This is kind of sad, but - no exaggeration - i've spent hundreds of hours on youtube listening to bass tones looking for the right bass for me. Pleased to report that after literally hundreds of videos, this tone is the best i've heard.
@@JasperMortier ha, i dont know man. Keeping my eyes open for teles online but the prices atm are high. The japanese fender 51 reissues sound like they do a pretty good job at replicating the sound but i think im just going to wait for an original tele to come along. Wish me luck!
@@alfieharries Yes, I never thought those so called 'Sting basses' sounded anywhere close to a Telebass. But a 'regular' p-bass with the proper capacitor (and worn flatwounds!)??
@@JasperMortier yea so i actually have a moollon p bass on its way. Its like a handmade copy of a 59 p. Gna stick an old pair of la bellas on it and see if it works for me. There just seems to be this magic combo on the tele basses of punchy mids but also this transparency in the tone which i havent heard anywhere else. The bass search is such a rabbit hole!
For several years I played a 80s USA Pbass I bought on Ebay that had a mini toggle behind the tone knob that switched between a .047 and .1 cap. The change was subtle but I enjoyed the bit of change. I was using E B Slinkys which fairly bright so the .1 cap cut was noticeable. Great video friend.
Thanks!! I just did the swap to my Tele bass and Jazz and they sound sooo much better!!! Fully closed is way too dark but half way or even fully open it’s woah baby!!! Love it!!! Now I need to do it on my P 👍🏼
Nicely done comparison. Both sound good, but the enhanced treble cut from the .1 uF cap seemed like it would be useful in getting a flatwound/motown sound. Seems the .1 has got more variation. I believe I'm going to change the caps on my P bass. Maybe get a new tone pot with a push/pull switch to go between a couple of capacitors, original and .1, without modding my pickguard.
The push/pull would be really cool! Yes, it really helps to get this Old School 60-ies early 70-ies sound. Something that's harder to achieve with just the EQ on your amp.
What were your findings playing through an amp? The volume diff when cutting highs is very noticeable in the line signal but interested to see if amplifying washes that out a bit.
@@mjmohns First thanks for the compliments! That's always such a nice thing to find in your mailbox the first thing in the morning. On an amp - or I should say at the gig through an amp - I think the effect of the 0.1uF is too strong, but not per se cause of the volume, just things getting too muddy, not cutting through enough. I ended up hardly using it and always left the tone open. So on my main Pbass and on my Jbass I changed back to 0.05. Kind of best of both worlds. Warms up the sound perfectly and get rid of nasty fretboard/string sounds and keep it more open if you want a bit more moderen effect. I don't notice a volume drop when closing the tone no. Did you see my other video about putting in the resistor in the tone circuit too (like in the original 50's pbasses)? Talking about volume drop! I left it in just to have the choice. But I think it's more useful for recording or for a real Old School project, cause it really sounds funky. All the best! ruclips.net/video/5ZlPzK79Gfo/видео.html
Thanks for this. I played a 1956 P bass a few years ago. I was surprised at how bright it was. What was really interesting was when I rolled the tone back, it out the highs, but it did not get muddy. Just rounded out the highs, and the sound was smoother. I am wondering if it was just the tone capacitor. Well, I’m going to order some, and experiment.
Cool. Did you see my other video about the resistor that was in the circuit in the 50-ies? That could be a factor too. ruclips.net/video/5ZlPzK79Gfo/видео.html
If you want your bass to sound even better get in touch with Emerson Guitars in Broken Arrow Oklahoma and get a paper-in-oil capacitor. I use them, the difference is astounding. They are about $17 dollars each. Well worth the money. P. S. That old tele sounds wonderful, thanks for sharing.
@@JasperMortier Call them, maybe they will make it for you, the part does have their name on it. I know I would be interested in one with the larger uf, your bass sounds great.
@@JasperMortier You're welcome. I checked a little bit as well. There is a Danish company called Jensen that apparently makes paper-in-oil capacitors in Dennmark. They are marketed under the name Angela and are offered in the .1 uf rating. Also they come with silver leads which sounds like musician/audio grade quality to me. The advert mentioned that the .1uf capacitance was Leo Fenders original spec for the fretted electric bass guitar but was changed when too many converted guitar players complained about a lack of high end. If you are in Europe shipping from Dennmark is quite likely less dear than from the U.S.A. Good Luck!
Yes I heard about Angela. Didn't know they were actually Jensens. But I did find Russian K40Y-90 0.1 uF. I saw different people saying the Emersons are relabled Russian ones, but you may not agree. 1,30$+2,80€ shipment. Worth a try. I'll make a comparison video soon!@@jomamma1750
What do you mean by "switch pot" 4:33 Sounds great by the way and I love your bass, very expensive here in the States for those old single coil Tele basses.
Sorry, I mean 'Sweet spot'! All the way down it sucks up too much energy and attack for my taste with new the 0.1 μF cap. All the way down with the original 0.05 μF cap it became way too middy. So the sweet spot is somewhere in between. Yes, the Tele's used to be underrated compared to the 'regular' split coil p-bass for years, but are runners up nowadays. Still a bit of a one trick pony I think. I mostly play my precision I must say (in which I now too installed the 0.1 μF cap btw).
Aaaaah! I think I just drilled an extra hole..... I'm sorry, but there's already so many holes in a Fender body. And yes, it's just a small piece of pine I found in my barn which I painted.
Thanks! Stock p.u. (1971), La Bella .49-.109 flatwounds. Aguilar tone hammer straight in a line input (thus bypassing it's mike preamp) of a Focusrite Saffire. Ciao.
Very interesting results. It got me thinking about the fender Greasebucket tone circuit they put on 2000’s basses and strats. I’ve got it in my 2006 p-Bass. Most people just removed it because they did not understand. It’s a fascinating circuit. Fender described it as “cutting the highs without boosting the bass”. After a few people did some tests they determined that it is a variable low pass with an increased resonance peak. Meaning that it essentially results in a slight boost near the low pass cutoff frequency. So you can achieve a slight mid boost at a frequency you set by the tone. I really enjoy it on my p-Bass. I wonder if it might be something you would want to test?
Wow. I’ll look into it! Did you see my other video? I put the extra resistor in there Fender used in the 50-ies. Maybe a bit similar. Fascinating the things you can do with passive components.
@@JasperMortier Yes, I actually watched the other video first. Regarding the Grease Bucket circuit, it is a bit hard to find information on usage on basses, but I found a video referring to the guitar, which should be the same. In this Video around 7:55 he plots the response curve with the Grease Bucket Mod. From his tests it shows that it reduces the bass as you go from half closed to fully closed tone. At the same time it does not cut as much treble at that range. This ends up cleaning up the mud when fully closed. ruclips.net/video/jy-YupR27p0/видео.html
I really like the sound with the new capacitor… That bass sounds really great. Can you share what strings you’re using on it they sound like flat wound but they’ve got a great tone. Thank you. Great video
For instance Ebay. Look for 'Orange Drop capacitor 0.1UF'. CDE is the brand that makes them nowadays, 715P means it's polypropylene. Get say at least 50 V, but most are like 200 or even 600V, but that doesn't matter to the sound. Just a few bucks!
Cool groove u got going there! Are u in drop D? Love that bass too! Now, I think I like the original capacitor best! Seems to have a bit more punch in the low end, like what you get from analog tape. I'd keep the old one. Also, I've compared orange drops with Emerson paper&oil on my guitar, and I looove the paper&oil. Worth the price for me.
Thank you! No Drop D on this one no. I feel it's the other way around with the punch, but the 0,1 strongly effects the mids too I agree, so maybe you're looking for a diffent kind of power. A friend of mine keeps on buggin me about the Paper & Oil too, so that's probably worth a video in a while! 0,1 uF paper & oil is actually the original setup in the pre '57 p-bass (and maybe the first split coil models too??).
Jasper Mortier Yes theres something going on in the low mids as the higher frequencies get filtered out. This is such a subjective thing, how/what we hear is so affected by what we like in a sound. With paper&oil i tried to brush it off as not a big deal, but in the end i just had to admit that i am happier when i feel the warmth of the p&o tone, while the orange drop doesnt excite me at all.
Wow, then it's certainly worth a try. Any opninions about the difference between 'your' Emerson cap and this one? www.montreuxguitars.com/us/datalist/selectGoods.php?code=8927@@MarceloAnez
Thanks! Yes of course! La Bella 760 FM (so those are flatwounds in the gauges .049 - .109). I've got the 'through body' ones, but I found out it doesn't matter. You can check out my post on Talkbasss if you're interested: www.talkbass.com/threads/la-bella-through-body-flatwounds-on-telecaster-bass-pictures-and-remarks.1344405/#post-21332057
I couldn't agree more! I did go back to 0.05uF on my main P-bass. I'm experimenting at the moment with a cabinet with a 15" guitar speaker that has tons of mids.
@@2000SkyView Ha ha. Out of my shed! Want to buy it? No seriously. It’s just a simple piece of wood I painted. And yes - before you ask - I drilled a little extra hole in the bass.
Hi Jasper, Thanks a lot ! Actually I put 0,1 uF (micro) capacitors on all my p-basses. Except for one : a Nashguitars 51' p-bass which does sound really good yet a bit harsh, espacially in a band context. I just realized I had never made the change after watching your video, and this bass has just a tiny 473nF. I have just soldered an orange drop 473pF in parallel, so that makes almost 0,1uF total, and guess what - now it SOUNDS JUST PERFECT ! Gone is the harshness at 100% tone and ugly honkiness when backing it off up to 0%. Really wondering why the hell they changed to 0,05 uF one day - any idea ?
For my splitcoil p-bass I'm back to the ±0.05. I just want to get rid of some string buzz. My flats are already pretty dead so I don't need much help. I like the effect of the 0.1 in a controlled situation (studio, headphones, etc), but on a gig I always end up opening it pretty much all the way especially with a 0.1 in there. The 0.05 works more subtle and exactly in the frequency region for just this string buzz I think so maybe that's the reason? I still left the 0.1 in in my Tele- and my Jazzbass.
@@JasperMortier for the jazz bass the 61 electronics with the double stack makes a lot of sense : 0,1 uF is good for the neck pickup and 0,05 or even 0,02 is perfect for the bridge's pickup honkiness. Try it...
@@paolozak3014 Thanks. Yes I know, but it's bit too much for me to change the whole configuration on my Jazz. At the moment I put back roundwounds on there and use it only with the tone totally open (Larry Graham, baby!)
@@JasperMortier I have modified one of my 2 fender jazz basses and it sounds really awesome with roundwounds all pots open, no harshness whassuevvah :o) slap heaven, but not only slap
Good job and thanks to show us these useful differences...I am laughing thinking to some forum discussion on talkbass.com where some guy wanted to convince people that changing caps was absolutely insignificant for improving tone...such a blasphemy 😉
There's a lot of discussion about the different makings (like ceramic, polyester, polypropylene film, paper in oil), so maybe he's referring to this? But a lot of people don't use the tone control to start with, so they're probably not really motivated to dig into the possibilities anyhow.
It's just the stock (original) Fender pickup. The bass is from 1971. But there's real good replacements available (like Seymour Duncan (also an Antiquity version) or Nordstrand 51 Precision bass pickup.
Flats inderdaad! La Bellas 760 FM: iets dikker dan de standaard 45-105 - n.l. 49-109 - en net weer iets dunner dan de James Jamerson set. Mocht je dat toch dik lijken: ik was er heel snel aan gewend en je hebt nooit meer string buzz en echt veel meer punch. De FM is wel iets lastiger te vinden dan de andere genoemde 2, maar ze gaan vervolgens wel jaren mee. Ik heb toevallig een post op Talkbass geplaatst over exact deze snaren, maar dat gaat over verschil tussen de 'through body' (TB) versie en de normale versie. Groet! www.talkbass.com/threads/la-bella-through-body-flatwounds-on-telecaster-bass-pictures-and-remarks.1344405/#post-21332057
@@JasperMortier Dank je wel voor dit antwoord. Ga ik ook eens proberen op mijn Telebas uit 1969. Ik heb er nu D'addario Chromes op liggen maar die vind ik nog te helder klinken.
@@inspector_7152 Heb ik ook een keer gehad, had ik het ook niet mee. Vond ze ook stijf trouwens, speelde niet lekker. Die LaBella's hebben echt dat soundje: super vet en prachtig midden, warm hoog. Gaan met de maanden en jaren alleen maar beter klinken. Nooit meer wat anders geprobeerd (behalve een stapje dikker dus). Leuk dat je ook een single coil tele hebt. Licht? Zwaar? Kleur?
@@JasperMortier Ik heb geen ervaring met flatwound snaren. Altijd alleen maar roundwounds gespeeld. Deze Telecaster bas heb ik nu sinds een paar weken en sinds ik laatst Michel van Schie zag met zijn Precision uit 1954 vond ik gelijk dat flatwound het soort snaar is dat eigenlijk bij dit soort bassen hoort. (Die precision klinkt overigens als een contrabas....) Bij jouw bas klinkt het laag schitterend met deze snaren. Mijn Tele is exact dezelfde uitvoering als die van jou. Hij weegt 4,3 kg.
No nothing, it's only bigger in physical size. The power created by the pickups is in the milivolt range so 5 or 10 volt would in theory already be plenty.
La Bella flatwounds (760 FM = .049 - .069 - .089 - .109). A bit thicker than the regular, but not as brutal as the Jamerson's ones. These are the 'Trough body' version, but I don't think that's really necessary (see my post on Talkbass www.talkbass.com/threads/la-bella-through-body-flatwounds-on-telecaster-bass-pictures-and-remarks.1344405/#post-21332057).
That's not completely true. It was the cap that was originally in my 66 jazz. I also made a video about replacing that one. Here starts the sample with the original cap: ruclips.net/video/iqLEaN163m8/видео.html
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE PLAYIN' BY YOURSELF..NOT PLAYING WITH A LIVE BAND. ,022AND BELOW ARE IN VARITONE CIRCUTS..THEY CUT THRU DRUM &LOUD GUITARS. .0.1 IS JUST MUD PLAYING OUT IN A BAR!@@JasperMortier
micro farads is what we call it, not mu. mu is the Greek character but you don't use it for capacitance. For caps we use micro, nano, and pico farads. Common values for guitars and basses are .01uF, .022uF, .033uF, and .047uf
? My headstock says differently I'm affraid and they started to make splitcoil p-basses in '57 so that's still 50-ies! But I think I know what you mean.
This is kind of sad, but - no exaggeration - i've spent hundreds of hours on youtube listening to bass tones looking for the right bass for me. Pleased to report that after literally hundreds of videos, this tone is the best i've heard.
Man, that's a compliment.
So what are you going to do about it?
@@JasperMortier ha, i dont know man. Keeping my eyes open for teles online but the prices atm are high. The japanese fender 51 reissues sound like they do a pretty good job at replicating the sound but i think im just going to wait for an original tele to come along. Wish me luck!
@@alfieharries Yes, I never thought those so called 'Sting basses' sounded anywhere close to a Telebass. But a 'regular' p-bass with the proper capacitor (and worn flatwounds!)??
@@JasperMortier yea so i actually have a moollon p bass on its way. Its like a handmade copy of a 59 p. Gna stick an old pair of la bellas on it and see if it works for me. There just seems to be this magic combo on the tele basses of punchy mids but also this transparency in the tone which i havent heard anywhere else. The bass search is such a rabbit hole!
00:53
03:40
Both tone at full
1:18
4:24
Both tone closed
(this is where the main difference between caps will be)
Sounds more like a standard P with the cap change. I like both tones.
Thanks for posting these Jasper. You are a tone and groove master. 🖖🏻👌🏼
Thanks!
For several years I played a 80s USA Pbass I bought on Ebay that had a mini toggle behind the tone knob that switched between a .047 and .1 cap. The change was subtle but I enjoyed the bit of change. I was using E B Slinkys which fairly bright so the .1 cap cut was noticeable. Great video friend.
That's totally a great idea. I've had a couple of comments about this (also with 3-way switches). Thanks!
Very helpful as I explore a new wiring configuration of a J type circuit. Thanks.
Thanks!! I just did the swap to my Tele bass and Jazz and they sound sooo much better!!! Fully closed is way too dark but half way or even fully open it’s woah baby!!! Love it!!! Now I need to do it on my P 👍🏼
Wow. Cool! Yes totally closed is a bit too much indeed. Good luck.
Nicely done comparison. Both sound good, but the enhanced treble cut from the .1 uF cap seemed like it would be useful in getting a flatwound/motown sound. Seems the .1 has got more variation. I believe I'm going to change the caps on my P bass. Maybe get a new tone pot with a push/pull switch to go between a couple of capacitors, original and .1, without modding my pickguard.
The push/pull would be really cool! Yes, it really helps to get this Old School 60-ies early 70-ies sound. Something that's harder to achieve with just the EQ on your amp.
that tone is great!
Thanks!
Great comparison. I'm about to switch the control harness/caps in a 51 P bass copy. Going with the .01 cap.
Great choice!
These are interesting vids...like the tone at :53 seconds best. Thanks for doing this. :)
This is great thank you for the useful comparison (and great bass and sound!)
What were your findings playing through an amp? The volume diff when cutting highs is very noticeable in the line signal but interested to see if amplifying washes that out a bit.
@@mjmohns First thanks for the compliments! That's always such a nice thing to find in your mailbox the first thing in the morning. On an amp - or I should say at the gig through an amp - I think the effect of the 0.1uF is too strong, but not per se cause of the volume, just things getting too muddy, not cutting through enough. I ended up hardly using it and always left the tone open. So on my main Pbass and on my Jbass I changed back to 0.05. Kind of best of both worlds. Warms up the sound perfectly and get rid of nasty fretboard/string sounds and keep it more open if you want a bit more moderen effect. I don't notice a volume drop when closing the tone no. Did you see my other video about putting in the resistor in the tone circuit too (like in the original 50's pbasses)? Talking about volume drop! I left it in just to have the choice. But I think it's more useful for recording or for a real Old School project, cause it really sounds funky. All the best! ruclips.net/video/5ZlPzK79Gfo/видео.html
Thanks for this. I played a 1956 P bass a few years ago. I was surprised at how bright it was. What was really interesting was when I rolled the tone back, it out the highs, but it did not get muddy. Just rounded out the highs, and the sound was smoother. I am wondering if it was just the tone capacitor. Well, I’m going to order some, and experiment.
Cool. Did you see my other video about the resistor that was in the circuit in the 50-ies? That could be a factor too. ruclips.net/video/5ZlPzK79Gfo/видео.html
Thank you Jasper..!
Welcome!
μ does stand for micro, you were right, mu is the name of the letter in Greek
and plenty of sciencey ppl will call it by “u” as a kind of shorthand even knowing it’s mu, so right on all counts!
Interesting.. Like the comparison. Thx for doing this one. I like parts of each. 150 and 450
Thanks (but what's '150 and 450'? 1 min 50? 4 min 50?)
If you want your bass to sound even better get in touch with Emerson Guitars in Broken Arrow Oklahoma and get a paper-in-oil capacitor. I use them, the difference is astounding. They are about $17 dollars each. Well worth the money. P. S. That old tele sounds wonderful, thanks for sharing.
Ok, that's it, now I'm gonna try. On their website I don't see the 0.1 uF though (0.047 is the highest), but I'll find something. Thanks!
@@JasperMortier Call them, maybe they will make it for you, the part does have their name on it. I know I would be interested in one with the larger uf, your bass sounds great.
I found one on 'Reverb' but shipping to Europe is brutal. I'll sort something out. Thanks for the compliment.@@jomamma1750
@@JasperMortier You're welcome. I checked a little bit as well. There is a Danish company called Jensen that apparently makes paper-in-oil capacitors in Dennmark. They are marketed under the name Angela and are offered in the .1 uf rating. Also they come with silver leads which sounds like musician/audio grade quality to me. The advert mentioned that the .1uf capacitance was Leo Fenders original spec for the fretted electric bass guitar but was changed when too many converted guitar players complained about a lack of high end. If you are in Europe shipping from Dennmark is quite likely less dear than from the U.S.A. Good Luck!
Yes I heard about Angela. Didn't know they were actually Jensens. But I did find Russian K40Y-90 0.1 uF. I saw different people saying the Emersons are relabled Russian ones, but you may not agree. 1,30$+2,80€ shipment. Worth a try. I'll make a comparison video soon!@@jomamma1750
wow that sounds amazing
Thanks!
Very good! Really liked the .1uf as well!
I kept it in there, also in my 'regular' p-bass. Really nice.
GREAT VIDEO!!! ...AND TONE!! ...and uF is "Micro Farad".. :)
Thanks! Ha ha, I know (by now)!
What do you mean by "switch pot" 4:33 Sounds great by the way and I love your bass, very expensive here in the States for those old single coil Tele basses.
Sorry, I mean 'Sweet spot'! All the way down it sucks up too much energy and attack for my taste with new the 0.1 μF cap. All the way down with the original 0.05 μF cap it became way too middy. So the sweet spot is somewhere in between. Yes, the Tele's used to be underrated compared to the 'regular' split coil p-bass for years, but are runners up nowadays. Still a bit of a one trick pony I think. I mostly play my precision I must say (in which I now too installed the 0.1 μF cap btw).
So tell me about you thumb rest. Did you make it? It looks like you used an existing pickguard screw to mount it.
Aaaaah! I think I just drilled an extra hole..... I'm sorry, but there's already so many holes in a Fender body. And yes, it's just a small piece of pine I found in my barn which I painted.
Truefire! :)
this is a really really nice tone! what is pickup in this bass? strings? signal path?
Thanks! Stock p.u. (1971), La Bella .49-.109 flatwounds. Aguilar tone hammer straight in a line input (thus bypassing it's mike preamp) of a Focusrite Saffire. Ciao.
All tone caps are useful for different needs ... so best to have a switch with at least a .047 and .1 values ... at least for me
Totally cool idea. I ran into a couple of guys who did this indeed.
Very interesting results. It got me thinking about the fender Greasebucket tone circuit they put on 2000’s basses and strats. I’ve got it in my 2006 p-Bass. Most people just removed it because they did not understand. It’s a fascinating circuit. Fender described it as “cutting the highs without boosting the bass”. After a few people did some tests they determined that it is a variable low pass with an increased resonance peak. Meaning that it essentially results in a slight boost near the low pass cutoff frequency. So you can achieve a slight mid boost at a frequency you set by the tone. I really enjoy it on my p-Bass. I wonder if it might be something you would want to test?
Wow. I’ll look into it! Did you see my other video? I put the extra resistor in there Fender used in the 50-ies. Maybe a bit similar. Fascinating the things you can do with passive components.
ruclips.net/video/5ZlPzK79Gfo/видео.html
@@JasperMortier Yes, I actually watched the other video first. Regarding the Grease Bucket circuit, it is a bit hard to find information on usage on basses, but I found a video referring to the guitar, which should be the same. In this Video around 7:55 he plots the response curve with the Grease Bucket Mod. From his tests it shows that it reduces the bass as you go from half closed to fully closed tone. At the same time it does not cut as much treble at that range. This ends up cleaning up the mud when fully closed. ruclips.net/video/jy-YupR27p0/видео.html
@@MichaelJ023 I’ll check!
i want to score a tektronix .1uf and use that in my bass (or guitar lol)
I really like the sound with the new capacitor… That bass sounds really great. Can you share what strings you’re using on it they sound like flat wound but they’ve got a great tone.
Thank you. Great video
Ha ha. That's funny: 'They sound like flatwounds BUT they've got a great tone'! I guess it's time to try! La Bellas (760FM) yes! Thanks man.
I like the original better, it sounds more like a tele bass to me
WHERE DO I BUY THIS
For instance Ebay. Look for 'Orange Drop capacitor 0.1UF'. CDE is the brand that makes them nowadays, 715P means it's polypropylene. Get say at least 50 V, but most are like 200 or even 600V, but that doesn't matter to the sound. Just a few bucks!
Cool groove u got going there! Are u in drop D? Love that bass too! Now, I think I like the original capacitor best! Seems to have a bit more punch in the low end, like what you get from analog tape. I'd keep the old one. Also, I've compared orange drops with Emerson paper&oil on my guitar, and I looove the paper&oil. Worth the price for me.
Thank you! No Drop D on this one no. I feel it's the other way around with the punch, but the 0,1 strongly effects the mids too I agree, so maybe you're looking for a diffent kind of power. A friend of mine keeps on buggin me about the Paper & Oil too, so that's probably worth a video in a while! 0,1 uF paper & oil is actually the original setup in the pre '57 p-bass (and maybe the first split coil models too??).
Jasper Mortier Yes theres something going on in the low mids as the higher frequencies get filtered out. This is such a subjective thing, how/what we hear is so affected by what we like in a sound. With paper&oil i tried to brush it off as not a big deal, but in the end i just had to admit that i am happier when i feel the warmth of the p&o tone, while the orange drop doesnt excite me at all.
Wow, then it's certainly worth a try. Any opninions about the difference between 'your' Emerson cap and this one? www.montreuxguitars.com/us/datalist/selectGoods.php?code=8927@@MarceloAnez
Hi. Great video! may I know what strings you use in this bass? all the best
Thanks! Yes of course! La Bella 760 FM (so those are flatwounds in the gauges .049 - .109). I've got the 'through body' ones, but I found out it doesn't matter. You can check out my post on Talkbasss if you're interested: www.talkbass.com/threads/la-bella-through-body-flatwounds-on-telecaster-bass-pictures-and-remarks.1344405/#post-21332057
Don't be afraid of those MIDS
I couldn't agree more! I did go back to 0.05uF on my main P-bass. I'm experimenting at the moment with a cabinet with a 15" guitar speaker that has tons of mids.
@@JasperMortier it's a matter of better presence while playing with a band. Makes a difference in the mix.
where did you get that thumb rest?
@@2000SkyView Ha ha. Out of my shed! Want to buy it? No seriously. It’s just a simple piece of wood I painted. And yes - before you ask - I drilled a little extra hole in the bass.
Hi Jasper, Thanks a lot ! Actually I put 0,1 uF (micro) capacitors on all my p-basses. Except for one : a Nashguitars 51' p-bass which does sound really good yet a bit harsh, espacially in a band context. I just realized I had never made the change after watching your video, and this bass has just a tiny 473nF. I have just soldered an orange drop 473pF in parallel, so that makes almost 0,1uF total, and guess what - now it SOUNDS JUST PERFECT ! Gone is the harshness at 100% tone and ugly honkiness when backing it off up to 0%. Really wondering why the hell they changed to 0,05 uF one day - any idea ?
For my splitcoil p-bass I'm back to the ±0.05. I just want to get rid of some string buzz. My flats are already pretty dead so I don't need much help. I like the effect of the 0.1 in a controlled situation (studio, headphones, etc), but on a gig I always end up opening it pretty much all the way especially with a 0.1 in there. The 0.05 works more subtle and exactly in the frequency region for just this string buzz I think so maybe that's the reason? I still left the 0.1 in in my Tele- and my Jazzbass.
@@JasperMortier for the jazz bass the 61 electronics with the double stack makes a lot of sense : 0,1 uF is good for the neck pickup and 0,05 or even 0,02 is perfect for the bridge's pickup honkiness. Try it...
@@paolozak3014 Thanks. Yes I know, but it's bit too much for me to change the whole configuration on my Jazz. At the moment I put back roundwounds on there and use it only with the tone totally open (Larry Graham, baby!)
@@JasperMortier I have modified one of my 2 fender jazz basses and it sounds really awesome with roundwounds all pots open, no harshness whassuevvah :o) slap heaven, but not only slap
Good job and thanks to show us these useful differences...I am laughing thinking to some forum discussion on talkbass.com where some guy wanted to convince people that changing caps was absolutely insignificant for improving tone...such a blasphemy 😉
There's a lot of discussion about the different makings (like ceramic, polyester, polypropylene film, paper in oil), so maybe he's referring to this? But a lot of people don't use the tone control to start with, so they're probably not really motivated to dig into the possibilities anyhow.
haha same thing happened to me
That's micro, nano and pico Farad!!! The mu refers to the tube gain in an amplifier...
It's still confusing (since they use the Greek 'Mu' (μ) sign).
actualy the capasity of a capacitor is 0,1.10 ^(-6) F = 0.1µF
I think that's totally correct! It's stays confusing.
I would absolutely go down on him for that Precision
Let's get not too excited now shall we??
What pick up use fender telecaster ( manufacturer ) ?
It's just the stock (original) Fender pickup. The bass is from 1971. But there's real good replacements available (like Seymour Duncan (also an Antiquity version) or Nordstrand 51 Precision bass pickup.
Hi Jasper, wat voor merk en type snaren gebruik jij op deze bas? Klinken als goed ingespeelde flat wounds.
Flats inderdaad! La Bellas 760 FM: iets dikker dan de standaard 45-105 - n.l. 49-109 - en net weer iets dunner dan de James Jamerson set. Mocht je dat toch dik lijken: ik was er heel snel aan gewend en je hebt nooit meer string buzz en echt veel meer punch. De FM is wel iets lastiger te vinden dan de andere genoemde 2, maar ze gaan vervolgens wel jaren mee. Ik heb toevallig een post op Talkbass geplaatst over exact deze snaren, maar dat gaat over verschil tussen de 'through body' (TB) versie en de normale versie. Groet! www.talkbass.com/threads/la-bella-through-body-flatwounds-on-telecaster-bass-pictures-and-remarks.1344405/#post-21332057
@@JasperMortier Dank je wel voor dit antwoord. Ga ik ook eens proberen op mijn Telebas uit 1969. Ik heb er nu D'addario Chromes op liggen maar die vind ik nog te helder klinken.
@@inspector_7152 Heb ik ook een keer gehad, had ik het ook niet mee. Vond ze ook stijf trouwens, speelde niet lekker. Die LaBella's hebben echt dat soundje: super vet en prachtig midden, warm hoog. Gaan met de maanden en jaren alleen maar beter klinken. Nooit meer wat anders geprobeerd (behalve een stapje dikker dus). Leuk dat je ook een single coil tele hebt. Licht? Zwaar? Kleur?
@@JasperMortier Ik heb geen ervaring met flatwound snaren. Altijd alleen maar roundwounds gespeeld. Deze Telecaster bas heb ik nu sinds een paar weken en sinds ik laatst Michel van Schie zag met zijn Precision uit 1954 vond ik gelijk dat flatwound het soort snaar is dat eigenlijk bij dit soort bassen hoort. (Die precision klinkt overigens als een contrabas....) Bij jouw bas klinkt het laag schitterend met deze snaren. Mijn Tele is exact dezelfde uitvoering als die van jou. Hij weegt 4,3 kg.
@@inspector_7152 Wauw. Super om te horen. Te gek dat je er één gevonden hebt. La Bellas the way to go, geen twijfel!
I got 0.1uf tone capacitor but it is 400 volt. Does the volt change anything? Thank you
No nothing, it's only bigger in physical size. The power created by the pickups is in the milivolt range so 5 or 10 volt would in theory already be plenty.
@@JasperMortier Thank you very much sir.
Plese. What is the volume capacitor? 500k or 1Meg?
Just standard. That's 250 isn't it? I should check...
Pff, I'm so structured. I even have pictures on my computer! Yes 250k.
sounds like flats?
La Bella, baby!
What would it sound like with no capacitor?
Pretty much like with the tone control competely open.
@@JasperMortier ok 👍😊
What strings are u using?
La Bella flatwounds (760 FM = .049 - .069 - .089 - .109). A bit thicker than the regular, but not as brutal as the Jamerson's ones. These are the 'Trough body' version, but I don't think that's really necessary (see my post on Talkbass www.talkbass.com/threads/la-bella-through-body-flatwounds-on-telecaster-bass-pictures-and-remarks.1344405/#post-21332057).
if you left in the .1 wiuld you mind selling me the .05?
Thanks, but I think I want to keep it with the bass in case I'm going to sell it in the future.
try a .o22...you'll be surprised! i like them the best! you bass sounds great..good luck to you &happy new years!
I went from 0.05 to 0.1 and like it a lot. The 0.022 is in the opposite direction so I don't think that would be an improvement for me!
That's not completely true. It was the cap that was originally in my 66 jazz. I also made a video about replacing that one. Here starts the sample with the original cap: ruclips.net/video/iqLEaN163m8/видео.html
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE PLAYIN' BY YOURSELF..NOT PLAYING WITH A LIVE BAND. ,022AND BELOW ARE IN VARITONE CIRCUTS..THEY CUT THRU DRUM &LOUD GUITARS. .0.1 IS JUST MUD PLAYING OUT IN A BAR!@@JasperMortier
I do everything with mainly a live situation in mind cause that's where I come from. Plus I rarely close the control more than 50% anyway.
ruclips.net/video/96w8Z2o5smw/видео.html
hör mal bitte rein - ich habe nur den PU neu gewickelt ... klingt doch nicht schlecht? oder?
micro farads is what we call it, not mu. mu is the Greek character but you don't use it for capacitance. For caps we use micro, nano, and pico farads. Common values for guitars and basses are .01uF, .022uF, .033uF, and .047uf
Thanks! Yes I know it by now! Too bad (or maybe better) you can't edit the video once it's published.
3 dollars for a 3 cents cap🤣🤣🤣🤣
There is nosuch thing as a telecaster bass. That is a 50’s precision bass.
? My headstock says differently I'm affraid and they started to make splitcoil p-basses in '57 so that's still 50-ies! But I think I know what you mean.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Telecaster_Bass