guitar tone ?

fretboard12 · 01-22-2010, 12:37 AM

hello, my guitar only has a 1vol 1tone i looked at the original wire diagram
and it had a .022 mfd capacitor it is missing now, what would this do for the tone pot?

would there be something better to replace it with a different type or value or should i just get what was originally there?

also the vol pot does not decrease in vol smoothly (a little at a time) it decreases quickly.any suggestions?

thx for your reply's fret

Jazz P Bass · 01-22-2010, 02:05 PM

Tone control on a guitar is basically a misnomer.
The simplest form is actually a Treble Cut.
The capacitor (.022) that is missing is part of the circuit along with the potentiometer.
Exploring Tone Controls - Premier Guitar

fretboard12 · 01-22-2010, 05:28 PM

thx for the weburl its a big help.

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fretboard12 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 9	guitar tone ? hello, my guitar only has a 1vol 1tone i looked at the original wire diagram and it had a .022 mfd capacitor it is missing now, what would this do for the tone pot? would there be something better to replace it with a different type or value or should i just get what was originally there? also the vol pot does not decrease in vol smoothly (a little at a time) it decreases quickly.any suggestions? thx for your reply's fret Last edited by fretboard12; 01-22-2010 at 02:43 AM.

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Jazz P Bass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wernersville, PA Posts: 747	Guitar Tone Control Tone control on a guitar is basically a misnomer. The simplest form is actually a Treble Cut. The capacitor (.022) that is missing is part of the circuit along with the potentiometer. Exploring Tone Controls - Premier Guitar

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