These videos are great demos. But in all of the videos I've watched on this and other channels so far, I find myself wishing for more nods toward the reasons each decision is made. "Sometimes people solder the cap to lug 3 of one tone control and the sweeper lug of the other tone control. And then they just do it. But why? What does that do?
Can you solder a capacitor to the side of a potentiometer instead of on top? I ask because Squier Strats have thinner bodies and I saw a video where the new full size pots didn’t fit in the cavity because of the capacitor’s added height, but if removed from the top side the pots would fit in the Squier body. Would like to know if this would be safe to do so and if it would still work just as well?
It is a high pass filter. It only allows high frequencies to pass through it. So essentially the tone knob is wired like a valve connected to your guitar's hot signal before your amp, and turning it allows the high frequencies to escape through the capacitor and disappear into ground instead of driving your amp
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These videos are great demos. But in all of the videos I've watched on this and other channels so far, I find myself wishing for more nods toward the reasons each decision is made.
"Sometimes people solder the cap to lug 3 of one tone control and the sweeper lug of the other tone control. And then they just do it. But why? What does that do?
What a great series!
Great stuff mate
Well done. Good content, extremely well filmed and produced. Big on the "how" but didn't get into the weeds on the "why". Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video. Does the polarity playing any role or it doesn't matter;
Can you solder a capacitor to the side of a potentiometer instead of on top?
I ask because Squier Strats have thinner bodies and I saw a video where the new full size pots didn’t fit in the cavity because of the capacitor’s added height, but if removed from the top side the pots would fit in the Squier body. Would like to know if this would be safe to do so and if it would still work just as well?
In the case of the yellow capacitor, I would have rotated it so that the values are more easily seen.
What is the purpose of the capacitor?
It is a high pass filter. It only allows high frequencies to pass through it. So essentially the tone knob is wired like a valve connected to your guitar's hot signal before your amp, and turning it allows the high frequencies to escape through the capacitor and disappear into ground instead of driving your amp
antes de soldar les recomiendo comprobar la orientación del capacitor (no tienen polaridad pero si orientación), hay muchos videos de eso.
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