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2 x Sprague Orange Drops
Specs- 2 x Sprague Orange Drop, Poly Capacitors, Leads - Tinned copper with a Tolerance of 5% 225p
Good qaulity capacitors that come in a wide variety of options.
Price: £3.00
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2 x Sprague Film and Foil Caps
Specs- 2 x Sprague Film and Foil Capacitors, Leads - Tinned copper with a Tolerance of 5% 225p. Currently Available in 0.022 @ 200v.
Film and Foil Technology means that these caps come in a smaller body then classic oiled paper models.
Price: £4.00
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2 x Mylar Film Caps
Specs- Mylar Film Capacitors, Tolerance: ±10%, . Currently Available in 0.022 or 0.047 @ 100v.
Good quality Mylar Caps, in the same style as found in most modern guitars.
Price: £2.00
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1 x Treble Bleed Kit Click For Diagram
Specs-100K RESISTOR WITH 103pf (.01) CERAMIC CAP
A great mod for the practise room. In basic terms, this mod stops your tone disappearing when you roll off the volume. Keeps your brights Bright, and your guitar sounding as you wanted it when the volume was on full.
Price: £2.00
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2 x 3.3K Resistors
A perfect replacement of esquires, but with plenty of other uses on many guitars. Really is down to your imagination.
Price: £2.00
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1 x Esquire Cap and Resistor Kit
Specs-3.3K RESISTOR WITH 3 x 0.047 (400v) Orange Drop Caps
Everything to convert a Telecaster into an Esquire. All you need to do is get youself to part with your neck pickup. A great mod for anyone who likes finger picking, or any fans of Luthier Perkins.
Price: £5.00
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Quick Cap Guide
"Caps" or Capacitors are something that 99% of us never consider when building or modifiying our guitars, but their a great way to alter your sound without too much effort.
Lets start with the rough and ready guide that will help determine what you actully need.
The Most Common Capacitor Values are as follows -
.022 mf
Our person favourite Cap size. Allowing a good balance between Bass, Middle and Treble, Plenty of mid range without compromising on the extreme ends of the spectrum. Absolutely perfect on single coils. Also, a standard on Gibson Humbuckers.
.033 mf
These are the standard in most single Coil Strat style guitars, they cut out a small amount of brights, but boast a very strong mid range that carries through in the mix. Giving a slightly fuller sound than the 0.022s, great if your getting drowned out by the rest of a band.
.047 mf
These are as far as your really want to go with your guitar (or bass). Nearly all of the bright top end is gone, leaving behind plenty of bass and middle. Great for full blown distortion. We prefer to use these with humbuckers, as we preffer the slightly dark tones, but its not a hard and fast rule (as Gibson prove very well).
High Voltage Rock and Roll?
The other aspect to consider is the Voltage of your Caps, but unless you've got ears like a safe cracker, its not going to make the world of differance to you. It is however worth considering for historical accuracy.
The quick rule of thumb is that early gibson and fenders (50s - 60s) used 400v caps as they where left over from amp builds. Its a great way to keep a build as close to the blue print as possible.
There is also a purist arguement that the higher the voltage, the less grain you get in your sound, but, in all honesty, we cant tell the differance, but you never know, you might have those magic ears that can make out the differance... Too many gigs have ruined our chances though.
Fixtures and Fitting
Once, you've made your choice, its simply a case of following your wiring diagrams and soldering the cap into place on the tone pot, and then reaping the rewards.
Hopefully our quick guide was some help. Any questions, feel free to make Contact, and we can go into more depth.
All the Best
Craig Jackson
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