.

[Hurricane Bob]

Thanks for the diagram, I am sure there are many ways to do this. Here is a different approach i found as well;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4LFXzX8qgo